C/2025 M2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 4, 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. 23.53427 TT Pike q 2.7210485 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0006751 Peri. 96.75499 -0.87082271 -0.48210537 +/-0.0000043 Node 305.53416 -0.48466601 +0.80924449 e 1.0018369 Incl. 173.21539 -0.08225977 +0.33570488 From 543 observations 2025 May 29-2026 Aug. 22, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 11.0 log r

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.