&sq=&lang=&file=File:Comet_Linear_(C2002_T7)_Noao-linearbalfour.jpg) C/2002 T7 on 27 April 2004 by the Advanced Observing Program of Kitt Peak Visitor Center | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | 14 October 2002 |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch | 2003-Nov-16.0 |
| Observation arc | 1.242 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 12 October 2002 |
| Perihelion | 0.614 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.000487 |
| Inclination | 160.58° |
| 94.86° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 157.74° |
| Last perihelion | 23 April 2004 |
| Earth MOID | 0.255 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.58 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 7.6 [1] |
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) is a non-periodic comet discovered in 2002 by LINEAR project. The comet brightened to a magnitude of 2.2.[2]
- ^ a b "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Brightest comets seen since 1935". www.icq.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 20 January 2023.