C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) Orbit by S. Nakano NK 5104 (2023) Observed in 1st half of 2024

Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2022 Dec. 19.58509 1.7975964 1.0002274 236.19806 88.22915 87.58045 0.200 2024 Mar. 31.0 m1 = 5.5 + 5 log Delta + 6.0 log r Date/ 0h TT R.A.(1950) Decl. R.A.(2000) Decl. Delta r Daily motion Magnitude Mot./PA Elong. P PA/Tail Moon Age h m ¡ , h m ¡ , m , m1 , ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ 2023 Dec. 22 05 45.30 -04 21.0 05 47.78 -04 20.1 3.631 4.524 -1.05 + 8.1 12.2 17.6/297 152.1 5.8 5/0.30 63 .74 2024 Jan. 1 05 34.82 -03 00.6 05 37.32 -02 58.8 3.739 4.613 -0.93 + 8.8 12.3 16.5/302 149.5 6.2 31/0.32 76 .78 11 05 25.48 -01 33.2 05 28.01 -01 30.8 3.880 4.702 -0.78 + 9.2 12.5 14.8/308 142.8 7.3 49/0.36 143 .01 21 05 17.65 -00 02.2 05 20.21 +00 00.8 4.053 4.790 -0.61 + 9.2 12.6 12.9/315 134.1 8.5 61/0.40 30 .79 31 05 11.54 +01 29.2 05 14.13 +01 32.7 4.252 4.877 -0.43 + 9.0 12.8 11.1/324 124.5 9.6 70/0.43 109 .77 Feb. 10 05 07.18 +02 58.9 05 09.80 +03 02.6 4.472 4.965 -0.26 + 8.6 12.9 9.5/336 114.6 10.4 75/0.44 112 .00 20 05 04.53 +04 25.0 05 07.18 +04 28.9 4.708 5.052 -0.11 + 8.2 13.1 8.3/349 104.8 10.9 79/0.44 33 .82 Mar. 1 05 03.45 +05 46.4 05 06.12 +05 50.4 4.953 5.138 +0.03 + 7.6 13.2 7.6/ 4 95.2 11.1 83/0.43 140 .75 11 05 03.78 +07 02.7 05 06.47 +07 06.6 5.203 5.225 +0.16 + 7.1 13.4 7.4/ 18 85.8 10.9 86/0.40 77 .01 21 05 05.33 +08 13.4 05 08.05 +08 17.3 5.452 5.311 +0.26 + 6.5 13.5 7.6/ 31 76.6 10.5 88/0.37 60 .84 31 05 07.93 +09 18.6 05 10.67 +09 22.3 5.696 5.397 +0.35 + 6.0 13.7 7.9/ 41 67.7 9.9 91/0.33 162 .72 Apr. 10 05 11.40 +10 18.4 05 14.16 +10 21.8 5.930 5.482 +0.42 + 5.4 13.8 8.2/ 49 59.0 9.0 93/0.29 43 .02 20 05 15.58 +11 12.9 05 18.36 +11 16.0 6.151 5.567 +0.48 + 4.9 13.9 8.5/ 55 50.5 8.0 96/0.25 87 .86 30 05 20.33 +12 02.3 05 23.13 +12 05.1 6.357 5.652 +0.52 + 4.4 14.0 8.8/ 60 42.2 6.9 99/0.21 146 .66 May 10 05 25.51 +12 46.9 05 28.32 +12 49.3 6.544 5.736 +0.55 + 4.0 14.1 9.0/ 64 34.1 5.7 103/0.17 17 .05 20 05 31.00 +13 27.1 05 33.83 +13 29.1 6.711 5.820 +0.57 + 3.6 14.2 9.0/ 67 26.2 4.4 108/0.13 114 .88 30 05 36.68 +14 03.0 05 39.52 +14 04.6 6.855 5.904 +0.58 + 3.2 14.3 9.0/ 69 18.6 3.1 117/0.09 115 .58 June 9 05 42.46 +14 35.1 05 45.31 +14 36.3 6.977 5.987 +0.58 + 2.8 14.4 8.8/ 71 11.9 2.0 135/0.06 27 .07 19 05 48.22 +15 03.6 05 51.08 +15 04.4 7.073 6.070 +0.57 + 2.5 14.4 8.6/ 73 8.3 1.4 179/0.04 141 .90 29 05 53.86 +15 29.0 05 56.73 +15 29.3 7.146 6.153 +0.55 + 2.2 14.5 8.2/ 74 11.4 1.9 225/0.05 81 .49 July 9 05 59.30 +15 51.5 06 02.18 +15 51.4 7.194 6.235 +0.51 + 2.0 14.6 7.7/ 75 18.0 2.9 246/0.08 53 .09 19 06 04.44 +16 11.6 06 07.33 +16 11.1 7.217 6.317 +0.47 + 1.8 14.6 7.1/ 75 25.7 4.0 255/0.11 166 .92 29 06 09.19 +16 29.7 06 12.08 +16 28.9 7.218 6.399 +0.43 + 1.6 14.6 6.3/ 75 33.8 5.1 260/0.14 47 .40 Aug. 8 06 13.44 +16 46.2 06 16.34 +16 45.1 7.197 6.480 +0.37 + 1.5 14.7 5.5/ 74 42.1 6.0 264/0.16 81 .11 18 06 17.10 +17 01.6 06 20.00 +17 00.3 7.155 6.561 +0.30 + 1.5 14.7 4.5/ 71 50.7 6.9 267/0.18 152 .95 28 06 20.07 +17 16.4 06 22.98 +17 14.8 7.097 6.642 +0.22 + 1.4 14.7 3.5/ 65 59.5 7.5 268/0.20 15 .33 Sept. 7 06 22.26 +17 31.0 06 25.17 +17 29.2 7.024 6.722 +0.13 + 1.5 14.7 2.4/ 52 68.6 8.0 270/0.22 111 .13 17 06 23.57 +17 45.8 06 26.48 +17 44.0 6.940 6.802 +0.03 + 1.5 14.7 1.6/ 18 78.0 8.3 271/0.23 117 .98 27 06 23.91 +18 01.3 06 26.83 +17 59.4 6.850 6.882 -0.07 + 1.7 14.7 1.9/329 87.6 8.4 272/0.23 26 .28 Oct. 7 06 23.22 +18 17.7 06 26.15 +18 15.9 6.758 6.962 -0.18 + 1.8 14.7 3.1/305 97.6 8.2 273/0.23 143 .15 17 06 21.44 +18 35.4 06 24.38 +18 33.7 6.670 7.041 -0.28 + 1.9 14.7 4.5/295 107.9 7.7 274/0.22 79 1.00 27 06 18.59 +18 54.3 06 21.53 +18 52.9 6.592 7.120 -0.39 + 2.0 14.7 5.9/290 118.5 7.0 274/0.20 59 .25 Nov. 6 06 14.69 +19 14.4 06 17.64 +19 13.3 6.528 7.199 -0.48 + 2.1 14.7 7.2/288 129.4 6.1 275/0.18 171 .18 16 06 09.84 +19 35.6 06 12.80 +19 34.7 6.486 7.277 -0.56 + 2.2 14.7 8.2/286 140.6 4.9 275/0.14 39 1.00 26 06 04.21 +19 57.3 06 07.18 +19 56.9 6.469 7.355 -0.62 + 2.2 14.8 9.0/285 152.0 3.6 276/0.10 94 .24 Dec. 6 05 58.02 +20 19.2 06 01.00 +20 19.2 6.483 7.433 -0.65 + 2.2 14.8 9.4/284 163.5 2.2 279/0.06 139 .23 16 05 51.55 +20 40.9 05 54.53 +20 41.4 6.530 7.510 -0.65 + 2.2 14.8 9.3/284 174.7 0.7 303/0.01 9 .99 26 05 45.07 +21 02.0 05 48.06 +21 03.0 6.611 7.587 -0.62 + 2.1 14.9 8.9/284 172.5 1.0 79/0.03 130 .23 2025 Jan. 5 05 38.90 +21 22.3 05 41.90 +21 23.7 6.727 7.664 -0.56 + 2.0 14.9 8.1/284 161.1 2.4 85/0.07 97 .28 15 05 33.29 +21 41.7 05 36.29 +21 43.5 6.876 7.741 -0.48 + 1.9 15.0 7.0/286 149.7 3.7 87/0.11 44 .99 25 05 28.44 +22 00.3 05 31.45 +22 02.5 7.053 7.817 -0.39 + 1.8 15.1 5.7/289 138.5 4.8 87/0.14 165 .22 Feb. 4 05 24.52 +22 18.3 05 27.53 +22 20.8 7.256 7.894 -0.29 + 1.8 15.2 4.4/294 127.4 5.7 87/0.16 55 .35 14 05 21.60 +22 35.8 05 24.62 +22 38.5 7.478 7.969 -0.19 + 1.7 15.3 3.1/304 116.6 6.4 87/0.17 80 .98 24 05 19.71 +22 53.0 05 22.74 +22 55.8 7.713 8.045 -0.09 + 1.7 15.4 2.1/325 106.2 6.8 87/0.18 158 .19 Mar. 6 05 18.83 +23 10.0 05 21.87 +23 12.9 7.958 8.120 +0.01 + 1.7 15.5 1.7/ 4 95.9 7.0 88/0.18 16 .42 16 05 18.91 +23 26.9 05 21.95 +23 29.7 8.205 8.195 +0.10 + 1.7 15.6 2.1/ 38 86.0 7.0 88/0.17 113 .97 26 05 19.86 +23 43.6 05 22.90 +23 46.4 8.450 8.270 +0.17 + 1.6 15.6 2.9/ 55 76.3 6.7 88/0.16 123 .16

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