Hi folks,

Seasons greetings!

When I imaged it, this was C47KYD2 from the PCCP, but I understand its since been given the designation 2020 YR3.

Correct me if I'm wrong but if this is a comet it has the largest known perihelion, and its orbit certainly resembles one, but with such a large solar distance perhaps it will never become active.

6hr48.5m with ASI1600MM, 610 Baader filter and a 16" Newtonian at f2.9 (0.73x reducer). 10sec subs. Urban skies. 24th-25th Dec 2020. Stacked in DSS using coordinates from ASTAP based on preliminary orbital elements.

Marginal detection but the position seems to be spot on. Expected mag 21.6. Binned to 1.3"/pix.

Cheers

Nick