253P/PanSTARRS (2011)

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Updated on December 7, 2011

Profile Designation 253P/2011 R2 Discovery Date September 4, 2011 Magnitude 18.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5 T 2011 Nov. 24.11298 TT MPC q 2.0394633 (2000.0) P Q n 0.15229261 Peri. 230.99856 +0.94983581 -0.30920158 a 3.4728297 Node 146.93577 +0.30691248 +0.89265760 e 0.4127373 Incl. 4.93897 +0.06013864 +0.32795853 P 6.47 From 255 observations 1998 Sept. 14-2011 Oct. 31, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-V31. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.