C/1990 K1 (Levy)

C/1990 K1 (Levy)
The comet on 14 September 1990
Discovery[1]
Discovered byDavid H. Levy
Discovery date20 May 1990
Designations
1990c, 1990 XX
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch1990-Oct-29.0
Observation arc920 days
Earliest precovery date24 September 1989
Perihelion0.939 AU
Eccentricity1.00058
Inclination131.58°
139.36°
Argument of
periapsis
242.67°
Last perihelion24 October 1990
Earth MOID0.209 AU
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
4.6

C/1990 K1 (Levy) is a non-periodic comet discovered by David H. Levy on 20 May 1990. The comet became bright enough to be visible by naked eye.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IAUC5017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1990 K1 (Levy)". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 21 August 2023.