C/2020 K6 Rankin
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Comet C/2020 K6 was discovered on 26 May 2020, about 1.3 yr before its perihelion passage and was observed to 25 June 2023.
Solution given here is based on data span over 3.08 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 6.76 au – 5.87 au (perihelion) – 7.40 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers tiny planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to bit tight future orbit.
Solution given here is based on data span over 3.08 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 6.76 au – 5.87 au (perihelion) – 7.40 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers tiny planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to bit tight future orbit.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 191 | |
| data interval | 2020 05 26 – 2023 06 25 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 6.76 au – 5.87 au (perihelion) – 7.4 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 371 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.27 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a | |
| orbital elements (barycentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 1714 03 17 | |
| perihelion date | 2021 09 12.38666094 | ± 0.00039337 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 5.86396538 | ± 0.00000254 |
| eccentricity | 0.99957063 | ± 0.00000330 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 44.134221 | ± 0.000035 |
| ascending node [°] | 291.524719 | ± 0.000006 |
| inclination [°] | 103.683708 | ± 0.00001 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 73.22 | ± 0.56 |
| file containing 5001 VCs swarm |
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| 2020k6a5.bmi |
Six 2D-projections of the 6D space of original swarm including 5001 VCs. Each density map is given in logarithmic scale presented on the right in the individual panel.