P/2023 M2 (PANSTARRS) Orbit by S. Nakano NK 5142 (2024) Observed in 2nd half of 2023

Equinox 2000.0 T/TT q (AU) e P Peri. Node Inc. Tail(AU) Epoch 2023 July 25.54811 3.5086352 0.3695248 13.1 243.06873 83.26001 19.72540 0.200 2024 Mar. 31.0 m1 = 12.5 + 5 log Delta + 8.0 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 23 00.29 -26 22.6 23 02.99 -26 06.4 3.852 3.605 +0.98 + 9.7 19.9 16.4/ 54 68.2 14.7 74/0.72 54 .74 2024 Jan. 1 23 10.07 -24 45.9 23 12.74 -24 29.5 3.987 3.618 +1.04 + 9.8 20.0 17.4/ 56 61.2 13.8 76/0.65 165 .78 11 23 20.54 -23 07.5 23 23.18 -22 51.1 4.115 3.632 +1.10 + 9.9 20.1 18.2/ 58 54.4 12.7 79/0.58 59 .01 21 23 31.55 -21 28.4 23 34.16 -21 11.8 4.234 3.646 +1.14 + 9.9 20.1 18.9/ 59 47.8 11.5 82/0.52 81 .79 31 23 42.97 -19 49.2 23 45.56 -19 32.6 4.343 3.661 +1.17 + 9.9 20.2 19.3/ 60 41.3 10.2 85/0.45 156 .77 Feb. 10 23 54.71 -18 10.6 23 57.28 -17 53.9 4.440 3.677 +1.19 + 9.7 20.3 19.7/ 61 35.1 8.9 90/0.38 33 .00 20 00 06.67 -16 33.2 00 09.22 -16 16.5 4.524 3.694 +1.21 + 9.5 20.3 19.9/ 62 29.3 7.5 96/0.32 106 .82 Mar. 1 00 18.78 -14 57.7 00 21.32 -14 41.0 4.595 3.711 +1.22 + 9.3 20.4 20.0/ 63 23.9 6.2 105/0.26 136 .75 11 00 30.98 -13 24.6 00 33.50 -13 08.1 4.652 3.729 +1.22 + 9.0 20.4 20.0/ 64 19.3 5.0 118/0.21 14 .01 21 00 43.19 -11 54.6 00 45.71 -11 38.2 4.694 3.747 +1.22 + 8.6 20.4 19.9/ 65 16.1 4.2 137/0.17 128 .84 31 00 55.37 -10 28.3 00 57.88 -10 12.1 4.721 3.766 +1.21 + 8.2 20.5 19.7/ 66 15.1 4.0 161/0.16 113 .72 Apr. 10 01 07.46 -09 06.2 01 09.97 -08 50.2 4.734 3.786 +1.19 + 7.7 20.5 19.3/ 67 16.8 4.4 184/0.18 30 .02 20 01 19.40 -07 48.8 01 21.91 -07 33.1 4.731 3.806 +1.17 + 7.2 20.5 18.9/ 68 20.5 5.3 201/0.21 148 .86 30 01 31.15 -06 36.7 01 33.66 -06 21.3 4.713 3.827 +1.15 + 6.6 20.5 18.4/ 69 25.3 6.4 213/0.26 87 .66 May 10 01 42.64 -05 30.2 01 45.16 -05 15.2 4.681 3.848 +1.12 + 6.0 20.5 17.7/ 70 30.7 7.7 221/0.31 55 .05 20 01 53.80 -04 30.0 01 56.32 -04 15.3 4.635 3.869 +1.08 + 5.3 20.5 17.0/ 72 36.5 9.0 228/0.37 163 .88 30 02 04.57 -03 36.3 02 07.10 -03 22.0 4.576 3.892 +1.03 + 4.6 20.5 16.1/ 73 42.7 10.2 232/0.42 59 .58 June 9 02 14.87 -02 49.5 02 17.40 -02 35.6 4.504 3.914 +0.97 + 3.9 20.5 15.1/ 75 49.0 11.3 236/0.48 80 .07 19 02 24.59 -02 10.0 02 27.13 -01 56.5 4.421 3.937 +0.91 + 3.2 20.5 13.9/ 77 55.6 12.3 240/0.53 155 .90 29 02 33.64 -01 38.0 02 36.18 -01 24.9 4.328 3.961 +0.83 + 2.4 20.5 12.6/ 79 62.4 13.2 243/0.58 31 .49 July 9 02 41.91 -01 13.7 02 44.46 -01 01.0 4.226 3.985 +0.74 + 1.6 20.4 11.2/ 82 69.5 13.8 246/0.62 105 .09 19 02 49.26 -00 57.2 02 51.82 -00 44.9 4.117 4.009 +0.63 + 0.8 20.4 9.5/ 85 76.8 14.3 248/0.66 131 .92 29 02 55.57 -00 48.5 02 58.13 -00 36.5 4.004 4.034 +0.51 + 0.1 20.4 7.7/ 89 84.4 14.5 251/0.69 21 .40 Aug. 8 03 00.69 -00 47.3 03 03.24 -00 35.6 3.889 4.059 +0.38 - 0.6 20.3 5.7/ 96 92.3 14.5 254/0.70 130 .11 18 03 04.47 -00 53.3 03 07.02 -00 41.8 3.774 4.084 +0.23 - 1.3 20.3 3.7/110 100.6 14.1 257/0.71 101 .95 28 03 06.78 -01 05.7 03 09.33 -00 54.3 3.664 4.109 +0.07 - 1.8 20.2 2.1/148 109.2 13.4 260/0.69 46 .33 Sept. 7 03 07.53 -01 23.5 03 10.07 -01 12.1 3.563 4.135 -0.09 - 2.1 20.2 2.5/211 118.2 12.4 264/0.66 153 .13 17 03 06.66 -01 45.0 03 09.20 -01 33.6 3.473 4.162 -0.25 - 2.3 20.2 4.3/238 127.5 11.1 268/0.60 66 .98 27 03 04.22 -02 08.3 03 06.75 -01 56.8 3.400 4.188 -0.39 - 2.2 20.1 6.3/249 136.9 9.4 274/0.52 79 .28 Oct. 7 03 00.32 -02 31.0 03 02.85 -02 19.3 3.347 4.215 -0.51 - 1.9 20.1 7.9/256 146.2 7.6 283/0.43 151 .15 17 02 55.23 -02 50.3 02 57.76 -02 38.3 3.319 4.242 -0.59 - 1.3 20.1 8.9/262 154.7 5.8 297/0.33 31 1.00 27 02 49.34 -03 03.6 02 51.86 -02 51.3 3.318 4.269 -0.62 - 0.5 20.1 9.4/267 160.7 4.4 323/0.25 114 .25 Nov. 6 02 43.09 -03 08.5 02 45.61 -02 56.0 3.346 4.296 -0.61 + 0.5 20.2 9.1/273 161.1 4.3 358/0.24 120 .18 16 02 37.00 -03 03.5 02 39.52 -02 50.6 3.404 4.324 -0.55 + 1.6 20.2 8.3/281 155.6 5.4 27/0.29 28 1.00 26 02 31.52 -02 47.8 02 34.05 -02 34.6 3.489 4.351 -0.45 + 2.6 20.3 7.2/292 147.2 7.1 43/0.37 146 .24 Dec. 6 02 27.05 -02 21.5 02 29.59 -02 08.2 3.600 4.379 -0.32 + 3.6 20.4 6.0/307 137.7 8.7 53/0.45 83 .23 16 02 23.86 -01 45.5 02 26.41 -01 32.0 3.733 4.407 -0.18 + 4.4 20.5 5.2/329 127.9 10.1 59/0.50 61 .99 26 02 22.10 -01 01.1 02 24.65 -00 47.5 3.885 4.436 -0.03 + 5.1 20.6 5.2/355 118.2 11.3 63/0.54 162 .23 2025 Jan. 5 02 21.81 -00 09.8 02 24.37 +00 03.8 4.050 4.464 +0.12 + 5.7 20.7 5.9/ 17 108.7 12.0 66/0.55 46 .28 15 02 22.97 +00 47.0 02 25.54 +01 00.5 4.225 4.492 +0.25 + 6.1 20.8 7.1/ 32 99.4 12.5 69/0.55 94 .99 25 02 25.47 +01 47.6 02 28.05 +02 01.0 4.405 4.521 +0.37 + 6.3 21.0 8.4/ 42 90.4 12.6 71/0.53 142 .22 Feb. 4 02 29.20 +02 50.9 02 31.80 +03 04.1 4.586 4.549 +0.48 + 6.5 21.1 9.7/ 48 81.7 12.4 74/0.50 17 .35 14 02 34.03 +03 55.6 02 36.64 +04 08.6 4.765 4.578 +0.58 + 6.5 21.2 10.8/ 53 73.2 11.9 76/0.47 123 .98 24 02 39.81 +05 00.9 02 42.44 +05 13.7 4.937 4.607 +0.66 + 6.5 21.3 11.8/ 57 65.0 11.2 78/0.42 115 .19 Mar. 6 02 46.43 +06 05.9 02 49.07 +06 18.3 5.101 4.636 +0.73 + 6.4 21.4 12.6/ 60 57.0 10.3 80/0.38 28 .42 16 02 53.74 +07 09.8 02 56.40 +07 21.9 5.254 4.665 +0.79 + 6.2 21.5 13.3/ 62 49.2 9.3 82/0.33 149 .97 26 03 01.63 +08 12.1 03 04.31 +08 23.7 5.393 4.694 +0.84 + 6.0 21.5 13.8/ 64 41.6 8.1 85/0.28 87 .16

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