C/2020 M3 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on August 29, 2020

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. 25.62573 TT Rudenko q 1.2681900 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00711393 Peri. 328.45111 +0.72841401 -0.57197435 a 26.7750054 Node 71.24765 +0.68171376 +0.55010069 e 0.9526353 Incl. 23.47290 +0.06840598 +0.60846904 P 139 From 54 observations 2020 June 27-July 29, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-62] ( - 2020 Aug. 24) m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-62, ] (2020 Aug. 24 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.