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C/2020 Q1 (Borisov)

Capture date
2020-08-23
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK20Q010 KC2020 08 23.17293 05 30 08.38 +33 43 25.1          16.2 TV#03nfJ01
Distance to the Sun
1.321011 AU (197,620,424 km)
Distance to the Earth
1.333800 AU (199,533,670 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 17.3 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) - 2020-08-23

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Source filename
c2020q1-20200823-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
978 × 639

About this object

Designation
C/2020 Q1
Orbit class
Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459098.5 JD TDB · q = 1.31 au · e = 0.978 · i = 143 deg · Ω = 52.4 deg · ω = 9.88 deg · T = 2459076.158 JD TDB