C/2024 R4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 4, 2026

Profile Discovery Date September 11, 2024 Magnitude 21.2 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2026 June 9.0 TT = JDT 2461200.5 T 2027 Oct. 26.79264 TT Pike q 4.4083898 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005167 Peri. 109.01316 -0.33755534 -0.90972922 +/-0.0000009 Node 345.94626 -0.38071634 +0.36683900 e 1.0022778 Incl. 95.37884 +0.86087831 -0.19447854 From 1741 observations 2024 July 3-2026 Aug. 25, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -13.5 + 5 log d + 30 log r [ ,-740] ( - 2025 Oct. 16) m1 = 3.7 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-740, ] (2025 Oct. 16 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-Q97. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.