C/2000 WM1 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on June 28, 2003

Profile Discovery Date November 16, 2000 Magnitude 18.0 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project

Orbital Elements Epoch 2002 Jan. 6.0 TT = JDT 2452280.5 T 2002 Jan. 22.67305 TT MPC q 0.5553445 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0004927 Peri. 276.77162 -0.31491096 -0.49780057 +/-0.0000010 Node 237.89586 +0.43038395 -0.83374765 e 1.0002736 Incl. 72.55003 -0.84593188 -0.23887118 >From 987 observations 2000 Nov. 16-2001 Dec. 13, mean residual 0".75.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.6 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r [ ,-80] ( - 2001 Nov. 3) m1 = 3.6 + 5 log d + 30 log r [-80,-61] (2001 Nov. 3 - 2001 Nov. 22) m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d - 5.0 log r [-61,-51] (2001 Nov. 22 - 2001 Dec. 2) m1 = 7.5 + 5 log d + 5.0 log r [-51, 6] (2001 Dec. 2 - 2002 Jan. 28) m1 = 6.3 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 6, 60] (2002 Jan. 28 - 2002 Mar. 23) m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 60,100] (2002 Mar. 23 - 2002 May 2) m1 = 4.7 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [100,200] (2002 May 2 - 2002 Aug. 10) m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 9.5 log r [200, ] (2002 Aug. 10 - )

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2001-X70. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.