C/1999 K8 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on March 25, 2003

Profile Discovery Date May 26, 1999 Magnitude 18.6 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2000 Apr. 6.0 TT = JDT 2451640.5 T 2000 Apr. 24.3032 TT Nakano q 4.200543 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000188 Peri. 164.6215 +0.9722292 +0.1006885 +/-0.000001 Node 195.3946 +0.0088434 +0.8862657 e 1.000789 Incl. 52.7332 +0.2338636 -0.4521006 From 575 observations 1999 May 26-2001 Oct. 15, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2000 Apr. 24) m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [0, ] (2000 Apr. 24 - )

The orbital elements are calculated by Syuichi Nakano and published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.