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C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)
Discovery
Discovered byNicolas Erasmus
Discovery date17 September 2020
Orbital characteristics
Epoch11 March 2021 (JD 2459284.5)
Observation arc436 days (1.19 years)
Number of
observations
861
Aphelion389.268 AU
Perihelion0.3985 AU
Semi-major axis194.833 AU
Eccentricity0.99795
Orbital period~2,720 years
Inclination19.861°
Longitude of
ascending node
222.993°
Argument of
periapsis
349.886°
Last perihelion12 December 2020
TJupiter0.762
Earth MOID0.315 AU
Jupiter MOID0.584 AU
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
13.0
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)
14.8

References

  1. "C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

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