C/2019 K1 (ATLAS)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 12 February 2020 Perihelion distance (q): 2.0 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 87.2 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 17th magnitude comet was discovered in images taken with the 0.5m Schmidt at Mauna Loa on 16 May 2019 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) team. It had been posted on the PCCP as A10dGSV. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 28-May-19 17.16 0.19 16.5 0.3 02-Jun-19 16.59 0.20 15.7 0.3 29-Jun-19 16.92 0.02 16.0 0.4 27-Jul-19 17.15 0.04 16.5 0.2