C/2021 C1 ( Rankin )

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Updated on March 27, 2022

Profile Discovery Date February 11, 2021 Magnitude 19.7 mag Discoverer David Rankin (Mt. Lemmon Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2020 Dec. 7.10470 TT Rudenko q 3.4808503 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000190 Peri. 336.30009 -0.87047908 -0.48688435 +/-0.0000001 Node 186.89537 -0.29729250 +0.40321331 e 0.9999338 Incl. 143.04352 -0.39227968 +0.77483072 From 157 observations 2021 Feb. 11-2022 Jan. 5, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-C56. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.