C/2020 S4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on July 24, 2022

Profile Discovery Date September 16, 2020 Magnitude 21.3 mag Discoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2023 Feb. 9.34861 TT Rudenko q 3.3694123 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001262 Peri. 21.01183 -0.73139077 -0.60687787 +/-0.0000072 Node 117.72028 +0.56479271 -0.79468873 e 1.0004251 Incl. 20.57326 +0.38219987 +0.01300244 From 446 observations 2020 Sept. 16-2022 Jan. 31, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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.