Nakano Note (Nakano wa Kangaeru noda) NK 5387 C/2024 T3 (PANSTARRS)
The following improved orbital elements, by S. Nakano, are from 77 observations 2024 Sept. 8 to 2025 Jan. 23. Perturbations by Mercury to Neptune and three minor planets, Ceres, Pallas and Vesta, were taken into account. The mean residual is +/- 0.51 arc second. The comet will pass 1.98 AU from Jupiter on 2025 Aug. 23 UT. See the previous orbits in CBET 5461 and NK 5358. Epoch = 2025 Mar. 26.0 TT T = 2025 Mar. 15.25460 +/- 0.01037 (m.e.) TT Peri. = 336.89287 +/- 0.00228 Node = 74.83153 +/- 0.00048 (2000.0) Inc. = 53.48306 +/- 0.00044 q = 3.7161232 +/- 0.0000279 AU e = 0.9559762 +/- 0.0000414 1/a = +0.0118467 +/- 0.0000112 1/AU a = 84.41 AU P = 775.5 years origin = +0.013139 (Q= 7) future = +0.012213 The following residuals in seconds of arc are from the above orbital elements: Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") 2024/ 241122 L87 0.9- 0.4+ 241205 W68 1.2- 0.6- 240908 F52 0.1+ 0.3- 241122 L87 0.6- 0.2+ 241209 F51 0.3+ 0.6+ 240908 F52 0.3+ 0.3- 241122 L87 0.5+ 0.1+ 241209 F51 0.4+ 0.6+ 240908 F52 0.3+ 0.4- 241128 W68 0.3+ 0.3+ 241209 F51 0.3+ 0.5+ 240908 F52 0.3+ 0.4- 241128 W68 1.3- 0.0 241209 F51 0.4+ 0.5+ 240930 F51 0.1+ 0.2+ 241128 W68 0.1+ 0.4+ 241221 F52 0.4+ 0.6+ 240930 F51 0.1- 0.1+ 241128 W68 0.3- 0.8- 241221 F52 0.4+ 0.5+ 240930 F51 0.1+ 0.2+ 241128 M22 0.5- 0.1- 241221 F52 0.5+ 0.5+ 240930 F51 0.0 0.1+ 241128 M22 0.0 0.7+ 241225 W68 0.0 0.7+ 241010 F52 0.1+ 0.4+ 241128 M22 0.6- 0.1- 241225 W68 0.6+ 1.0- 241010 F52 0.1+ 0.3+ 241128 M22 0.3- 0.8- 241225 W68 0.6+ 0.8+ 241010 F52 0.0 0.4+ 241129 215 (0.7+ 2.1+) 241225 W68 0.2- 0.6+ 241010 F52 0.1+ 0.3+ 241129 215 0.4- 1.2+ 241227 M22 0.4+ 0.7- 241010 F52 0.2+ 0.4+ 241129 215 0.7- 0.8+ 241227 M22 0.7+ 0.6- 241010 F52 0.2+ 0.4+ 241201 W68 0.3+ 0.8- 241227 M22 0.6+ 0.0 241011 X07 0.1+ 0.3+ 241201 W68 0.7+ 1.3+ 241227 M22 0.9+ 0.7- 241011 X07 0.1+ 0.2+ 241201 W68 0.1- 0.4- 2025/ 241013 T12 0.0 0.4+ 241201 W68 0.1- 0.3+ 250110 X03 0.1+ 0.1+ 241013 T12 0.0 0.4+ 241203 M22 0.5- 1.2- 250110 X03 0.1+ 0.3+ 241016 W57 0.7- 0.3- 241203 M22 0.0 1.7- 250110 X03 0.3+ 0.0 241026 X03 0.5- 0.1- 241203 M22 0.4+ 0.6- 250121 215 (0.0 2.9-) 241026 X03 0.4- 0.0 241203 M22 0.2+ 0.5- 250121 215 0.1- 1.0- 241026 X03 0.2- 0.1- 241203 M22 1.0- 0.9- 250121 215 0.4+ 0.7- 241026 X03 0.8- 0.1+ 241203 M22 0.8- 0.2- 250123 T08 0.1- 0.0 241104 Q11 0.0 0.0 241205 W68 0.1+ 0.3- 250123 T08 0.2- 0.5+ 241104 Q11 0.1- 0.0 241205 W68 0.3- 0.3- 250123 T08 0.2- 0.3+ 241104 Q11 0.2- 0.1- 241205 W68 0.3+ 0.3- 250123 T08 0.6- 0.5+ ( ) -------- Rejected Obs.
Associate of the CBAT Syuichi Nakano 2025 Mar. 1