C/2015 V3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

Profile Discovery Date November 2, 2015 Magnitude 21.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Dec. 4.0 TT = JDT 2457360.5 T 2015 Nov. 24.87709 TT MPCW q 4.2356354 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0012260 Peri. 0.82296 +0.99902386 -0.01703544 +/-0.0000033 Node 2.34090 +0.03263541 -0.33716109 e 0.9948069 Incl. 86.23101 +0.02976991 +0.94129283 From 80 observations 2015 Nov. 2-2016 Dec. 24, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -15.5 + 5 log d + 50 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-A77. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.