C/2020 M3 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on February 21, 2021

Profile Discovery Date June 27, 2020 Magnitude 18.8 mag Discoverer Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2020 Nov. 7.0 TT = JDT 2459160.5 T 2020 Oct. 25.62318 TT Rudenko q 1.2682456 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00709625 Peri. 328.44554 +0.72843778 -0.57193485 a 26.8194754 Node 71.25028 +0.68169334 +0.55013902 e 0.9527118 Incl. 23.47344 +0.06835628 +0.60847152 P 139 From 1897 observations 2020 June 27-2021 Jan. 28, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-62] ( - 2020 Aug. 24) m1 = 8.3 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r(t - 10) [-62, ] (2020 Aug. 24 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-B143. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.