C/2020 F5 (MASTER)
DEPARTED
Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 23 March 2021
Perihelion distance (q): 4.3
Aphelion distance (Q) : 11,319
Period (years): 425,997
Eccentricity (e): 1.00
Inclination (i): 52.2
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
The MASTER team reported the discovery of a 16th magnitude comet in ATEL 13619
on 6 April 2020. The comet was found using the MASTER (Mobile Astronomical
System of the Telescope-Robots) auto detection system with the robotic 0.4m f/2.5
reflector at San Juan, Argentina on 28 March, with images from earlier in March then
found in data collected by the system at the SAAO, Sutherland, South Africa. It was
confirmed by other observers and formally announced by the MPC and CBAT.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
04-Aug-21
13.8
0.6
13-Aug-21
12.2
0.8
01-Sep-21
15.32
0.02
14.8
0.4
06-Sep-21
15.32
0.01
15.1
0.4
02-Aug-22
17.1
0.4
27-Aug-22
17.0
0.4
05-Sep-22
16.88
0.04
17.0
0.4
17-Sep-22
17.0
0.4
14-Oct-22
17.2
0.4
22-Oct-22
17.5
0.4
30-Oct-22
17.4
0.4
12-Nov-22
17.4
0.4
28-Nov-22
17.5
0.4
19-Aug-23
18.1
0.4
16-Sep-23
19.3
0.4
06-Oct-23
19.1
0.4