C/2020 M3 (ATLAS)
- Capture date
- 2020-10-12
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK20M030 C2020 10 12.12534 04 46 34.78 -27 29 14.4 13.6 NV#042IJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.284081 AU (192,095,735 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.472429 AU (70,674,422 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2020m3-20201012-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1184 × 850
About this object
- Designation
- C/2020 M3
- Orbit class
- Halley-type Comet*
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459179.5 JD TDB · q = 1.27 au · e = 0.953 · i = 23.5 deg · Ω = 71.3 deg · ω = 328 deg · T = 2459148.124 JD TDB