C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS)
C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) as seen from the European Southern Observatory on 18 July 2015 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | PanSTARRS |
| Discovery date | 16 August 2014 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 17 February 2015 (JD 2457070.5) |
| Observation arc | 1.74 years (636 days) |
| Number of observations | 704 |
| Aphelion | ~2,260 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.315 AU |
| Semi-major axis | ~1,130 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99972 |
| Orbital period | ~38,100 years |
| Inclination | 43.107° |
| 8.763° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 120.05° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.99° |
| Last perihelion | 6 July 2015 |
| TJupiter | 0.512 |
| Earth MOID | 0.091 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.585 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 9.7 |
| 4.0 (2015 apparition) | |
C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 16 August 2014 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS). The comet after its perihelion on 6 July 2015 reached a magnitude of +4 while being in evening twilight. The comet featured three tails during its outbound trajectory.