C/2005 S4 ( McNaught )

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Updated on March 23, 2014

Profile Discovery Date September 30, 2005 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5 T 2007 July 18.67707 TT MPC q 5.8500878 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001799 Peri. 31.45691 +0.52975056 -0.56457841 +/-0.0000009 Node 318.29016 -0.82841392 -0.18436035 e 0.9989474 Incl. 107.95860 +0.18191954 +0.80452625 From 520 observations 2005 July 27-2009 July 23, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2007 July 18) m1 = -2.2 + 5 log d + 20 log r [0, ] (2007 July 18 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-E18. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.