C/2020 X2 ( ATLAS )

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Updated on April 4, 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. 15.87869 TT Rudenko q 3.8285025 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01487244 Peri. 347.35524 -0.05963893 -0.95178781 a 16.3762530 Node 105.45873 +0.94088489 -0.15428865 e 0.7662162 Incl. 18.19177 +0.33343488 +0.26513199 P 66.3 From 217 observations 2020 Sept. 25-2021 Feb. 21, mean residual 0".5.

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-F20. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.