C/2017 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 24, 2020

Profile Discovery Date January 2, 2017 Magnitude 19.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2457880.5 T 2017 May 17.13502 TT Rudenko q 2.2903428 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0124622 Peri. 2.04810 -0.53547265 -0.53414332 +/-0.0000070 Node 121.06707 +0.76359989 -0.63712504 e 0.9714573 Incl. 49.79445 +0.36081055 +0.55566410 From 202 observations 2016 Sept. 27-2017 Nov. 22, mean residual 0".8.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-K117. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.