C/2020 K1 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on March 5, 2023

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 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5 T 2023 May 9.07790 TT Rudenko q 3.0732797 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000031 Peri. 213.98420 +0.06618001 -0.03767445 +/-0.0000006 Node 94.35492 -0.53600787 +0.84152036 e 1.0000095 Incl. 89.66943 -0.84161498 -0.53891012 >From 2808 observations 2020 Apr. 17-2023 Feb. 22, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 2.0 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2023-D72. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.