C/2015 K1 ( MASTER )

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Updated on October 9, 2016

Profile Discovery Date May 17, 2015 Magnitude 16.3 mag Discoverer Mobile Astronomical System of the Telescope-Robots (MASTER) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Oct. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456960.5 T 2014 Oct. 13.58664 TT MPCW q 2.5577456 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0055922 Peri. 280.20302 +0.25384559 +0.96622996 +/-0.0000032 Node 5.18023 -0.57689008 +0.18799979 e 0.9856967 Incl. 29.37975 -0.77637636 +0.17622638 From 547 observations 2015 May 17-2016 Jan. 25, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2016-D32. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.