C/2024 Q3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on August 10, 2025

Profile Discovery Date August 27, 2024 Magnitude 21.0 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2025 Mar. 5.21982 TT Pike q 2.0915558 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0007233 Peri. 70.12729 +0.12449548 -0.93585921 +/-0.0000009 Node 337.28676 -0.85423122 +0.06792201 e 1.0015128 Incl. 121.37818 +0.50476717 +0.34576603 From 78 observations 2024 July 29-2025 June 13, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-M120. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.