C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)

C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)
C/2013 R1 on 28 November 2013, three-minute exposure using a 6" refractor
Discovery
Discovered byTerry Lovejoy
(Thornlands, Qld., Australia)[1]
Discovery date7 September 2013
Orbital characteristics
Epoch14 December 2013[2]
Aphelion~830 AU (epoch 2200)[3]
Perihelion0.8118 AU (q)[2]
Eccentricity0.9984[2]
Orbital period~6,900 yr (epoch 1800)
~8,500 yr (epoch 2200)[3]
Inclination64.04°[2]
Last perihelion22 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MPEC2013-R72 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference MPEC2013-V48 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference barycenter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).