C/2025 M2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 22, 2025

Profile Discovery Date June 22, 2025 Magnitude 20.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2027 Nov. 23.42978 TT Pike q 2.7203284 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0007424 Peri. 96.76102 -0.87087068 -0.48201752 +/-0.0000817 Node 305.53441 -0.48458678 +0.80929393 e 1.0020196 Incl. 173.21494 -0.08221867 +0.33571186 From 149 observations 2025 May 29-Oct. 8, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-U263. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.