C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2024-06-15
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK21S030 C2024 06 15.99336 20 29 21.42 +60 24 37.9 14.2 NV#0GhkJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.177951 AU (325,816,859 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.938503 AU (289,995,971 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2021s3-20240615-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 2020 × 1481
About this object
- Designation
- C/2021 S3
- Orbit class
- Hyperbolic Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2460388.5 JD TDB · q = 1.32 au · e = 1 · i = 58.5 deg · Ω = 216 deg · ω = 6.85 deg · T = 2460355.210 JD TDB