C/2015 F3 ( SWAN )

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Updated on May 29, 2016

Profile Discovery Date March 21, 2015 Magnitude Discoverer R. Matson (Newport Coast, CA, USA), V. Bezugly (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Feb. 27.0 TT = JDT 2457080.5 T 2015 Mar. 9.35564 TT MPCW q 0.8344427 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0042917 Peri. 57.56596 +0.33002696 -0.79900129 +/-0.0000414 Node 31.63929 +0.12490589 -0.49086276 e 0.9964188 Incl. 73.38660 +0.93567127 +0.34734808 From 288 observations 2015 Mar. 24-May 28, mean residual 0".8.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12 + 5 log d + 30 log r(t - 25)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-U54. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.