C/2017 E3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on June 15, 2021

Profile Discovery Date March 7, 2017 Magnitude 19.2 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 June 16.0 TT = JDT 2457920.5 T 2017 May 31.58035 TT Rudenko q 5.9152836 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0008426 Peri. 333.66438 -0.77474507 -0.14230919 +/-0.0000007 Node 220.75857 -0.26824035 -0.80833284 e 1.0049841 Incl. 70.66503 -0.57255322 +0.57126712 From 518 observations 2013 Dec. 14-2020 June 20, mean residual 0".8.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2017 May 31) m1 = -2.7 + 5 log d + 20 log r(t - 280) [0, ] (2017 May 31 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-S188. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.