C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 1, 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. 10.17341 TT MPCW q 2.2104935 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0004107 Peri. 209.82601 +0.02468642 -0.03424850 +/-0.0000002 Node 92.20360 -0.59785819 +0.80048967 e 0.9990922 Incl. 90.99967 -0.80122167 -0.59836722 From 2940 observations 2016 June 22-2019 May 6, mean residual 0".5.

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. 2019-J142. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.