C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 8, 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 9.41198 TT Rudenko q 3.0736252 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001441 Peri. 213.99759 +0.06625016 -0.03774467 +/-0.0000721 Node 94.36044 -0.53580545 +0.84164216 e 0.9995571 Incl. 89.66950 -0.84173834 -0.53871497 From 107 observations 2020 Apr. 17-July 1, 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-N08. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.