C/2017 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 11, 2022

Profile Discovery Date December 24, 2017 Magnitude 22.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2020 Nov. 4.91756 TT Rudenko q 4.6327268 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0002035 Peri. 147.91619 -0.04314234 -0.69704739 +/-0.0000006 Node 65.99625 -0.99885809 +0.01537658 e 1.0009427 Incl. 128.41946 +0.02052456 -0.71686017 From 894 observations 2017 Dec. 24-2022 Feb. 19, mean residual 0".5.

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Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 100)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-D36. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.