C/2018 A1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 23, 2018

Profile Discovery Date January 6, 2018 Magnitude 19.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 Oct. 14.0 TT = JDT 2458040.5 T 2017 Oct. 20.42504 TT MPCW q 2.4193196 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00773412 Peri. 96.38257 +0.13218361 -0.93842330 a 25.3237903 Node 336.62276 +0.21959185 +0.34174845 e 0.9044646 Incl. 53.55927 +0.96659553 +0.05069235 P 127 From 113 observations 2018 Jan. 6-June 11, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-S50. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.