C/2016 A6 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 20, 2021

Profile Discovery Date January 13, 2016 Magnitude 21.0 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Oct. 25.0 TT = JDT 2457320.5 T 2015 Nov. 5.85528 TT Rudenko q 2.4125106 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0043679 Peri. 141.09647 -0.67089943 +0.02908463 +/-0.0004471 Node 300.25381 +0.25325092 +0.94813917 e 0.9894624 Incl. 120.92846 +0.69696336 -0.31652203 From 42 observations 2016 Jan. 3-Feb. 10, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-B143. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.