C/2017 P2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 22, 2020

Profile Discovery Date August 14, 2017 Magnitude 21.9 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Nov. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458080.5 T 2017 Dec. 6.56799 TT MPCW q 2.4617662 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0008126 Peri. 132.24062 +0.53240058 +0.82456028 +/-0.0000051 Node 165.54619 -0.80185520 +0.41878812 e 0.9979997 Incl. 50.08491 +0.27125240 -0.38041669 From 49 observations 2017 Aug. 14-2018 June 17, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-S50. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.