A/2020 B1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase	PA
Perihelion	25 Dec 2019	22.7	1.748 AU	0.834 AU	08h31m	+35°52'	148.1°	17.3°	256°
Nearest approach	14 Jan 2020	22.3	1.765 AU	0.792 AU	08h25m	+29°16'	167.0°	7.2°	236°
Today	27 May 2020	26.1	2.567 AU	2.480 AU	09h46m	-00°39'	83.3°	23.1°	112°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of A/2020 B1, as provided by the minor planet center, are:

            e (eccentricity)                : 0.9664670
            q (perihelion distance)         : 1.7476450
            i (inclination)                 : 18.51230
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 310.03460
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 154.78570
            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 285.97363
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.77366
            T (Time of perihelion passage)  : 2458843.43780
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 376.25
            Epoch                           : 2020 May 26

            Family/Group:                   : Nearly isotropic
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations respectively from COBS or the MPC. The gray curve indicates the expected brightness if this object is a comet (21.00 + 5 log[∆] + 5.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve indicates the expected lightcurve for an asteroid (H=21.00; G=.15).

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the comet over the same period as the light curve. The comet's current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found further down this page as well.

The following chart shows the current location of the comet in a smaller, upside-down telescopic field of view.

A printable version of the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.