C/2011 Y3 ( Boattini )

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Updated on February 26, 2012

Profile Discovery Date December 25, 2011 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer A. Boattini (Mount Lemmon) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 T 2011 Aug. 22.86459 TT MPC q 3.4976187 (2000.0) P Q n 0.02408486 Peri. 340.66083 +0.38056579 -0.81088461 a 11.8751729 Node 84.80417 +0.89633701 +0.20519149 e 0.7054680 Incl. 26.51274 +0.22748549 +0.54805347 P 40.9 From 51 observations 2011 Dec. 25-2012 Feb. 20, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-D59. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.