P/2011 W1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 24, 2012

Profile Discovery Date November 26, 2011 Magnitude 20.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Feb. 3.0 TT = JDT 2455960.5 T 2012 Jan. 22.49437 TT MPC q 3.3120606 (2000.0) P Q n 0.09813114 Peri. 282.45620 +0.09784311 -0.99499769 a 4.6551263 Node 161.89203 +0.93641992 +0.08518709 e 0.2885133 Incl. 3.71853 +0.33696360 +0.05218005 P 10.0 From 155 observations 2011 Nov. 23-2012 Mar. 22, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-F59. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.