C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)

C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
Discovery
Discovered by: Terry Lovejoy
Discovery date: 26 May 2007
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: 2454264.5
(13 June 2007)
Aphelion: 97.1247 AU
Perihelion: 1.1491 AU
Semi-major axis: 49.1369 AU
Eccentricity: 0.976613
Orbital period: 337 ± 11 a
Inclination: 64.883°
Last perihelion: April 2007
Next perihelion: ~2340

C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)[1] is a periodic comet, discovered on 26 May 2007 by amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA.gov. 14 December 2011. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C/2007+K5. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
  2. ^ Yoshida, Seiichi (23 September 2007). "C/2007 K5 ( Lovejoy )". Comet Catalog. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2007K5/2007K5.html. Retrieved 16 December 2011. 

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