C/2017 W2 ( Leonard )

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Updated on August 8, 2020

Profile Discovery Date November 26, 2017 Magnitude 20.2 mag Discoverer G. J. Leonard (Mount Lemmon) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Oct. 14.0 TT = JDT 2458040.5 T 2017 Nov. 1.90181 TT MPCW q 3.9573409 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01942001 Peri. 169.15179 -0.68705753 -0.02540201 a 13.7078618 Node 312.80928 +0.57025826 +0.60048390 e 0.7113087 Incl. 98.17838 +0.45028598 -0.79923327 P 50.75 From 158 observations 2017 Nov. 26-2018 May 12, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-S50. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.