C/2016 M1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 27, 2022

Profile Discovery Date June 22, 2016 Magnitude 19.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2018 Aug. 10.53622 TT Rudenko q 2.2138896 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000211 Peri. 209.93053 +0.02559174 -0.03369247 +/-0.0000001 Node 92.23450 -0.59636331 +0.80159894 e 0.9999533 Incl. 90.94213 -0.80230659 -0.59691202 From 3511 observations 2016 June 22-2022 Jan. 7, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r [ ,-310] ( - 2017 Oct. 4) m1 = 2.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [-310, 0] (2017 Oct. 4 - 2018 Aug. 10) m1 = 4.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 0, ] (2018 Aug. 10 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-C56. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.