C/2006 YC ( Catalina-Christensen )

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Updated on January 20, 2013

Profile Discovery Date December 16, 2006 Magnitude 20.0 mag, 19.4 mag Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey, E. J. Christensen (Mount Lemmon Survey)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Sept. 11.73109 TT MPC q 4.9480872 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000493 Peri. 335.51200 -0.75714070 -0.51135452 +/-0.0000118 Node 154.28880 +0.63640047 -0.43695515 e 1.0002439 Incl. 69.55806 -0.14741916 +0.73999105 From 131 observations 2006 Dec. 16-2007 Apr. 15, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-A29. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.