C/2021 P2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 11, 2022

Profile Discovery Date August 7, 2021 Magnitude 21.5 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2023 Jan. 22.39215 TT Rudenko q 5.0694014 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0003248 Peri. 76.64515 +0.64339727 -0.71820672 +/-0.0000007 Node 32.07023 -0.73613758 -0.67544411 e 0.9983535 Incl. 150.06109 +0.21009859 -0.16719555 From 203 observations 2021 June 19-2022 Sept. 5, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-R139. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.