C/2017 X1 ( PanSTARRS )

Japanese version Home page

Updated on September 15, 2022

Profile Discovery Date December 12, 2017 Magnitude 20.2 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 June 11.0 TT = JDT 2458280.5 T 2018 June 14.53788 TT Rudenko q 4.6625811 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00562265 Peri. 283.11813 -0.86074567 -0.13154729 a 31.3214445 Node 251.12716 +0.25122436 -0.94996499 e 0.8511377 Incl. 31.31098 -0.44272251 -0.28330519 P 175 From 97 observations 2017 Feb. 12-2019 July 25, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -1.0 + 5 log d + 25 log r(t + 15)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.