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A/2020 H9
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase	PA
Perihelion	21 Dec 2019	22.5	2.579 AU	3.441 AU	16h51m	-44°17'	24.6°	9.1°	217°
Nearest approach	22 Apr 2020	21.2	2.889 AU	1.904 AU	14h32m	-24°27'	165.8°	4.9°	327°
Today	25 Sep 2020	23.8	3.849 AU	4.804 AU	13h05m	+06°10'	15.9°	4.1°	64°

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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 H9, as provided by the minor planet center, are:

            e (eccentricity)                : 0.9950550
            q (perihelion distance)         : 2.5790490
            i (inclination)                 : 137.86930
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 213.11940
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 312.87950
            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 251.73192
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -29.44388
            T (Time of perihelion passage)  : 2458838.83150
            P (Orbital period in years)     : > 9999.99 
            Epoch                           : 2020 Sep 24

            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 (18.00 + 5 log[∆] + 5.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve indicates the expected lightcurve for an asteroid (H=17.10; 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.