C/2011 P2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 10, 2013

Profile Discovery Date August 3, 2011 Magnitude 21.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2010 Sept. 1.0 TT = JDT 2455440.5 T 2010 Sept. 12.71822 TT MPC q 6.1468540 (2000.0) P Q n 0.03222252 Peri. 76.32035 +0.17439990 +0.98262070 a 9.7805449 Node 204.00605 -0.95301049 +0.15219909 e 0.3715223 Incl. 8.98972 -0.24770080 +0.10626377 P 30.6 From 41 observations 2011 June 22-Aug. 27, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-R11. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.