C/2015 GX (PANSTARRS)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 26 August 2015 Perihelion distance (q): 2.0 Aphelion distance (Q) : 30.4 Period (years): 65.1 Eccentricity (e): 0.88 Inclination (i): 90.2 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 20th magnitude asteroid was discovered in PanSTARRS 1 images taken with the 1.8m Ritchey-Chretien on 8 April 2015. It was subsequently found to show cometary activity by astrometrists including Roberto Haver, L Buzzi and H Sato. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 02-Nov-15 16.47 0.06 15.0 0.2 21-Nov-15 16.59 0.03 15.0 0.3 14-Dec-15 17.08 0.03 15.7 0.2