C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS)

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 18 February 2023 Perihelion distance (q): 1.7 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 108.2 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve PanSTARRS 2 discovered a 20th magnitude comet in images taken with the 1.8 m Ritchey-Chretien on 10 January 2022. It was placed on the PCCP as P21q8AG. There were prediscovery images with the same telescope from the day before. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 30-Mar-22 17.8 0.4 08-Apr-22 17.8 0.4 25-Apr-22 18.1 0.4 05-May-22 18.2 0.4 22-May-22 17.7 0.4 19-Aug-23 13.8 2.6 10-Sep-23 12.8 2.8 20-Sep-23 12.9 3.0 05-Oct-23 14.0 1.9 18-Oct-23 15.2 0.9 01-Nov-23 15.7 0.8 10-Nov-23 17.0 0.4 17-Nov-23 17.0 0.4