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]