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C/2020 A2 (Iwamoto)

Capture date
2020-02-23
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK20A020  C2020 02 23.22812 20 12 06.35 +68 37 18.5          16.0 NVEE026J01
Distance to the Sun
1.250618 AU (187,089,834 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.914242 AU (136,768,643 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 15.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2020 A2 (Iwamoto) - 2020-02-23

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Source filename
c2020a2-20200223-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1130 × 888

About this object

Designation
C/2020 A2
Orbit class
Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458902.5 JD TDB · q = 0.978 au · e = 0.999 · i = 121 deg · Ω = 286 deg · ω = 68.2 deg · T = 2458856.821 JD TDB