C/2020 N1 (PANSTARRS)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 12 March 2021 Perihelion distance (q): 1.3 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 29.7 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve PanSTARRS 1 discovered a 21st magnitude object in images taken with the 1.8m Ritchey-Chretien on 3 July 2020, with follow-up observations showing it to be a comet. PanSTARRS also found a pre-discovery image from 1 July. It was placed on the PCCP as P112nlR. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 13-Sep-20 18.62 0.08 18.0 0.4 07-Nov-20 17.72 0.13 17.2 0.4 13-Nov-20 17.47 0.06 17.0 0.4 20-Nov-20 16.7 0.4 08-Dec-20 15.7 0.6 16-Dec-20 16.8 0.4 01-Jan-21 16.8 0.4 11-Feb-21 16.5 0.4 06-Apr-21 18.0 0.4