C/2016 Q4 ( Kowalski )

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Updated on March 25, 2017

Profile Discovery Date August 30, 2016 Magnitude 18.7 mag Discoverer R. A. Kowalski (Mount Lemmon) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 Feb. 11.0 TT = JDT 2458160.5 T 2018 Jan. 26.61482 TT MPCW q 7.0860323 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01429662 Peri. 99.39288 +0.97472666 -0.18428512 a 16.8130724 Node 271.30277 +0.12054137 +0.90976993 e 0.5785403 Incl. 7.25664 +0.18808967 +0.37196460 P 68.94 From 72 observations 2016 July 11-Nov. 19, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-A77. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.