P/2015 PD229 ( Cameron-ISON )

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Updated on January 5, 2019

Profile Discovery Date August 15 and May 27, 2015 Magnitude 18.6 mag, 22.3 mag Discoverer David A. Cameron (Cerro Tololo), International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) (Siding Spring)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Aug. 6.0 TT = JDT 2457240.5 T 2015 Aug. 14.22982 TT MPCW q 4.8318103 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05126336 Peri. 352.37253 +0.90740255 +0.42013198 a 7.1768084 Node 342.77296 -0.38369185 +0.81801476 e 0.3267467 Incl. 2.02696 -0.17146769 +0.39286253 P 19.23 From 100 observations 2015 May 27-2016 Nov. 24, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-A77. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.