C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 9, 2019

Profile Discovery Date June 22, 2016 Magnitude 19.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 Aug. 30.0 TT = JDT 2458360.5 T 2018 Aug. 10.17445 TT MPCW q 2.2104774 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0004151 Peri. 209.82661 +0.02468511 -0.03424890 +/-0.0000002 Node 92.20355 -0.59784981 +0.80049595 e 0.9990824 Incl. 90.99970 -0.80122796 -0.59835879 From 2757 observations 2016 June 22-2018 Sept. 7, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r [ ,-310] ( - 2017 Oct. 4) m1 = 2.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [-310, 0] (2017 Oct. 4 - 2018 Aug. 10) m1 = 4.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 0, ] (2018 Aug. 10 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-S50. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.