C/2012 L3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on February 3, 2013

Profile Discovery Date June 10, 2012 Magnitude 18.5 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 June 2.0 TT = JDT 2456080.5 T 2012 June 12.21168 TT MPC q 3.0450359 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0030307 Peri. 107.09093 +0.36071121 -0.73336675 +/-0.0000170 Node 53.48937 -0.85305134 -0.50920742 e 0.9907713 Incl. 134.19666 +0.37708199 -0.45042316 From 226 observations 2012 June 10-Oct. 5, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-V101. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.