C/2015 A2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 20, 2021

Profile Discovery Date January 12, 2015 Magnitude 21.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Sept. 15.0 TT = JDT 2457280.5 T 2015 Sept. 2.71458 TT Rudenko q 5.2538514 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0014620 Peri. 212.75763 +0.33891346 +0.15733126 +/-0.0003135 Node 258.46975 +0.92778412 -0.21943046 e 1.0076810 Incl. 108.79566 -0.15605861 -0.96285884 From 21 observations 2014 Dec. 2-2015 Jan. 21, mean residual 0".2.

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-B143. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.