C/2012 X2 (PANSTARRS)
DEPARTED
Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 31 March 2013
Perihelion distance (q): 4.7
Aphelion distance (Q) : 36.6
Period (years): 94
Eccentricity (e): 0.77
Inclination (i): 34.1
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
Pan-STARRS discovered a 19th magnitude comet on 12 December 2012.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
02-Jan-13
18.63
0.07
18.4
0.2
12-Nov-13
18.98
0.22
18.7
0.2
17-Dec-13
18.41
0.24
18.1
0.2
10-Jan-14
18.11
0.07
17.8
0.3
24-Jan-14
18.03
0.02
17.8
0.2
10-Feb-14
17.77
0.12
17.5
0.2
20-Feb-14
18.01
0.05
17.9
0.2
05-Mar-14
18.01
0.02
17.8
0.2
19-Mar-14
18.08
0.08
17.8
0.2
29-Mar-14
17.89
0.04
16.1
0.2
17-Apr-14
18.00
0.10
17.7
0.2