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C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)

Capture date
2015-10-10
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK14S020  C2015 10 09.92287 17 09 19.73 +88 11 33.9          13.7 Nc95825J01
Distance to the Sun
2.216752 AU (331,621,320 km)
Distance to the Earth
1.886754 AU (282,254,390 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 12.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) - 2015-10-10

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Source filename
c2014s2-20151010-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1008 × 772

About this object

Designation
C/2014 S2
Orbit class
Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457397.5 JD TDB · q = 2.1 au · e = 0.988 · i = 64.7 deg · Ω = 8.12 deg · ω = 87.8 deg · T = 2457366.298 JD TDB