C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on November 5, 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 9.00056 TT Rudenko q 3.0732596 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000364 Peri. 213.98053 +0.06617229 -0.03769344 +/-0.0000122 Node 94.35519 -0.53606242 +0.84148448 e 1.0001118 Incl. 89.67086 -0.84158084 -0.53896482 From 170 observations 2020 Apr. 17-Oct. 18, mean residual 0".4.

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-U270. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.