C/2017 G3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 10, 2020

Profile Discovery Date April 7, 2017 Magnitude 19.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Mar. 28.0 TT = JDT 2457840.5 T 2017 Apr. 15.04690 TT Rudenko q 2.5904866 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0034665 Peri. 73.09470 -0.83355564 -0.42521788 +/-0.0000024 Node 279.46544 -0.53405640 +0.78355177 e 0.9910201 Incl. 159.05106 +0.14131083 +0.45303022 From 155 observations 2017 Apr. 7-2018 Mar. 16, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.0 + 5 log d + 12.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-R04. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.