C/2017 D2 ( Barros )

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Updated on March 5, 2020

Profile Discovery Date February 23, 2017 Magnitude 17.4 mag Discoverer J. Barros (SONEAR Observatory at Oliveira) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 July 26.0 TT = JDT 2457960.5 T 2017 July 14.53263 TT MPCW q 2.4858675 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0007308 Peri. 334.33935 +0.60946423 +0.75193600 +/-0.0000009 Node 331.04191 -0.60815116 +0.24005842 e 0.9981834 Incl. 31.26572 -0.50863103 +0.61397411 From 402 observations 2017 Feb. 23-2018 Oct. 10, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t + 100)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-U70. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.