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C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

Capture date
2019-10-06
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK17T020  C2019 10 06.17282 05 38 29.54 +28 34 27.8          13.8 NQ~01XJJ01
Distance to the Sun
3.103498 AU (464,276,676 km)
Distance to the Earth
2.659855 AU (397,908,603 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) - 2019-10-06

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Source filename
c2017t2-20191006-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1200 × 816

About this object

Designation
C/2017 T2
Orbit class
Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458831.5 JD TDB · q = 1.62 au · e = 1 · i = 57.2 deg · Ω = 64.4 deg · ω = 93 deg · T = 2458974.450 JD TDB