+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   P/2012 T3 (PANSTARRS) Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1003210 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456214.5 (2012-Oct-14.0) TDB Reference: JPL 3 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .6566119190073101 0.012465   a 6.660595702375056 0.17347 AU q 2.287169176506728 0.024068 AU i 9.643831725981951 0.030291 deg node 115.6280310001659 0.33584 deg peri 189.4517466843839 1.6102 deg M 10.35555848270817 0.28854 deg tp 2456033.891135996257 (2012-Apr-16.39113600) 2.0282 JED period 6278.675471720554 17.19 245.29 0.6716 d yr n .0573369338201117 0.00224 deg/d Q 11.03402222824338 0.28738 AU   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      33      data-arc span      12 days      first obs. used      2012-10-10      last obs. used      2012-10-22      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      8      fit RMS      .41082      data source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2013-Jan-02 15:38:08   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.27169 AU   T_jup = 2.464  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes comet total magnitude M1 14.8 mag 0.6 3 from 27 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.5b comet total magnitude slope K1 10.   n/a 3 autocmod 2.5b comet nuclear magnitude M2 17.2 mag 0.8 3 from 4 observations, autocmod 2.5b comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a 3 autocmod 2.5b comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a 3 autocmod 2.5b Alternate Designations  Perihelion  Year (est.)  New-Style  Desig Roman  Numeral  Year/  Letter   2012.3   P/2012 T3        [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters ] 2013-May-24 01:52 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin