comet 2014 q2 lovejoy - a photo on Flickriver

comet 2014 q2 lovejoy

            It's been 11,000 years since this comet last visited our skies and it won't be back for another 8,000!

Oops, photo description - I forgot that it's now 2015! :)


Telescope: Officina Stellare 130 APO
Camera: Canon EOS 600D

Position
Right ascension: 4h 9.5m
Declination: -0° 26'
Constellation:  Eridanus
Distance from Earth:  0.470 AU
Altitude:  34.7°
Magnitude:+5.0

Orbit
Distance from Sun: 1.330 AU
Perihelion: 1.290 AU (30/01/2015)
Aphelion: 1,173.363 AU
Period: 14,234 years
Eccentricity: 0.997803
Inclination to ecliptic: 80.3°
Speed relative to Sun: 36.509 km/s
   

Taken on: January 10, 2015

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