P/2016 J1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

Profile Discovery Date May 5, 2016 Magnitude 21.4 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS) Epoch 2016 June 21.0 TT = JDT 2457560.5 T 2016 June 24.22605 TT MPCW q 2.4480012 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17445734 Peri. 46.58916 -0.40730116 +0.90941640 a 3.1720733 Node 199.85617 -0.89305281 -0.41585555 e 0.2282646 Incl. 14.33015 -0.19121306 +0.00509698 P 5.65 From 71 observations 2016 Mar. 4-Aug. 4, mean residual 0".3. P/2016 J1-B (PANSTARRS) Epoch 2016 June 21.0 TT = JDT 2457560.5 T 2016 June 23.79780 TT MPCW q 2.4481810 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17448792 Peri. 46.48020 -0.40895778 +0.90866935 a 3.1717027 Node 199.86098 -0.89229785 -0.41748892 e 0.2281177 Incl. 14.33291 -0.19120167 +0.00479632 P 5.65 From 27 observations 2016 May 15-Aug. 4, mean residual 0".1.

Magnitudes Graph Component A m1 = 16.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r Component B m1 = 17.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements of fragment A are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-D91. The orbital elements of fragment B are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-A77. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.