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C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
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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]
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![]() Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) discovery frame | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Terry Lovejoy |
Discovery date | 15 March 2007 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 2454230.5 (10 May 2007) |
Aphelion | 1838 AU (inbound) 1554 AU (outbound)[1] |
Perihelion | 1.09294 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.999233 |
Orbital period | ~28000 yr (inbound) ~22000 yr (outbound)[1] |
Inclination | 95.8835° |
Last perihelion | 27 March 2007 |
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The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.[3]