C/2007 M2 ( Catalina )

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Updated on October 3, 2010

Profile Discovery Date June 20, 2007 Magnitude 20.4 mag Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 68392: Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Dec. 8.5813 TT MPC q 3.541007 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000241 Peri. 220.6712 -0.7624655 +0.6453356 +/-0.000001 Node 357.2849 +0.1950418 +0.1603009 e 0.999146 Incl. 80.9514 -0.6169320 -0.7468906 From 398 observations 2007 June 20-2010 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.5 + 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.