Las Cumbres Observatory

PANSTARRS (C/2018 F4)

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Type Comet (Hyperbolic)

Status Actively Following
Characterization Target

Source LOOK Project

UTC date

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Recent Blocks Scheduled

2020-09-12T17:46:00 2020-09-13T17:46:00 SIN Req: 2236567
2020-09-13T23:44:00 2020-09-14T02:44:00 SIN Req: 2237389
2020-09-14T12:44:00 2020-09-14T18:44:00 SIN Req: 2237390
2020-09-14T20:44:00 2020-09-15T02:44:00 SIN Req: 2237391
2020-09-15T12:44:00 2020-09-15T18:44:00 SIN Req: 2237392
2020-09-15T20:44:00 2020-09-16T02:44:00 SIN Req: 2237393
2020-09-16T12:44:00 2020-09-16T18:44:00 SIN Req: 2237394
2020-09-16T20:44:00 2020-09-17T02:44:00 SIN Req: 2237395
2020-09-17T12:44:00 2020-09-17T18:44:00 SIN Req: 2237396
2020-09-17T20:44:00 2020-09-18T00:00:00 SIN Req: 2237397
2020-09-19T00:00:00 2020-09-19T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241227
2020-09-19T17:00:00 2020-09-20T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241228
2020-09-20T17:00:00 2020-09-21T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241229
2020-09-21T17:00:00 2020-09-22T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241230
2020-09-22T17:00:00 2020-09-23T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241231
2020-09-23T17:00:00 2020-09-24T07:00:00 SIN Req: 2241232
2020-10-05T21:00:00 2020-10-06T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256819
2020-10-08T09:00:00 2020-10-09T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256820
2020-10-11T09:00:00 2020-10-12T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256821
2020-10-14T09:00:00 2020-10-15T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256822
2020-10-17T09:00:00 2020-10-18T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256823
2020-10-20T09:00:00 2020-10-21T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256824
2020-10-23T09:00:00 2020-10-24T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256825
2020-10-26T09:00:00 2020-10-27T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256826
2020-10-29T09:00:00 2020-10-30T09:00:00 SIN Req: 2256827
2020-11-05T00:00:00 2020-11-05T18:00:00 SIN Req: 2286059
2020-11-07T06:00:00 2020-11-08T18:00:00 SIN Req: 2286060
2020-11-10T06:00:00 2020-11-11T18:00:00 SIN Req: 2286061
2020-11-13T06:00:00 2020-11-14T18:00:00 SIN Req: 2286062
2020-12-03T00:00:00 2020-12-03T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312791
2020-12-05T12:00:00 2020-12-06T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312792
2020-12-08T12:00:00 2020-12-09T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312793
2020-12-11T12:00:00 2020-12-12T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312794
2020-12-14T12:00:00 2020-12-15T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312795
2020-12-17T12:00:00 2020-12-18T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312796
2020-12-20T12:00:00 2020-12-21T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312797
2020-12-23T12:00:00 2020-12-24T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312798
2020-12-26T12:00:00 2020-12-27T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312799
2020-12-29T12:00:00 2020-12-30T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2312800
2021-01-09T18:00:00 2021-01-10T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352224
2021-01-12T00:00:00 2021-01-13T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352225
2021-01-15T00:00:00 2021-01-16T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352226
2021-01-21T00:00:00 2021-01-22T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352227
2021-01-24T00:00:00 2021-01-25T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352228
2021-01-27T00:00:00 2021-01-28T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352229
2021-01-30T00:00:00 2021-01-31T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2352230
2021-12-02T00:00:00 2021-12-03T00:00:00 SIN Req: 2721350

Measurements

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Plot Visibility

Last Update: 2025-Jan-18 20:17

Orbital Elements

MPC Comet

Epoch of elements (MJD)

Orbital inclination in deg

78.08384

Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)

26.51551

Arg of perihelion (deg)

263.21873

Eccentricity

0.9995667

Perihelion distance (AU)

3.4437810

Epoch of perihelion

Dec. 3, 2019, 1:46 a.m.

Epoch of perihelion (MJD)

58820.07402

Total Magnitude (M1)

5.3

Slope Parameter (k1)

13.25

Physical Parameters

0.03

5.0

13.25

17.38

Follow-up Details

Number of observations	522
Arc length (days)	1330.00
Time since last observation (days)	434.83

Spectroscopy Details

Known Taxonomies

None