C/2018 W1 ( Catalina )

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Updated on January 6, 2021

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* Profile

Discovery Date November 16, 2018
Magnitude 19.8 mag
Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                                         
T 2019 May 11.85418 TT                                  Rudenko                 
q   1.3601858            (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.00968390     Peri.  251.24812     +0.10162093     -0.59234227             
a  21.7989665      Node   233.58934     +0.67179632     -0.55169583             
e   0.9376032      Incl.   83.27856     -0.73373217     -0.58716466             
P 102                                                                           
From 276 observations 2018 Nov. 16-2020 May 21, mean residual 0".4.             

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [   ,-73]  (             - 2019 Feb. 27)
        m1 =  2.0 + 5 log d + 60   log r  [-73,  0]  (2019 Feb. 27 - 2019 May  11)
        m1 =  6.0 + 5 log d + 30   log r  [  0,145]  (2019 May  11 - 2019 Oct.  3)
        m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [145,-73]  (2019 Oct.  3 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-L06.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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