C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
	Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) discovery frame
Discovery
Discovered by	Terry Lovejoy
Discovery date	15 March 2007
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	2454230.5 ; (10 May 2007)
Aphelion	2850 AU
Perihelion	1.09294 AU
Semi-major axis	1426 AU
Eccentricity	0.999233
Orbital period	~22972 a (epoch 2050)
Inclination	95.8835°
Last perihelion	27 March 2007
Next perihelion	unknown

C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Terry Lovejoy on 15 March 2007. Its perihelion was 27 March 2007, while its closest approach to Earth was 25 April 2007 in Hercules at a distance of 0.44 AU. Maximum apparent magnitude was approximately +8.^[2]

The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.^[3]

Image gallery

C/2007 E2 on 21 April 2007 from Mount Laguna, California
Sporting a vague tail to the 2 o'clock on 9 May 2007 from Mount Laguna. The star is Mu Draconis (mag 4.90)

References

^ Horizons output. "Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for Comet C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)". Retrieved 16 September 2013. Solution uses the Solar System barycenter and barycentric coordinates (select Ephemeris Type:Elements and Center:@0)
^ Yoshida, Seiichi. "C/2007 E2 ( Lovejoy )". Aerith.net.
^ Drummond, John. "Comet 2007 E2 (Lovejoy) - Photos and Observations". Possum Observatory. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)