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RE: Comet C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS)

Blobrana · L

Orbital elements:
    C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS)
T 2012 Oct. 25.93124 TT                                 MPC
q   3.1997345            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  213.60045     +0.85914703     -0.45208756
                   Node   164.96830     +0.19228976     +0.71939817
e   1.0            Incl.   67.58399     -0.47422677     -0.52733586
From 24 observations 2011 Aug. 20-22.

MPEC 2011 - Q12

Comet C/2011 Q1 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 20th August, 2011, by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 25th October, 2012, at a distance of 3.2 AU from the Sun.