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C/2017 S3

C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

CometClass Ecatalogued
Unknown

Visibility unknown. No recent magnitude. Large facilities may still recover it if an ephemeris exists.

JSONCSV

Right ascension

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J2000

Declination

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J2000

Estimated magnitude

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Unknown · COBS consensus

Confidence

33

Class E · priority 56

Observations

195

Arc unknown

Last observation

2913d ago

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 05:16:47 GMT · COBS consensus

Perihelion

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Peak window

2018-07-20

COBS published peak mag 6.7. Perihelion not in the catalog yet.

Historic peak

6.7

COBS / analyzed peak 2018-07-20

Catalog ingest

13h ago

Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-06 14:20:22 UTC

Light curve

Brightness over time (V mag)

Gold = reported observations. Steel dashed family = ensemble (nominal / outburst / fade / disruption).

Tail length

Converted to degrees from COBS (d / arcmin / arcsec). Empty until analysis has pulled the archive.

Ensemble is a first-pass H0/n photometric model plus observed samples — not a trained ML forecast yet. The background analyzer walks the catalog one object at a time so COBS is not flooded. Disruption track rises after perihelion to stand in for solar-wind stripping.

Orbital elements

q

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e

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i

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Ω

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ω

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a

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MOID

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H

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H0 / n

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NEO score

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PHA score

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RMS

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Elongation

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Reporting sources

  • COBS comet list

    ok

    Comet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).

Name history

  • C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)

    Informal: PANSTARRS

    C/2017 S3 · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current

Discoverers

  • PANSTARRS

    Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current

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