C/2012 S3 ( PanSTARRS )

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* Profile

Discovery Date September 27, 2012
Magnitude 20.2 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2013 Aug. 16.0 TT = JDT 2456520.5
T 2013 Aug. 31.12435 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3080934            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0003352      Peri.  183.74856     +0.49672547     -0.36616213
                   Node   121.30554     -0.77042053     +0.23145829
e   1.0007737      Incl.  112.93152     -0.39964486     -0.90130591
From 714 observations 2012 Sept. 27-2014 Apr. 4, mean residual 0".6.
     Nongravitational parameters A1 = +6.28, A2 = +5.8936.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 12.5 + 5 log d + 6.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-H26.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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