C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on February 21, 2021

Profile Discovery Date September 7, 2016 Magnitude 19.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 May 2.0 TT = JDT 2458240.5 T 2018 May 9.58403 TT Rudenko q 2.6023716 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0014010 Peri. 33.19223 -0.14726408 -0.52443182 +/-0.0000001 Node 80.56876 +0.61562522 -0.71221423 e 0.9963541 Incl. 58.22381 +0.77415688 +0.46660707 From 4078 observations 2016 Aug. 30-2020 June 21, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.5 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r(t + 40)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.