C/2024 X4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 28, 2024

Profile Discovery Date December 8, 2024 Magnitude 21.3 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2024 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2460600.5 T 2025 Sept. 1.82605 TT Veres q 3.6051833 (2000.0) P Q n 0.03089334 Peri. 153.27261 +0.53435356 -0.63466104 a 10.0591090 Node 258.94069 +0.63737271 +0.73634901 e 0.6416001 Incl. 34.66933 +0.55517772 -0.23451117 P 31.9 From 32 observations 2024 Sept. 30-Dec. 25, 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. 2024-Y146. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.