C/2020 K8 ( Catalina-ATLAS )

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Updated on June 14, 2021

Profile Discovery Date May 25 and June 7, 2020 Magnitude 19.3 mag and 18.7 mag Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey, Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2020 Sept. 28.0 TT = JDT 2459120.5 T 2020 Sept. 14.51804 TT Rudenko q 0.4745873 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0004574 Peri. 260.06146 +0.15027869 -0.98854739 +/-0.0000034 Node 181.51688 +0.97939020 +0.14695267 e 1.0002171 Incl. 31.41370 -0.13494870 -0.03433604 From 295 observations 2020 May 25-2021 Apr. 6, mean residual 0".9.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d + 7.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2020 Sept.14) m1 = 16.5 + 5 log d + 11.5 log r [0, ] (2020 Sept.14 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2021-L04. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.