C/2015 LC2 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2015 LC2 was discovered on 7 June 2015 with Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala), that is about a month
after its perihelion passage.This comet was observed until 17 August 2018.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 8 May 2015 (4.939 au), a week after its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 2.78 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 5.90 au to 9.97 au.
This comet suffers insignificant planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; have original semimajor axis shorter than 10000 au.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 8 May 2015 (4.939 au), a week after its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 2.78 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 5.90 au to 9.97 au.
This comet suffers insignificant planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; have original semimajor axis shorter than 10000 au.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 439 | |
| data interval | 2015 06 07 – 2018 08 17 | |
| data type | observed only after perihelion (POST) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 5.9 au – 9.97au | |
| 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 | 876 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.45 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a+ | |
| previous orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 265.28 – 266.41 – 267.52 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 5.89473 – 5.89484 – 5.89494 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 7.47 – 7.501 – 7.533 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 0.2281 – 0.2295 – 0.231 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |
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 | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 265.28 – 266.41 – 267.52 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 5.89294 – 5.89303 – 5.89313 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 7.47 – 7.501 – 7.533 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 0.2281 – 0.2295 – 0.231 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |