C/2014 S2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 17, 2017

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* Profile

Discovery Date September 22, 2014
Magnitude 20.9 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2015 Dec. 4.0 TT = JDT 2457360.5
T 2015 Dec.  9.79811 TT                                 MPCW
q   2.1006360            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0059021      Peri.   87.80685     -0.02251717     -0.99155684
                   Node     8.12226     +0.03399031     -0.12842062
e   0.9876019      Incl.   64.67027     +0.99916847     -0.01797694
From 2826 observations 2014 Sept. 2-2017 Feb. 25, mean residual 0".6.
     Nongravitational parameters A1 = +8.67, A2 = +1.7583.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 =   6.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r          [    ,-129]  (             - 2015 Aug.  2)
        m1 = -12   + 5 log d + 60   log r          [-129,   0]  (2015 Aug.  2 - 2015 Dec.  9)
        m1 =  -0.5 + 5 log d + 23.5 log r(t - 40)  [   0,    ]  (2015 Dec.  9 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-E59.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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