497P/Spacewatch-PanSTARRS (2025)

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Updated on August 9, 2025

Profile Designation 497P/2024 T4 Recovery Date October 5 and 9, 2024 Magnitude 21.7 mag, 21.8 mag Recoverer J. K. Hogan (Mt. Lemmon), Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2024 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2460600.5 T 2025 Feb. 15.40950 TT Rudenko q 2.0751565 (2000.0) P Q n 0.07410897 Peri. 32.42911 +0.30121901 -0.94630026 a 5.6133511 Node 40.38530 +0.83166486 +0.20048680 e 0.6303177 Incl. 10.43937 +0.46647687 +0.25361558 P 13.3 From 141 observations 2011 Oct. 24-2024 Oct. 10, mean residual 0".7.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12 + 5 log d + 20 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2024-U43. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.