C/2020 F8 ( SWAN )

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Updated on May 17, 2021

Profile Discovery Date March 25, 2020 Magnitude Discoverer M. Mattiazzo, Swan Hill, Vic., Australia (Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera on the Solar and Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) spacecraft) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 T 2020 May 27.54127 TT Rudenko q 0.4302998 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005686 Peri. 68.18971 -0.38890640 +0.03070033 +/-0.0001539 Node 260.03800 -0.62867020 +0.72173889 e 1.0002447 Incl. 110.79434 +0.67344309 +0.69148424 From 321 observations 2020 Apr. 10-May 12, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-25] ( - 2020 May 2) m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r(t + 30) [-25,-17] (2020 May 2 - 2020 May 10) m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 0.0 log r [-17, 0] (2020 May 10 - 2020 May 27) m1 = 14.3 + 5 log d + 20 log r [ 0, ] (2020 May 27 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-O07. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.