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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

Orbital period : 8043.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Jan 22 21h00 UT by Philippe Roux


(Copyright Philippe Roux)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)5.0
Coma diameter30 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)4
Tail length1 °
Tail position angle (PA)103 °
r (dist/Sun) 1.296 AU
d (dist/Earth) 0.597 AU
Right ascension02 52 00 h m s
Declination+28 45 00 ° ' "
Instrument11x70
Instrument typeBinoculars
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)70 mm
SensorEye
Power magnification11 X
Magnitude visual estimation method (ICQ code)B
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)5.5
Seeing4
Air mass1
LocationPLOUMILLIAU 22300 FRANCE
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
URL for more information or pictureshttp://www.astrosurf.com/rouxph/index.html
Remarks or commentscomète facilement visible à l’œil nu collé à l'étoile 41 C du bélier mag 3.6
Observation submission date2015 Jan 24 22h06m53s

(Record n° 13312)

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