C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on September 6, 2020

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 2023 May 16.0 TT = JDT 2460080.5 T 2023 May 9.25551 TT Rudenko q 3.0735223 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000634 Peri. 213.98978 +0.06614764 -0.03769721 +/-0.0000279 Node 94.35408 -0.53592795 +0.84157139 e 0.9998051 Incl. 89.67113 -0.84166841 -0.53882884 From 145 observations 2020 Apr. 17-Aug. 20, mean residual 0".3.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-R04. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.