TypeHyperbolicPerihelion Date15 August 2018Perihelion Distance (q)0.2Aphelion Distance (Q)n/aPeriod (Years)n/aEccentricity (e)1.0Inclination (i)99.0Click for NASA orbit diagram
Hills Observatory: 1 January 2013 to 19 January 2019
A 21st magnitude comet was discovered in PanSTARRS 1 images taken with the 1.8m Ritchey-Chretien on 23 September 2017. The comet could come into visual range in July 2018 andreach binocular visibility before it disappears into solar conunction in early August. Date10x10 magErrorKphot magComa '27-Sep-1720.290.0820.00.211-Oct-1720.580.3119.60.224-Jun-1815.500.0212.41.214-Jul-1814.410.0711.23.8