C/2020 H8 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 18, 2021

Profile Discovery Date April 30, 2020 Magnitude 20.7 mag Discoverer R. Wainscoat (Pan-STARRS2 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector at Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5 T 2020 June 4.44236 TT Rudenko q 4.6752707 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0016686 Peri. 128.93463 -0.11006782 -0.38415275 +/-0.0000022 Node 68.40837 -0.88516393 -0.38160437 e 0.9921989 Incl. 99.64563 +0.45207289 -0.84071682 From 200 observations 2020 Apr. 30-2021 June 11, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-N06. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.