C/2020 S4 ( PanSTARRS )

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Updated on May 13, 2024

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

Orbital Elements Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5 T 2023 Feb. 9.28755 TT Rudenko q 3.3697690 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005777 Peri. 21.00601 -0.73117862 -0.60715595 +/-0.0000006 Node 117.70646 +0.56504328 -0.79447613 e 1.0019467 Incl. 20.56749 +0.38223542 +0.01301277 >From 1867 observations 2020 Sept. 16-2024 Feb. 14, mean residual 0".8.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 8.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r [ ,0] ( - 2023 Feb. 9) m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 22.0 log r [0, ] (2023 Feb. 9 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2024-D126. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.