C/2017 E4 ( Lovejoy )

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Updated on July 22, 2020

Profile Discovery Date March 9, 2017 Magnitude 15.0 mag Discoverer Terry James Lovejoy (Birkdale, Queensland, Australia) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2017 May 7.0 TT = JDT 2457880.5 T 2017 Apr. 23.27227 TT MPCW q 0.4939432 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0029718 Peri. 87.14263 -0.01459179 +0.72911172 +/-0.0001223 Node 223.20301 -0.44963558 +0.60643453 e 1.0014679 Incl. 88.17746 +0.89309290 +0.31722745 From 627 observations 2017 Mar. 9-Apr. 24, mean residual 1".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 23.5 log r [ ,-20] ( - 2017 Apr. 3) m1 = 12.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t + 30) [-20, ] (2017 Apr. 3 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 23.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-L52. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.