C/2009 S3 ( Lemmon )

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Updated on December 15, 2011

Profile Discovery Date September 24, 2009 Magnitude 20.9 mag Discoverer Mt. Lemmon survey Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2011 Dec. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455920.5 T 2011 Dec. 11.30777 TT MPC q 6.4745674 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0002236 Peri. 129.76564 +0.72047196 +0.31823937 +/-0.0000021 Node 225.13253 -0.09574263 +0.92562602 e 1.0014479 Incl. 60.38465 +0.68684314 -0.20479301 From 132 observations 2009 Sept. 24-2011 Nov. 6, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-W48. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.