C/2012 S3 (PANSTARRS)

DEPARTED

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 31 August 2013 Perihelion distance (q): 2.3 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 112.9 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Pan-STARRS discovered a 20th magnitude comet on 27 September 2012. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 19-Mar-14 19.01 0.20 18.7 0.2 04-Apr-14 18.43 0.08 18.1 0.2