C/2008 C1 ( Chen-Gao )

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Updated on September 28, 2008

Profile Discovery Date February 1, 2008 Magnitude 13.0 mag Discoverer Tao Chen (Suzhou City, Jiangsu province, China) and Xing Gao (Urumqi, Xinjiang province, China) at Xingming Observatory, Mt. Nanshan Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Apr. 16.84977 TT MPC q 1.2623592 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000344 Peri. 180.92705 -0.61862242 -0.36370228 +/-0.0000606 Node 307.78187 +0.72640742 +0.07301737 e 1.0000434 Incl. 61.78490 +0.29939699 -0.92864908

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2008-H03. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.