C/2007 N3 ( Lulin )

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Updated on May 9, 2009

Profile Discovery Date July 11, 2007 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer Quanzhi Ye (Guangzhou, China), Chi Sheng Lin (Lulin Sky Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65054: Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 10.6400 TT MPC q 1.212267 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000012 Peri. 136.8660 -0.9292047 -0.3694195 +/-0.000001 Node 338.5392 -0.3463210 +0.8606090 e 0.999986 Incl. 178.3736 -0.1289977 +0.3505443 From 1707 observations 2007 July 11-2009 Feb. 5, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 11.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.