C/2015 C2 ( SWAN )

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Updated on May 29, 2016

Profile Discovery Date February 15, 2015 Magnitude Discoverer R. Matson (Newport Coast, CA, USA), M. Mattiazzo (Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia), V. Bezugly (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Feb. 27.0 TT = JDT 2457080.5 T 2015 Mar. 4.56511 TT MPCW q 0.7113753 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0021074 Peri. 334.13353 +0.55798327 +0.33688669 +/-0.0000092 Node 49.52953 +0.82143247 -0.09436705 e 0.9985009 Incl. 94.50104 -0.11791255 +0.93680426 From 121 observations 2015 Feb. 25-July 20, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 10)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-Q71. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.