C/2016 Q2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

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 11.76613 TT MPCW q 7.0813839 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001285 Peri. 84.52992 -0.12668558 -0.80692954 +/-0.0000098 Node 322.29578 -0.66687850 +0.49982394 e 1.0009101 Incl. 109.38858 +0.73431862 +0.31470739 From 68 observations 2016 Aug. 26-2017 Oct. 14, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-B155. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.