C/2002 V1 ( NEAT )

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Updated on September 22, 2004

Profile Discovery Date November 6, 2002 Magnitude 17.3 mag Discoverer Near-Earth-Asteroid Tracking Team (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5 T 2003 Feb. 18.29558 TT MPC q 0.0992582 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0009751 Peri. 152.16959 -0.44702136 -0.08925158 +/-0.0000018 Node 64.08842 -0.88655184 -0.08833518 e 0.9999032 Incl. 81.70499 +0.11915428 -0.99208420 >From 1397 observations 2002 Nov. 6-2003 Mar. 14, mean residual 0".59.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 2.5 + 5 log d + 35 log r [ ,-74] ( - 2002 Dec. 6) m1 = 5.8 + 5 log d + 22.5 log r [-74,-40] (2002 Dec. 6 - 2003 Jan. 9) m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r [-40, 0] (2003 Jan. 9 - 2003 Feb. 18) m1 = 5.8 + 5 log d + 6.6 log r [ 0, 75] (2003 Feb. 18 - 2003 May 4) m1 = 4.2 + 5 log d + 18 log r [ 75, ] (2003 May 4 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2003-E59. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.