C/2018 V1 (Machholz–Fujikawa–Iwamoto)

Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz–Fujikawa–Iwamoto) is a minor body that follows a slightly hyperbolic orbit (eccentricity > 1, 16.4-sigma). It was visually discovered on 7 November 2018 by Donald Machholz using an 18.5-inch reflecting telescope and it reached perihelion on 3 December 2018.

C/2018 V1 (Machholz–Fujikawa–Iwamoto)
Path of comet across sky, with 7-day motion shown
Discovery
Discovered byDonald Machholz
Discovery date7 November 2018
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 16 November 2018
Observation arc37 days
Perihelion0.386954 AU
Eccentricity1.00040
Orbital period (sidereal)
ejection
(barycentric epoch 2050)
Mean anomaly
-0.00057
Inclination143.9878°
Longitude of ascending node
128.7222°
88.7749°
Earth MOID0.115002 AU
Physical characteristics
28.0
    This article is about the comet with a hyperbolic trajectory. For a different comet that passed by Earth in February 2019, see C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto).
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