491P/Spacewatch-PanSTARRS (2024)

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Updated on August 30, 2025

Profile Designation 491P/2024 K2 Recovery Date May 30, 2024 Magnitude 21.2 mag Recoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2024 Sept. 6.05786 TT Pike q 3.7165004 (2000.0) P Q n 0.08780005 Peri. 298.88898 -0.32387716 +0.93826017 a 5.0134829 Node 311.68471 -0.80144893 -0.34035320 e 0.2586989 Incl. 9.36605 -0.50277550 -0.06186724 P 11.2 From 375 observations 2013 May 4-2025 Aug. 3, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -5.0 + 5 log d + 35 log r(t - 500)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-P113. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.