P/2025 Y2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on January 24, 2026

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* Profile

Discovery Date December 27, 2025
Magnitude 20.9 mag
Discoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5                                         
T 2025 Dec. 8.63086 TT                                  Pike                    
q   3.0456766            (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.12311116     Peri.  345.03432     -0.95418557     -0.29894867             
a   4.0019449      Node   177.46434     +0.29538957     -0.94787497             
e   0.2389509      Incl.   16.59138     +0.04769591     -0.11028474             
P   8.01                                                                        
From 42 observations 2025 Dec. 27-2026 Jan. 14, mean residual 0".6.             

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 13.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2026-A121.
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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