C/2014 OE4 PANSTARRS
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Comet C/2014 OE4 was discovered on 26 July 2014 with Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala), that is 2.4 yr before its perihelion passage; its cometary nature was soon recognised. Next, this comet was found on earlier images taken on several occasion by Pan-STARRS 1, Mount Lemmon Survey and Steward Observatory (Kitt Peak-Spacewatch survey), reaching back to 8 May 2014. This comet was observed until mid-January of 2020.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 1 June 2016 (5.755 au), about six months before its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 5.71 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 8.86 au – 6.253 au (perihelion) – 7.84 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers slight planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a more tight future orbit with a semimajor axis larger than 10,000 au (see future barycentric orbits).
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 1 June 2016 (5.755 au), about six months before its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 5.71 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 8.86 au – 6.253 au (perihelion) – 7.84 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers slight planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a more tight future orbit with a semimajor axis larger than 10,000 au (see future barycentric orbits).
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 1805 | |
| data interval | 2014 05 08 – 2020 01 21 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 8.86 au – 6.24 au (perihelion) – 7.84 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 3557 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.36 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a+ | |
| orbital elements (heliocentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 2016 11 28 | |
| perihelion date | 2016 12 10.74848118 | ± 0.00014795 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 6.24431367 | ± 0.00000093 |
| eccentricity | 0.99946879 | ± 0.00000126 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 65.743306 | ± 0.000011 |
| ascending node [°] | 240.400038 | ± 0.000004 |
| inclination [°] | 81.34887 | ± 0.000003 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 85.07 | ± 0.20 |
Upper panel: Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.
Middle panel(s): O-C diagram for a given solution (sometimes in comparison to another solution available in CODE), where residuals in right ascension are shown using magenta dots and in declination by blue open circles.
Lowest panel: Relative weights for a given data set(s).
Middle panel(s): O-C diagram for a given solution (sometimes in comparison to another solution available in CODE), where residuals in right ascension are shown using magenta dots and in declination by blue open circles.
Lowest panel: Relative weights for a given data set(s).