P/2016 J1 ( PanSTARRS )

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* Profile

Discovery Date May 5, 2016
Magnitude 21.4 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2016 June 21.0 TT = JDT 2457560.5
T 2016 June 24.22605 TT                                 MPCW
q   2.4480012            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17445734     Peri.   46.58916     -0.40730116     +0.90941640
a   3.1720733      Node   199.85617     -0.89305281     -0.41585555
e   0.2282646      Incl.   14.33015     -0.19121306     +0.00509698
P   5.65
From 71 observations 2016 Mar. 4-Aug. 4, mean residual 0".3.

P/2016 J1-B (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2016 June 21.0 TT = JDT 2457560.5
T 2016 June 23.79780 TT                                 MPCW
q   2.4481810            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17448792     Peri.   46.48020     -0.40895778     +0.90866935
a   3.1717027      Node   199.86098     -0.89229785     -0.41748892
e   0.2281177      Incl.   14.33291     -0.19120167     +0.00479632
P   5.65
From 27 observations 2016 May 15-Aug. 4, mean residual 0".1.

* Magnitudes Graph

        Component A
        m1 = 16.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

        Component B
        m1 = 17.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements of fragment A are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-D91.
The orbital elements of fragment B are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-A77.
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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