C/2024 W1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 23, 2025

Profile Discovery Date November 22, 2024 Magnitude 20.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2025 Mar. 19.09991 TT Pike q 2.5607135 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0222921 Peri. 256.73747 -0.23701515 +0.61447912 +/-0.0000000 Node 310.72770 +0.47496708 -0.60238778 e 0.9429162 Incl. 83.20036 -0.84748457 -0.50945497 From 27 observations 2024 Nov. 22-2025 Feb. 3, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-C143. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.