C/2017 K2 ( PanSTARRS )

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 Updated on March 11, 2025

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* Profile

Discovery Date May 21, 2017
Magnitude 20.8 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Perturbed ephemeris below is based on elements from MPEC 2025-DP4.

Epoch (TT/JD) T (TT/JD)         Peri.     Node      Incl.   
2459920.50000 2459933.1871966 236.19536  88.23561  87.56300 

    e             q             a      Epoch (TT)
1.0008697     1.7970211               2022/12/07.00

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r          [    ,-100]  (             - 2022 Sept.10)
        m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r(t + 30)  [-100,    ]  (2022 Sept.10 -             )

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The orbital elements are calculated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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