C/2015 T2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 17, 2020

Profile Discovery Date October 9, 2015 Magnitude 21.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2457880.5 T 2017 May 20.44837 TT Rudenko q 6.9353604 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000509 Peri. 30.76245 +0.76567315 +0.05755684 +/-0.0000010 Node 51.06045 +0.27838269 -0.92753075 e 1.0003533 Incl. 124.54726 +0.57986869 +0.36928840 From 212 observations 2015 Oct. 9-2019 Sept. 26, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -6.5 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r(t - 150)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-G65. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.