C/2017 M3 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on August 11, 2020

Profile Discovery Date June 20, 2017 Magnitude 21.1 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2457880.5 T 2017 Apr. 28.16142 TT Rudenko q 4.6561279 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0057508 Peri. 110.30943 -0.36921948 -0.92169970 +/-0.0000015 Node 6.99739 -0.21826483 -0.03840124 e 0.9732235 Incl. 77.50700 +0.90334791 -0.38599870 From 62 observations 2017 May 31-2018 May 22, mean residual 0".3.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.