253P/PANSTARRS (0253P)
Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 20 October 2024
Perihelion distance (q): 2.0
Aphelion distance (Q) : 4.9
Period (years): 6.4
Eccentricity (e): 0.41
Inclination (i): 4.9
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
Atlas
253P/PanSTARRS = 1998 RS22 = 2011 R2
Pan-STARRS discovered a 19th magnitude comet on 4 September 1998.
Subsequently S Nakano was able to identify the comet with LINEAR images of
asteroid 1998 RS22 and then with 2005 observations by Spacewatch.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
08-Aug-24
19.1
0.4
30-Aug-24
18.3
0.4
06-Sep-24
18.0
0.4
13-Sep-24
17.9
0.4
24-Sep-24
16.3
1.1
02-Oct-24
17.4
0.4
23-Oct-24
17.6
0.4
30-Oct-24
17.8
0.4
05-Nov-24
17.8
0.4
19-Nov-24
18.2
0.4
26-Nov-24
18.4
0.4
03-Dec-24
18.6
0.4
18-Dec-24
18.8
0.4
29-Dec-24
19.0
0.4