C/2019 J3 (ATLAS)
DEPARTED
Type: Hyperbolic
Perihelion date: 1 August 2019
Perihelion distance (q): 2.4
Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a
Period (years): n/a
Eccentricity (e): 1.00
Inclination (i): 131.4
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
A 19th magnitude comet was discovered in images taken with the 0.5m Schmidt at
Haleakala on 14 May 2019 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert
System) team, and initially reported as an NEO candidate. It had been posted on the
PCCP as A10dEHr. It re-appeared on the PCCP as P20P07C between 24 and 28
July when S Nakano realised the identity.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
03-Jun-19
17.74
0.13
17.2
0.3
28-Jun-19
17.09
0.14
16.4
0.5
22-Feb-20
20.51
0.34
20.1
0.2