C/2021 B2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 16, 2022

Profile Discovery Date January 17, 2021 Magnitude 19.9 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2021 May 4.26804 TT Rudenko q 2.5129135 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0028459 Peri. 334.96793 -0.17382286 -0.82918578 +/-0.0000039 Node 120.55369 +0.97502912 -0.22062736 e 0.9928486 Incl. 38.09129 +0.13821663 +0.51358982 From 85 observations 2020 Dec. 24-2022 Jan. 20, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-C56. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.