C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) (Record n° 13312)
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 diameter 30 ' Coma condensation degree
(DC) 4 Tail length 1 ° Tail position angle
(PA) 103 ° r (dist/Sun) 1.296 AU d (dist/Earth) 0.597 AU Right ascension 02 52 00 h m s Declination +28 45 00 ° ' " Instrument 11x70 Instrument type Binoculars Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 70 mm Sensor Eye Power magnification 11 X Magnitude visual estimation method
(ICQ code) B Sky transparency (naked eye max mag) 5.5 Seeing 4 Air mass 1 Location PLOUMILLIAU 22300 FRANCE Reference stars catalog UCAC-4 URL for more information or pictures http://www.astrosurf.com/rouxph/index.html Remarks or comments comète facilement visible à l’œil nu collé à l'étoile 41 C du bélier mag 3.6 Observation submission date 2015 Jan 24 22h06m53s