C/2020 K5
C/2020 K5 (PANSTARRS)
Not currently visible. Last report 1175 days ago at mag 29.0. Historic peak was mag 13.9. Typical backyard telescopes will not show it. HST, JWST, or an 8–10 m class telescope might recover it with a good ephemeris.
Right ascension
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J2000
Declination
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J2000
Estimated magnitude
29.0
Professional survey · COBS consensus
Confidence
33
Class E · priority 60
Observations
3
Arc unknown
Last observation
1175d ago
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:58:00 GMT · COBS consensus
Perihelion
2021-06-03
1.540 au
Peak window
2021-05-24 → 2021-06-06
COBS peak mag 13.9 on 2021-05-27 · perihelion 2021-06-03. Window is those dates ±3 days — not a light-curve fit.
Historic peak
13.9
COBS / analyzed peak 2021-05-27
Catalog ingest
14h ago
Venator last wrote this row 2026-11-06 14:20:23 UTC
Light curve
Brightness over time (V mag)
Gold = reported observations. Steel dashed family = ensemble (nominal / outburst / fade / disruption).
Tail length
Converted to degrees from COBS (d / arcmin / arcsec). Empty until analysis has pulled the archive.
No tail measures stored yet for this object.
Ensemble is a first-pass H0/n photometric model plus observed samples — not a trained ML forecast yet. The background analyzer walks the catalog one object at a time so COBS is not flooded. Disruption track rises after perihelion to stand in for solar-wind stripping.
Orbital elements
q
1.540 au
e
1.0000
i
67.10°
Ω
86.10°
ω
250.00°
a
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MOID
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H
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H0 / n
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NEO score
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PHA score
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RMS
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Elongation
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Reporting sources
COBS comet list
okComet Observation Database magnitudes and perihelion data for the full COBS list (active and inactive).
Name history
C/2020 K5 (PANSTARRS)
Informal: PANSTARRS
C/2020 K5 · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Discoverers
Discoverer · parsed-name · 2026-09-14 18:27:59 UTC → current
Contributors
CCD Observer · PAP04 · 2 reports · last 2044d ago
CCD Observer · YOU04 · 1 reports · last 1175d ago
Pips are observation weight on this object (log of report count). Hover for catalog-wide weight.