C/2014 QU2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 26, 2016

Profile Discovery Date August 16, 2014 Magnitude 19.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 July 2.0 TT = JDT 2456840.5 T 2014 July 9.89026 TT MPC q 2.2231955 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0041038 Peri. 320.46341 +0.85215747 +0.36729471 +/-0.0001303 Node 333.00025 +0.18376053 -0.87695517 e 0.9908764 Incl. 124.81505 -0.48995889 +0.30991004 From 67 observations 2014 Aug. 16-Oct. 11, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-U124. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.