Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) discovery frame |
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Terry Lovejoy |
| Discovery date: | 15 March 2007 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | 2454230.5 (10 May 2007) |
| Aphelion: | 2850.96 AU |
| Perihelion: | 1.09294 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 1426.02 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.999233 |
| Orbital period: | 53851.67 a |
| Inclination: | 95.8835° |
| Last perihelion: | 27 March 2007 |
C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy on 15 March 2007. Perihelion was 27 March 2007.
Perigee was 25 April 2007 in Hercules at a distance of 0.44 AU. Maximum apparent magnitude was approximately +8.
The discovery was made using a model 350D Canon consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.[1]
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