C/2016 VZ18 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

Profile Discovery Date November 6, 2016 Magnitude 21.8 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5 T 2017 Mar. 7.38008 TT MPCW q 0.9102661 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0051395 Peri. 36.38619 -0.66049114 -0.63393467 +/-0.0000014 Node 98.95472 +0.55611957 -0.77306731 e 0.9953217 Incl. 24.03568 +0.50446257 +0.02222093 From 329 observations 2016 Oct. 8-2017 July 25, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 18.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-35] ( - 2017 Jan. 31) m1 = 16.0 + 5 log d + 55 log r [-35, 35] (2017 Jan. 31 - 2017 Apr. 11) m1 = 18.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 35, ] (2017 Apr. 11 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-T14. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.