P/2024 X3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 2, 2025

Profile Discovery Date December 8, 2024 Magnitude 21.0 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2024 Sept. 5.77680 TT Pike q 2.6141663 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05328731 Peri. 352.94325 -0.28095221 -0.95854052 a 6.9939120 Node 113.36474 +0.88304209 -0.27761364 e 0.6262226 Incl. 2.97234 +0.37590228 -0.06427080 P 18.5 From 101 observations 2024 Oct. 22-2025 Apr. 24, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r(t - 180)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-H115. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.