C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 8 May 2023 Perihelion distance (q): 3.1 Aphelion distance (Q) : 7,749 Period (years): 241,298 Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 89.7 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas PanSTARRS 2 discovered a 20th magnitude object in images taken with the 1.8m Ritchey-Chretien on 17 May 2020. It was placed on the PCCP as P210rpD. PanSTARRS then found pre-discovery images from April. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 18-Apr-21 17.5 0.4 06-May-21 17.5 0.4 04-Jun-21 17.0 0.4 01-Jul-21 17.1 0.4 13-Aug-21 17.0 0.4 26-Aug-21 17.2 0.4 09-Sep-21 17.07 0.06 16.9 0.4 07-May-22 14.5 0.6 08-Jun-22 13.9 0.9 24-Jun-22 14.38 0.01 13.7 1.5 01-Jul-22 14.75 0.02 13.6 0.9 08-Jul-22 14.74 0.01 13.6 1.3 18-Jul-22 14.75 0.01 13.6 0.9 28-Jul-22 14.81 0.02 13.8 0.9 31-Jul-22 14.76 0.02 14.0 0.8 13-Aug-22 14.72 0.02 13.7 0.8 23-Aug-22 14.75 0.02 13.9 0.8 30-Aug-22 14.78 0.04 13.8 0.9 20-Sep-22 13.8 1.1 07-Oct-22 14.62 0.04 13.7 0.8