C/2015 D2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 26, 2016

Profile Discovery Date February 18, 2015 Magnitude 20.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Sept. 25.0 TT = JDT 2456560.5 T 2013 Sept. 23.48052 TT MPCW q 5.5982003 (2000.0) P Q n 0.02110601 Peri. 291.32335 -0.11714731 -0.98126539 a 12.9677696 Node 163.07554 +0.98751351 -0.09876263 e 0.5682989 Incl. 31.69607 -0.10532607 +0.16542119 P 46.7 From 67 observations 2015 Jan. 19-2016 Feb. 5, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2016-D32. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.