C/2014 Q6 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2014 Q6 was discovered on 31 August 2014 with Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala), that is about 4 months before its perihelion passage. This comet was observed until 10 September 2015.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 14 August 2014 (3.438 au), about two weeks before its discovery.
Solutions given here are based on data spanning over 1.03 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 4.36 au – 4.223 au (perihelion) – 4.70 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a more tight future orbit (see future barycentric orbits).
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 14 August 2014 (3.438 au), about two weeks before its discovery.
Solutions given here are based on data spanning over 1.03 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 4.36 au – 4.223 au (perihelion) – 4.70 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a more tight future orbit (see future barycentric orbits).
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 37 | |
| data interval | 2014 08 31 – 2015 09 10 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 4.36 au – 4.22 au (perihelion) – 4.7 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 68 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.29 | |
| orbit quality class | 1b | |
| previous orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 4420 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 581 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 29 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 19.65 – 31.17 – 46.23 | R |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 86 – 530 – 650 | R |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 43 – 64 – 100 | R |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 3.4 – 5.7 – 11 | R |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 4 | |
| percentage of VCs with 10 < qprev < 20 | 2 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev > 20 | 94 | |
Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.
| previous orbit statistics, here only the Galactic tide has been included | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 4580 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 421 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 10 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 20.59 – 31.62 – 44.47 | R |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 6.6 – 26 – 370 | R |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 45 – 63 – 97 | R |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 3.3 – 5.5 – 10 | R |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 23 | |
| percentage of VCs with 10 < qprev < 20 | 20 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev > 20 | 57 | |