C/2015 J2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on November 13, 2016

Profile Discovery Date May 15, 2015 Magnitude 19.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Sept. 15.0 TT = JDT 2457280.5 T 2015 Sept. 8.91103 TT MPCW q 4.3203692 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0040371 Peri. 203.68908 -0.18117168 +0.95155227 +/-0.0000026 Node 56.75541 -0.84815422 -0.02330420 e 0.9825582 Incl. 17.28131 -0.49780643 -0.30660265 From 82 observations 2015 Mar. 21-2016 Apr. 19, 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. 2016-K18. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.