C/2007 K3 ( Siding Spring )

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Profile Discovery Date May 23, 2007 Magnitude 19.0 mag Discoverer Siding Spring Survey

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 60665: Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Apr. 21.7179 TT MPC q 2.050945 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000516 Peri. 23.5813 +0.2737221 +0.9205402 +/-0.000133 Node 263.2581 -0.9210701 +0.1674365 e 1.001058 Incl. 16.2993 -0.2769585 +0.3529459 From 40 observations 2007 Apr. 18-July 18, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.5 + 5 log d + 0.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2008 Apr. 21) m1 = 12.4 + 5 log d + 10 log r [0, ] (2008 Apr. 21 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.