P/2018 P3 (PANSTARRS)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 26 December 2023 Perihelion distance (q): 1.8 Aphelion distance (Q) : 4.3 Period (years): 5.2 Eccentricity (e): 0.42 Inclination (i): 8.9 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 21st magnitude comet was discovered in PanSTARRS 1 images taken with the 1.8m Ritchey-Chretien on 8 August 2018. The comet was at perihelion at 1.8 au in October 2018. JPL classified it as a Encke-type comet. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 09-Jan-24 19.1 0.4