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Astronomical object
For other comets discovered by Terry Lovejoy, see Comet Lovejoy.
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.[2]
The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.[3]
Image gallery
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C/2007 E2 on 21 April 2007 from Mount Laguna, California
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Sporting a vague tail to the 2 o'clock on 9 May 2007 from Mount Laguna. The star is Mu Draconis (mag 4.90)
References
- ^ a b Horizons output. "Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)". Solution using the Solar System Barycenter. Ephemeris Type:Elements and Center:@0 (To be outside planetary region, inbound epoch 1950 and outbound epoch 2050)
- ^ Yoshida, Seiichi. "C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy )". Aerith.net.
- ^ Drummond, John. "Comet 2007 E2 (Lovejoy) - Photos and Observations". Possum Observatory. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
External links
Media related to C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) at Wikimedia Commons
- C/2007 E2 at the JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- C/2007 E2 at Cometography.com
- C/2007 E2 moving amongst the stars (video in WMV format)
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