C/2016 Q2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on November 5, 2020

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 11.89296 TT Rudenko q 7.0818881 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000962 Peri. 84.52896 -0.12666882 -0.80693088 +/-0.0000012 Node 322.29573 -0.66688340 +0.49981367 e 1.0006812 Incl. 109.38823 +0.73431706 +0.31472027 From 330 observations 2016 Aug. 26-2020 Oct. 15, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 5.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-U96. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.