C/2017 U4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on August 14, 2020

Profile Discovery Date October 27, 2017 Magnitude 21.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 Oct. 9.0 TT = JDT 2458400.5 T 2018 Sept. 25.26265 TT Bell q 7.7242821 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0004784 Peri. 159.14925 +0.07898160 +0.93755976 +/-0.0000029 Node 245.95090 +0.85404046 +0.11162569 e 1.0036954 Incl. 158.22659 +0.51417585 -0.32942586 From 70 observations 2017 Jan. 2-2020 Feb. 26, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -6.0 + 5 log d + 25 log r(t + 100)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-E26. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.