C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) Explained

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
Discoverer:Terry Lovejoy
Discovery Date:15 March 2007
Epoch:2454230.5
(10 May 2007)
Aphelion:1838 AU (inbound)
1554 AU (outbound)
Perihelion:1.09294 AU
Eccentricity:0.999233
Period:~28000 yr (inbound)
~22000 yr (outbound)
Inclination:95.8835°
Last P:27 March 2007

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy on 15 March 2007. Its perihelion was 27 March 2007, while its closest approach to Earth was 25 April 2007 in Hercules at a distance of 0.44 AU. Maximum apparent magnitude was approximately +8.[1]

The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) . Aerith.net . Seiichi . Yoshida.
  2. Web site: Comet 2007 E2 (Lovejoy) - Photos and Observations . Possum Observatory . John . Drummond . 26 March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070329043704/http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz/comet2007e2-lovejoy.htm . 29 March 2007 . dmy-all .