C/2016 Q2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on October 22, 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 11.87132 TT MPCW q 7.0815771 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001024 Peri. 84.53111 -0.12670078 -0.80692679 +/-0.0000030 Node 322.29578 -0.66686677 +0.49983784 e 1.0007252 Incl. 109.38844 +0.73432665 +0.31469237 From 83 observations 2016 Aug. 26-2018 Aug. 19, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r

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.