C/2020 S3 ( Erasmus )

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Updated on July 24, 2022

Profile Discovery Date September 17, 2020 Magnitude 18.4 mag Discoverer Nicolas Erasmus (Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2020 Dec. 12.68039 TT Rudenko q 0.3970907 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0055902 Peri. 349.97155 -0.83360106 +0.50148333 +/-0.0000033 Node 222.81619 -0.48025401 -0.86511639 e 0.9977802 Incl. 19.92058 -0.27288341 -0.00938650 From 859 observations 2020 Sept. 17-2021 Nov. 27, mean residual 0".8.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 5)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-C56. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.