C/2012 L2 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on June 15, 2014

Profile Discovery Date June 1, 2012 Magnitude 19.4 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 May 28.0 TT = JDT 2456440.5 T 2013 May 9.32260 TT MPC q 1.5086427 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0017618 Peri. 205.77632 -0.14643666 -0.29114459 +/-0.0000006 Node 270.30133 +0.98903171 -0.06173899 e 0.9973421 Incl. 70.98237 -0.01930226 -0.95468483 From 2048 observations 2012 June 1-2013 Oct. 12, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 12.5 log r [ ,-58] ( - 2013 Mar. 12) m1 = 3.5 + 5 log d + 27.5 log r [-58, ] (2013 Mar. 12 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-H26. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.