C/2012 X2 (PANSTARRS)

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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