C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon )

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Updated on May 4, 2013

Profile Discovery Date March 23, 2012 Magnitude 20.7 mag Discoverer A. R. Gibbs (Mount Lemmon Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Mar. 24.51384 TT MPC q 0.7312434 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0020069 Peri. 304.98762 +0.46127838 +0.76193814 +/-0.0000016 Node 332.71464 -0.00393722 -0.51061775 e 0.9985325 Incl. 82.60785 -0.88724672 +0.39839652 From 364 observations 2012 Jan. 22-2013 Mar. 6, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-50] ( - 2013 Feb. 2) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-50, 50] (2013 Feb. 2 - 2013 May 13) m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ 50, ] (2013 May 13 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-E40. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.