C/2022 JK5 (PANSTARRS)
DEPARTED
Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 28 April 2023
Perihelion distance (q): 2.7
Aphelion distance (Q) : 83.7
Period (years): 284
Eccentricity (e): 0.94
Inclination (i): 16.8
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
PanSTARRS 2 discovered a 21st magnitude object in images taken with the 1.8 m
Ritchey-Chretien on 9 May 2022. It was identified as a possible comet by ATLAS in
April 2023 and given a PCCP designation of A10Ur87. A couple of weeks later this
was confirmed by the MPC.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
06-Sep-23
13.9
1.5
11-Sep-23
14.1
1.3
16-Sep-23
13.9
1.7
21-Sep-23
14.1
1.5
05-Oct-23
15.0
0.8
13-Oct-23
14.6
1.3
18-Oct-23
14.6
1.3
01-Nov-23
15.9
0.6
10-Nov-23
16.1
0.6
15-Nov-23
16.1
0.6
01-Dec-23
17.1
0.4
09-Dec-23
17.2
0.4
26-Dec-23
17.4
0.4
10-Jan-24
17.5
0.4