240P/NEAT (2018)

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Updated on April 4, 2021

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 May 2.0 TT = JDT 2458240.5 T 2018 May 15.88675 TT Rudenko q 2.1337996 (2000.0) P Q n 0.12934515 Peri. 352.10021 +0.37929298 -0.84133394 a 3.8723026 Node 74.92639 +0.86923719 +0.18135581 e 0.4489585 Incl. 23.50392 +0.31711756 +0.50918294 P 7.62 From 2798 observations 2002 Dec. 10-2020 May 20, mean residual 1".0. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.14, A2 = +0.0688.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 30 log r [ ,-271] ( - 2017 Aug. 17) m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r(t + 400) [-271, 0] (2017 Aug. 17 - 2018 May 15) m1 = 7.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ 0, 205] (2018 May 15 - 2018 Dec. 6) m1 = 6.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 205, ] (2018 Dec. 6 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-F20. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.