C/2016 VZ18 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

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* Profile

Discovery Date November 6, 2016
Magnitude 21.8 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5
T 2017 Mar. 7.38008 TT                                  MPCW
q   0.9102661            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0051395      Peri.   36.38619     -0.66049114     -0.63393467
 +/-0.0000014      Node    98.95472     +0.55611957     -0.77306731
e   0.9953217      Incl.   24.03568     +0.50446257     +0.02222093
From 329 observations 2016 Oct. 8-2017 July 25, mean residual 0".5.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 18.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [   ,-35]  (             - 2017 Jan. 31)
        m1 = 16.0 + 5 log d + 55   log r  [-35, 35]  (2017 Jan. 31 - 2017 Apr. 11)
        m1 = 18.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [ 35,   ]  (2017 Apr. 11 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-T14.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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