C/2020 R2 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on December 11, 2022

Profile Discovery Date September 12, 2020 Magnitude 20.5 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS2 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Feb. 24.67669 TT Rudenko q 4.6919675 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0024668 Peri. 211.76061 +0.73887389 -0.64074910 +/-0.0000027 Node 195.09331 +0.64997410 +0.59604078 e 0.9884258 Incl. 53.22827 -0.17776117 -0.48391732 >From 377 observations 2020 Aug. 18-2022 Oct. 26, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-U349. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.