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Comet C/2001 A2-B (LINEAR)


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Notescomponent B

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2452248,5
Semi major axis1017,3198 AU
Period [Julian yrs]32448,486 Julian years
Inclination36,477 °
Eccentricity0,9992
Lon. of ascending node295,126 °
Argument of perihelion295,317 °
Passage of perihelion2001-May-24.517445
Aphelion distance2033,8607 AU
Mean anomaly0,006 °

Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1)7
Total magnitude slope (k1)12
Nuclear magnitude (M2)14
Nuclear magnitude slope (k2)5
Nuclear phase coefficient0,03

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererLINEAR
Discovered2001-01-15

Data File
Data File NameC_2001_A2_B__LINEAR_.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size240 kB
Covered Period2000,90 - 2001,80