C/2018 S2 ( TESS )

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Updated on August 27, 2022

Profile Discovery Date September 23, 2018 Magnitude 18.5 mag Discoverer K. Ly (El Monte, CA, USA), Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2018 Nov. 6.53419 TT Rudenko q 5.4725312 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01812155 Peri. 290.77885 +0.43615470 -0.07428128 a 14.3550857 Node 85.10780 +0.62717010 +0.73975999 e 0.6187740 Incl. 64.16854 -0.64531136 +0.66875814 P 54.4 From 803 observations 2017 Aug. 2-2019 Mar. 10, mean residual 0".2.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-Q126. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.