C/2025 M2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 28, 2026

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

Orbital Elements Epoch 2026 June 9.0 TT = JDT 2461200.5 T 2027 Nov. 23.53329 TT Pike q 2.7210457 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0006758 Peri. 96.75502 -0.87082244 -0.48210575 +/-0.0000050 Node 305.53421 -0.48466659 +0.80924435 e 1.0018389 Incl. 173.21534 -0.08225921 +0.33570466 From 388 observations 2025 May 29-2026 July 6, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-N12. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.11 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.