C/2017 K5 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2017 K5 was discovered on 27 May 2017 with Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala), that is almost 3 years before its perihelion passage. This comet was observed until 9 July 2020.
Comet will have its closest approach to the Earth on 2 July 2020 (6.688 au), a bit more than a 3 months after its perihelion passage.
The preferred solution given here is based on pre-perihelion data spanning over 3.12 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 9.90 au – 7.68 au (perihelion) – 7.71 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that likely lead to escape the comet from the planetary zone on a hyperbolic orbit (see future barycentric orbits).
Comet will have its closest approach to the Earth on 2 July 2020 (6.688 au), a bit more than a 3 months after its perihelion passage.
The preferred solution given here is based on pre-perihelion data spanning over 3.12 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 9.90 au – 7.68 au (perihelion) – 7.71 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that likely lead to escape the comet from the planetary zone on a hyperbolic orbit (see future barycentric orbits).
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 118 | |
| data interval | 2017 05 27 – 2020 07 09 | |
| data type | almost all measurements before perihelion (PRE++) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 9.9 au – 7.68 au (perihelion) – 7.71 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 | 225 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.32 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a | |
| orbital elements (barycentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 1710 02 26 | |
| perihelion date | 2020 03 24.72868275 | ± 0.00344014 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 7.66908805 | ± 0.00002125 |
| eccentricity | 0.99974383 | ± 0.00001767 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 171.873573 | ± 0.000233 |
| ascending node [°] | 102.361831 | ± 0.000017 |
| inclination [°] | 82.297137 | ± 0.00002 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 33.40 | ± 2.30 |
| file containing 5001 VCs swarm |
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| 2017k5b5.bmi |
Six 2D-projections of the 6D space of original swarm including 5001 VCs. Each density map is given in logarithmic scale presented on the right in the individual panel.