C/2020 U4 PanSTARRS
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Comet C/2020 U4 was discovered on 22 October 2020, about 1.5 yr before its perihelion passage; later a series of prediscovery images was found going back to 9 November 2019. In the moment of orbit determination, this comet was still observed.
Solution given here is based on data span over 3.25 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 8.24 au – 5.35 au (perihelion) – 5.81 au.Orbits based on pre-perihelion and post-perihelion data independently were also obtained.
This Oort spike comet suffers rather small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; however, they lead to escape the comet from the solar system on hyperbolic barycentric orbit.
Solution given here is based on data span over 3.25 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 8.24 au – 5.35 au (perihelion) – 5.81 au.Orbits based on pre-perihelion and post-perihelion data independently were also obtained.
This Oort spike comet suffers rather small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; however, they lead to escape the comet from the solar system on hyperbolic barycentric orbit.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 530 | |
| data interval | 2019 11 09 – 2022 03 24 | |
| data arc selection | data generally limited to pre-perihelion (PRE) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 8.24 au – 5.35au | |
| 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 | 1035 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.30 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a+ | |
| orbital elements (barycentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 1716 04 15 | |
| perihelion date | 2022 04 10.67004391 | ± 0.00057909 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 5.35310363 | ± 0.00000351 |
| eccentricity | 0.99986933 | ± 0.00000359 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 69.660952 | ± 0.000064 |
| ascending node [°] | 119.997387 | ± 0.000018 |
| inclination [°] | 167.023713 | ± 0.000008 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 24.41 | ± 0.67 |
| file containing 5001 VCs swarm |
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| 2020u4pa.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.