C/2020 F5 (MASTER)

C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is a non-periodic comet discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey on March 23, 2020. The designation "C/" indicates that it is a non-periodic comet, meaning its orbital period is either very long (greater than 200 years) or it is on an unbound trajectory, and will only pass through the inner solar system once. "2020 F5" identifies the year of discovery and the half-month period (F indicates March 16-31) during which it was found, with "5" being the sequence number of the discovery within that half-month. "MASTER" refers to the telescope or survey that made the discovery, in this case, the Mobile Astronomical System of the TElescope-Robots network.

Little readily available information exists regarding detailed orbital parameters or physical characteristics of this particular comet, likely due to it not being a particularly bright or noteworthy object. It is part of the large number of comets discovered by automated surveys like ATLAS which contribute to a better understanding of the overall comet population and the delivery of volatiles to the inner solar system. Observing such comets allows astronomers to study their composition and behavior as they interact with the solar radiation and solar wind.