C/2020 N1 PanSTARRS
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Comet C/2020 N1 was discovered on 3 July 2020, about 8.5 months before its perihelion passage, later a single pre-discovery observation was found from 1 July 2020. This comet was observed to 14 April 2021.
Solutions given here (NG and GR) are based on data span over 0.786 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 3.55 au – 1.32 au (perihelion) – 1.41 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers moderate planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to escape the comet from the solar system on hyperbolic barycentric orbit.
Solutions given here (NG and GR) are based on data span over 0.786 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 3.55 au – 1.32 au (perihelion) – 1.41 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers moderate planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to escape the comet from the solar system on hyperbolic barycentric orbit.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 915 | |
| data interval | 2020 07 01 – 2021 04 14 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 3.55 au – 1.32 au (perihelion) – 1.41 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | comet with determinable NG~orbit | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 1799 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.61 | |
| orbit quality class | 1b | |
| orbital elements (barycentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 1722 08 22 | |
| perihelion date | 2021 03 11.48046944 | ± 0.00005279 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 1.32004099 | ± 0.00000054 |
| eccentricity | 1.00001473 | ± 0.00000202 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 186.708292 | ± 0.000032 |
| ascending node [°] | 280.133156 | ± 0.000026 |
| inclination [°] | 29.774784 | ± 0.00001 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | -11.16 | ± 1.53 |
| file containing 5001 VCs swarm |
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| 2020n1a5.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.