Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Terry Lovejoy (Thornlands, Qld., Australia)[1] |
Discovery date | 7 September 2013 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 14 December 2013[2] |
Aphelion | ~830 AU (epoch 2200)[3] |
Perihelion | 0.8118 AU (q)[2] |
Eccentricity | 0.9984[2] |
Orbital period | ~6,900 yr (epoch 1800) ~8,500 yr (epoch 2200)[3] |
Inclination | 64.04°[2] |
Last perihelion | 22 December 2013[2] |
C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 7 September 2013 by Terry Lovejoy using a 0.2-meter (8 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[1] It is the fourth comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy. C/2013 R1 crossed the celestial equator on 14 October 2013, becoming a better Northern Hemisphere object.
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