C/2022 JK5 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 1, 2023

Profile Discovery Date May 9, 2022 Magnitude 21.0 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5 T 2023 Apr. 28.85446 TT Rudenko q 2.6870347 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0231246 Peri. 247.17141 +0.56526762 +0.78615387 +/-0.0000046 Node 59.65111 -0.60998476 +0.60227162 e 0.9378634 Incl. 16.83086 -0.55532972 +0.13867584 >From 458 observations 2022 May 9-2023 Sept. 25, mean residual 0".3.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph H = 14.5 G = 0.15 [ ,-79] ( - 2023 Feb. 8) m1 = -14.0 + 5 log d + 60 log r(t - 120) [-79,120] (2023 Feb. 8 - 2023 Aug. 26) m1 = -5.4 + 5 log d + 40 log r(t - 120) [120, ] (2023 Aug. 26 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2023-S260. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.