C/2020 V2 ( ZTF )

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Updated on October 5, 2025

Profile Discovery Date November 2, 2020 Magnitude 19.0 mag Discoverer Zwicky Transient Facility Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2023 May 8.57590 TT Alexandersen q 2.2296980 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005224 Peri. 162.48027 +0.69786073 +0.59358931 +/-0.0000001 Node 212.41582 +0.53431015 -0.05879734 e 1.0011648 Incl. 131.61009 +0.47697282 -0.80261734 From 5759 observations 2020 Apr. 18-2025 Sept. 29, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -19.4 + 5 log d + 35 log r [ ,-910] ( - 2020 Nov. 9) m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [-910, 0] (2020 Nov. 9 - 2023 May 8) m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r [ 0, ] (2023 May 8 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-S298. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.