C/2020 X2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on January 6, 2021

Profile Discovery Date December 10, 2020 Magnitude 18.2 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 Nov. 15.89718 TT Veres q 3.8285196 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01487300 Peri. 347.35844 -0.05969362 -0.95178466 a 16.3758422 Node 105.45882 +0.94087612 -0.15434236 e 0.7662093 Incl. 18.19172 +0.33344984 +0.26511204 P 66.3 From 67 observations 2020 Sept. 25-Dec. 14, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-X156. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.