C/2016 U1 ( NEOWISE )

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Updated on January 8, 2018

Profile Discovery Date October 21, 2016 Magnitude 19 mag Discoverer Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Jan. 7.0 TT = JDT 2457760.5 T 2017 Jan. 14.01665 TT MPCW q 0.3191692 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0008140 Peri. 162.74839 -0.63623687 +0.43618554 +/-0.0000197 Node 61.42852 -0.76529801 -0.25250054 e 1.0002598 Incl. 46.43498 -0.09757869 -0.86370461 From 267 observations 2016 Oct. 27-2017 Jan. 12, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 30.0 log r [ ,-43] ( - 2016 Dec. 2) m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-43, 0] (2016 Dec. 2 - 2017 Jan. 14) m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 0, ] (2017 Jan. 14 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-E59. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.