C/2012 E3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on April 6, 2013

Profile Discovery Date March 14, 2012 Magnitude 20.2 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2011 Apr. 29.0 TT = JDT 2455680.5 T 2011 May 12.89904 TT MPC q 3.8271293 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0046010 Peri. 103.50731 -0.20720672 -0.97389611 +/-0.0000310 Node 5.52432 -0.63282541 +0.06117633 e 0.9823916 Incl. 105.66702 +0.74605454 -0.21859512 From 71 observations 2012 Mar. 14-June 18, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-B90. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.