C/2016 Q2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 22, 2017

Profile Discovery Date August 26, 2016 Magnitude 21.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2021 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2459360.5 T 2021 May 10.95915 TT MPCW q 7.0770960 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0002709 Peri. 84.54557 -0.12693091 -0.80689793 +/-0.0001057 Node 322.29584 -0.66676637 +0.50000295 e 1.0019169 Incl. 109.39111 +0.73437807 +0.31450403 From 37 observations 2016 Aug. 26-2017 Apr. 25, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-J52. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.