C/2018 W2 ( Africano )

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Updated on August 11, 2020

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* Profile

Discovery Date November 27, 2018
Magnitude 18.3 mag and 18.2 mag
Discoverer B. M. Africano (Mount Lemmon), H. Groeller (Catalina Sky Survey)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2019 Aug. 25.0 TT = JDT 2458720.5
T 2019 Sept. 5.72960 TT                                 Rudenko
q   1.4546664            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0005215      Peri.  157.97325     +0.92110285     +0.38824846
 +/-0.0000004      Node   181.84962     +0.04815163     -0.04005988
e   1.0007586      Incl.  116.61561     +0.38633012     -0.92068362
From 1906 observations 2018 Nov. 27-2020 June 15, mean residual 0".5.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 12.5 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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