C/2014 W3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 6, 2016

Profile Discovery Date November 18, 2014 Magnitude 20.5 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Mar. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456720.5 T 2014 Feb. 25.26419 TT MPCW q 6.0637254 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0008260 Peri. 158.73080 -0.26371363 -0.09935744 +/-0.0000076 Node 286.36725 +0.67574745 +0.69078222 e 1.0050087 Incl. 90.18347 +0.68834621 -0.71620390 From 46 observations 2014 Nov. 18-2016 Feb. 3, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2016-C23. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.