C/2012 K8 ( Lemmon )

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Updated on March 25, 2017

Profile Discovery Date May 30, 2012 Magnitude 19.5 mag Discoverer A. Gibbs (Mount Lemmon survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Aug. 11.0 TT = JDT 2456880.5 T 2014 Aug. 19.35316 TT MPCW q 6.4630084 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0002915 Peri. 75.85131 -0.03131398 -0.70868894 +/-0.0000005 Node 312.80741 -0.70286363 +0.51697871 e 1.0018841 Incl. 106.11184 +0.71063503 +0.48009687 From 901 observations 2012 May 30-2016 June 8, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r(t + 200)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2016-M09. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.