C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on April 13, 2013

Profile Discovery Date January 15, 2012 Magnitude 18.5 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Nov. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456240.5 T 2012 Nov. 5.09169 TT MPC q 3.5374746 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0010280 Peri. 101.66976 +0.08481739 +0.98342868 +/-0.0000003 Node 191.40412 +0.23708679 +0.13627287 e 0.9963635 Incl. 125.86864 +0.96777883 -0.11957314 From 1750 observations 2011 Apr. 2-2013 Mar. 29, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.8 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-G31. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.