C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on November 26, 2022

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 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2023 May 9.06749 TT Rudenko q 3.0733830 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000175 Peri. 213.97983 +0.06623996 -0.03760150 +/-0.0000006 Node 94.35546 -0.53606820 +0.84148406 e 0.9999463 Incl. 89.66436 -0.84157183 -0.53897190 From 2585 observations 2020 Apr. 17-2022 Sept. 8, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 2.0 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-R139. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.