C/2016 T3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 5, 2020

Profile Discovery Date October 10, 2016 Magnitude 20.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5 T 2017 Sept. 6.98130 TT MPCW q 2.6494792 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0070470 Peri. 194.67847 -0.26321178 -0.88443700 +/-0.0000021 Node 271.74836 +0.91943902 -0.10901426 e 0.9813292 Incl. 22.67630 +0.29214968 -0.45374781 From 411 observations 2016 Oct. 10-2018 Apr. 18, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t + 50)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-H105. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.