C/2016 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 18, 2021

Profile Discovery Date September 7, 2016 Magnitude 19.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5 T 2018 May 9.02685 TT Rudenko q 2.6012285 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0020129 Peri. 33.14022 -0.14636700 -0.52440853 +/-0.0000003 Node 80.55327 +0.61623354 -0.71163880 e 0.9947641 Incl. 58.24690 +0.77384296 +0.46751034 From 4420 observations 2016 Aug. 30-2021 June 27, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.5 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r(t + 40)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-N06. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.