C/2020 K8 ( Catalina-ATLAS )

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Updated on June 14, 2021

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* Profile

Discovery Date May 25 and June 7, 2020
Magnitude 19.3 mag and 18.7 mag
Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey, Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2020 Sept. 28.0 TT = JDT 2459120.5
T 2020 Sept. 14.51804 TT                                Rudenko
q   0.4745873            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0004574      Peri.  260.06146     +0.15027869     -0.98854739
 +/-0.0000034      Node   181.51688     +0.97939020     +0.14695267
e   1.0002171      Incl.   31.41370     -0.13494870     -0.03433604
From 295 observations 2020 May 25-2021 Apr. 6, mean residual 0".9.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d +  7.0 log r  [ ,0]  (             - 2020 Sept.14)
        m1 = 16.5 + 5 log d + 11.5 log r  [0, ]  (2020 Sept.14 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-L04.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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