Orbital elements: C/2012 E3 (PANSTARRS) T 2011 May 1.43144 TT MPC q 3.6880879 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 99.85770 -0.14444249 -0.98478915 Node 5.74428 -0.63008880 +0.01628318 e 1.0 Incl. 105.22704 +0.76297082 -0.17298899 From 19 observations 2012 Mar. 14-16.
MPEC 2012 - F10
Comet C/2012 E3 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 14th March, 2012, by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope.The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 1st May, 2011, at a distance of 3.68 AU from the Sun.
Google earth file: Comet C2012 E3 (PANSTARRS).kmz (17kb, kmz)