C/2020 K2 (PANSTARRS)
Basic Information of C/2020 K2 (PANSTARRS)
Orbital Elements
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | C |
| Perihelion distance (AU) | 8.880228 |
| Eccentricity | 1.000364 |
| Inclination (deg) | 90.985600 |
| Longitude of ascending node (deg) | 288.436500 |
| Argument of perihelion (deg) | 67.297000 |
| Epoch | 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000 |
| Reference | MPEC 2021-N06, MPC orbital elements |
Latest Perihelion
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date (UTC) | 2020-08-03T19:11:16.800 |
Magnitude
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Ephemeris
| Date (UTC) | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | Δ (AU) | Motion (arcsec/hr) | Dir (deg) | Nearest HIP | Dist (arcmin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | 08:34:45.28 | +60:55:32.4 | 13.409 | 7.39 | 308.6 | HIP 42218 | 16.84 |
| 2025-11-22 | 08:34:26.23 | +60:57:22.9 | 13.402 | 7.52 | 307.6 | HIP 42218 | 17.48 |
| 2025-11-23 | 08:34:06.55 | +60:59:13.0 | 13.395 | 7.66 | 306.6 | HIP 42218 | 18.64 |
| 2025-11-24 | 08:33:46.25 | +61:01:02.4 | 13.388 | 7.79 | 305.6 | HIP 42218 | 20.26 |
| 2025-11-25 | 08:33:25.33 | +61:02:51.1 | 13.382 | 7.92 | 304.7 | HIP 42218 | 22.26 |
| 2025-11-26 | 08:33:03.78 | +61:04:39.1 | 13.375 | 8.05 | 303.7 | HIP 42218 | 24.56 |
| 2025-11-27 | 08:32:41.62 | +61:06:26.2 | 13.369 | 8.17 | 302.8 | HIP 42218 | 27.10 |
| 2025-11-28 | 08:32:18.85 | +61:08:12.4 | 13.363 | 8.30 | 301.9 | HIP 41568 | 27.25 |
| 2025-11-29 | 08:31:55.48 | +61:09:57.6 | 13.358 | 8.43 | 301.0 | HIP 41568 | 24.46 |
| 2025-11-30 | 08:31:31.50 | +61:11:41.8 | 13.352 | 8.55 | 300.2 | HIP 41568 | 21.75 |
| 2025-12-01 | 08:31:06.93 | +61:13:24.7 | 13.346 | 8.67 | 299.3 | HIP 41568 | 19.18 |
| 2025-12-02 | 08:30:41.77 | +61:15:06.4 | 13.341 | 8.79 | 298.4 | HIP 41568 | 16.86 |
| 2025-12-03 | 08:30:16.02 | +61:16:46.8 | 13.336 | 8.91 | 297.6 | HIP 41568 | 14.91 |
| 2025-12-04 | 08:29:49.70 | +61:18:25.8 | 13.331 | 9.03 | 296.8 | HIP 41568 | 13.56 |
| 2025-12-05 | 08:29:22.80 | +61:20:03.3 | 13.326 | 9.15 | 296.0 | HIP 41568 | 13.02 |
| 2025-12-06 | 08:28:55.34 | +61:21:39.3 | 13.322 | 9.27 | 295.2 | HIP 41568 | 13.43 |
| 2025-12-07 | 08:28:27.32 | +61:23:13.7 | 13.317 | 9.27 | 295.2 | HIP 41568 | 14.75 |