C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 31, 2024

Profile Discovery Date May 17, 2020 Magnitude 20.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS2 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector at Haleakala Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5 T 2023 May 9.05379 TT Rudenko q 3.0733794 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001159 Peri. 213.98182 +0.06624884 -0.03779538 +/-0.0000005 Node 94.36210 -0.53603765 +0.84149013 e 0.9996438 Incl. 89.67316 -0.84159059 -0.53894886 >From 3301 observations 2020 Apr. 17-2024 Feb. 24, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 11.0 log r(t + 120) * Gray curve is: m1 = 2.0 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2024-D126. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.