C/2011 L4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 4, 2013

Profile Discovery Date June 6, 2011 Magnitude 19.4 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Mar. 10.17001 TT MPC q 0.3015424 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001024 Peri. 333.65189 +0.41006438 +0.10047480 +/-0.0000003 Node 65.66585 +0.90783251 +0.05058185 e 1.0000309 Incl. 84.20751 -0.08767748 +0.99365300 From 1452 observations 2011 May 21-2013 Apr. 7, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -1.8 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-365] ( - 2012 Mar. 10) m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-365,-120] (2012 Mar. 10 - 2012 Nov. 10) m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r [-120, 120] (2012 Nov. 10 - 2013 July 8) m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 120, ] (2013 July 8 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-G31. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.