C/2014 S2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 17, 2017

Profile Discovery Date September 22, 2014 Magnitude 20.9 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Dec. 4.0 TT = JDT 2457360.5 T 2015 Dec. 9.79811 TT MPCW q 2.1006360 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0059021 Peri. 87.80685 -0.02251717 -0.99155684 Node 8.12226 +0.03399031 -0.12842062 e 0.9876019 Incl. 64.67027 +0.99916847 -0.01797694 From 2826 observations 2014 Sept. 2-2017 Feb. 25, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +8.67, A2 = +1.7583.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ ,-129] ( - 2015 Aug. 2) m1 = -12 + 5 log d + 60 log r [-129, 0] (2015 Aug. 2 - 2015 Dec. 9) m1 = -0.5 + 5 log d + 23.5 log r(t - 40) [ 0, ] (2015 Dec. 9 - )

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.