C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2018-07-16
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK17S030 C2018 07 16.13931 04 35 49.21 +56 54 49.6 11.7 Nc#00BDJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 0.918066 AU (137,340,763 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.174940 AU (175,768,574 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2017s3-20180716-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1121 × 752
About this object
- Designation
- C/2017 S3
- Orbit class
- Hyperbolic Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458235.5 JD TDB · q = 0.208 au · e = 1 · i = 99 deg · Ω = 171 deg · ω = 256 deg · T = 2458346.448 JD TDB