C/2018 A4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 20, 2019

Profile Discovery Date January 12, 2018 Magnitude 20.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 May 2.0 TT = JDT 2458240.5 T 2018 May 18.80287 TT MPCW q 2.4025888 (2000.0) P Q n 0.02291808 Peri. 356.13438 -0.06582040 -0.99634586 a 12.2748806 Node 97.63379 +0.91695887 -0.08190784 e 0.8042678 Incl. 3.14807 +0.39351506 +0.02420808 P 43.01 From 67 observations 2017 Oct. 23-2018 Mar. 28, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2019-J142. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.