C/2013 B2 ( Catalina )

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Updated on May 7, 2015

Profile Discovery Date January 16, 2013 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer J. A. Johnson (Catalina Sky Survey)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5 T 2013 July 1.54480 TT MPC q 3.7341166 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0006946 Peri. 156.43976 -0.67261502 -0.66560144 +/-0.0000027 Node 331.95707 +0.52097364 -0.11560020 e 1.0025938 Incl. 43.45717 +0.52552402 -0.73730002 From 124 observations 2013 Jan. 16-2014 Mar. 30, mean residual 0".5.

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-G32. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.