C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

Japanese version Home page

Updated on May 4, 2021

Profile Discovery Date May 17, 2020 Magnitude 20.6 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS2 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector at Haleakala Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2023 May 16.0 TT = JDT 2460080.5 T 2023 May 9.08920 TT Rudenko q 3.0733359 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000046 Peri. 213.98439 +0.06618117 -0.03770175 +/-0.0000047 Node 94.35585 -0.53600495 +0.84152034 e 0.9999857 Incl. 89.67067 -0.84161675 -0.53890825 From 280 observations 2020 Apr. 17-2021 May 2, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-J28. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.