C/2020 K5 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 16, 2022

Profile Discovery Date May 25, 2020 Magnitude 20.7 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS1 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector at Haleakala Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2021 May 26.0 TT = JDT 2459360.5 T 2021 June 5.56988 TT Rudenko q 1.5356596 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0009931 Peri. 249.58763 +0.33976695 +0.19781044 +/-0.0000037 Node 86.16478 +0.00193813 +0.97748270 e 1.0015250 Incl. 67.15170 -0.94050766 +0.07347515 From 80 observations 2020 Apr. 3-2021 May 18, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.0 + 5 log d + 8.0 log r(t + 200) * Gray curve is: m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-R75. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.