C/2012 F6 ( Lemmon )

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Updated on June 11, 2016

Profile Discovery Date March 23, 2012 Magnitude 20.7 mag Discoverer A. R. Gibbs (Mount Lemmon Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Mar. 24.51505 TT MPC q 0.7312476 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0020239 Peri. 304.98801 +0.46128530 +0.76193481 +/-0.0000001 Node 332.71474 -0.00393791 -0.51061786 e 0.9985200 Incl. 82.60801 -0.88724313 +0.39840274 From 3030 observations 2012 Jan. 22-2014 Oct. 13, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-50] ( - 2013 Feb. 2) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-50, 0] (2013 Feb. 2 - 2013 Mar. 24) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 9.5 log r [ 0,240] (2013 Mar. 24 - 2013 Nov. 19) m1 = 6.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [240, ] (2013 Nov. 19 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-U124. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.