C/2012 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 12, 2021

Profile Discovery Date May 19, 2012 Magnitude 19.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Aug. 11.0 TT = JDT 2456880.5 T 2014 Aug. 27.65581 TT MPCW q 1.0545573 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001537 Peri. 203.10559 -0.47153284 +0.78070312 Node 317.73797 +0.87390718 +0.47595619 e 1.0001621 Incl. 142.42835 +0.11808058 -0.40493005 From 6723 observations 2012 May 14-2016 July 30, mean residual 0".5. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.85, A2 = +0.0831.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r(t + 15) [ ,30] ( - 2014 Sept.26) m1 = 5.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [30, ] (2014 Sept.26 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-E59. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.