C/2013 P3 ( Palomar )

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Updated on March 5, 2020

Profile Discovery Date August 9, 2013 Magnitude 18.9 mag Discoverer Palomar Transient Factory Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 T 2014 Nov. 23.83160 TT MPCW q 8.6465423 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001404 Peri. 177.18375 +0.99782244 +0.04583976 +/-0.0000007 Node 177.27541 -0.05998785 +0.33180680 e 1.0012142 Incl. 93.91037 +0.02741950 -0.94223297 From 472 observations 2013 Aug. 8-2018 June 24, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -6.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t - 300)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-S50. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.