C/2012 S4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 7, 2015

Profile Discovery Date September 28, 2012 Magnitude 19.3 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5 T 2013 June 28.04652 TT MPC q 4.3487102 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000149 Peri. 163.61884 +0.97262923 +0.21138677 +/-0.0000007 Node 173.10300 -0.04288105 -0.24478366 e 1.0000647 Incl. 126.54255 +0.22837160 -0.94625398 From 844 observations 2012 Sept. 28-2014 Jan. 1, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-J58. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.