C/2012 A2 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on February 21, 2012

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. 5.18303 TT MPC q 3.5371871 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0012373 Peri. 101.68042 +0.08503757 +0.98341653 +/-0.0001399 Node 191.40090 +0.23708718 +0.13618229 e 0.9956235 Incl. 125.86739 +0.96775941 -0.11977608 From 275 observations 2012 Jan. 15-Feb. 16, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-D09. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.