C/2007 E2 (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.

For other comets discovered by Terry Lovejoy, see Comet Lovejoy.

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) discovery frame
Discovery
Discovered byTerry Lovejoy
Discovery date15 March 2007
Orbital characteristics
Epoch2454230.5
(10 May 2007)
Aphelion1838 AU (inbound)
1554 AU (outbound)
Perihelion1.09294 AU
Eccentricity0.999233
Orbital period~28000 yr (inbound)
~22000 yr (outbound)
Inclination95.8835°
Last perihelion27 March 2007

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

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