C/2014 XB8 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on June 11, 2016

Profile Discovery Date December 15, 2014 Magnitude 20.4 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Apr. 8.0 TT = JDT 2457120.5 T 2015 Apr. 5.63274 TT MPCW q 3.0102681 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0010864 Peri. 351.44946 +0.70673907 +0.63780894 +/-0.0000028 Node 37.46601 +0.67521887 -0.73726611 e 0.9967296 Incl. 149.78319 +0.21118564 +0.22279683 From 52 observations 2014 Dec. 15-2015 Oct. 15, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-W63. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.