C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) - Wikipedia
WEBC/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS), also known as Comet PANSTARRS, is a non-periodic comet discovered in June 2011 that became visible to the naked eye when it was near perihelion in March 2013. [5] [6] It was discovered using the Pan-STARRS telescope located near the summit of Haleakalā, on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) - TheSkyLive
WEBJan 1, 2013 · Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) is a comet discovered by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) on January 10, 2022. The comet has a parabolic-like and retrograde orbit with a perihelion distance of 1.73 astronomical units (AU).
Recently discovered Comet Pan-STARRS could be visible in …
WEBApr 4, 2022 · The new object is comet Pan-STARRS, known officially as C/2021 O3 (Pan-STARRS), which was discovered on July 26, 2021 by astronomers using the Panoramic Survey Telescope And Rapid Response...
Pan-STARRS - Wikipedia
WEBastronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi using the Pan-STARRS Telescope discovered comet C/2011 L4 in June 2011. At the time of discovery it was about 1.2 billion kilometers from the Sun, placing it beyond the orbit of Jupiter.
C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) - Wikipedia
WEBC/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) is an Oort cloud comet with an inbound hyperbolic orbit, discovered in May 2017 at a distance beyond the orbit of Saturn when it was 16 AU (2.4 billion km) from the Sun. Precovery images from 2013 were located by July. [7]
Comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) passes close by the sun this …
WEBFeb 15, 2023 · The comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) will reach the closest point to the sun in its orbit, on Sunday, Feb. 18. The comet will be visible from Earth at dawn and dusk.
Comet C/2017 K2 is closest to the sun Dec 19 - EarthSky
WEBDec 18, 2022 · Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) is making its closest approach to the sun – called perihelion – on December 19, 2022. And you have to be south on the globe to spot it. The comet is currently near...
Watch a comet make its 1st and final pass by the sun this weekend
WEBFeb 18, 2023 · During the perihelion, C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) will come to within will around 160 million miles (257 million km) of the sun, according to Cambridge University, which is 1.7 times the...
APOD: 2022 June 30 - Comet C 2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
WEBOn its maiden voyage to the inner Solar System from the dim and distant Oort cloud, this comet PanSTARRS was initially spotted over five years ago, in May 2017. Then it was the most distant active inbound comet ever found, discovered when it was some 2.4 billion kilometers from the Sun.
Comet PanSTARRS Keeps Getting Better - Sky & Telescope
WEBJun 11, 2014 · Comet PanSTARRS (C/2012 K1) has brightened steadily since its discovery. The comet is expected to reach magnitude 6 or 7 magnitude in the fall, when it will be low in the morning sky for mid-northern latitude observers.