C/2017 D5 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 10, 2020

Profile Discovery Date February 23, 2017 Magnitude 20.4 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Jan. 7.0 TT = JDT 2457760.5 T 2017 Jan. 8.86133 TT Rudenko q 2.1671926 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0088409 Peri. 287.81974 -0.63888992 +0.15551845 +/-0.0000541 Node 92.72016 +0.53887284 +0.78941352 e 0.9808400 Incl. 131.03885 -0.54903164 +0.59383525 From 75 observations 2017 Jan. 17-Mar. 31, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 16.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-R04. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.