C/2016 N4 ( MASTER )

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Updated on June 15, 2021

Profile Discovery Date July 15, 2016 Magnitude 16.8 mag Discoverer Mobile Astronomical System of the Telescope-Robots (MASTER) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5 T 2017 Sept. 16.59586 TT Rudenko q 3.1991213 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001874 Peri. 55.95500 +0.58263587 -0.80665623 +/-0.0000004 Node 354.03136 -0.14120903 +0.01973041 e 0.9994004 Incl. 72.55727 +0.80037207 +0.59069149 From 2085 observations 2015 Sept. 11-2020 Mar. 26, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-228] ( - 2017 Jan. 31) m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 6.0 log r(t + 120) [-228, 535] (2017 Jan. 31 - 2019 Mar. 5) m1 = 6.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 535, ] (2019 Mar. 5 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-F20. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.