C/2015 B2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on April 13, 2018

Profile Discovery Date January 29, 2015 Magnitude 19.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2016 May 12.0 TT = JDT 2457520.5 T 2016 May 6.57805 TT MPCW q 3.3695915 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001189 Peri. 284.76969 +0.32051160 +0.89850568 +/-0.0000004 Node 341.90208 +0.51822454 -0.43137494 e 1.0004006 Incl. 105.08814 -0.79291591 +0.08126008 From 232 observations 2015 Jan. 6-2017 Sept. 12, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t + 150)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-B155. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.