C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)

For other comets discovered by Terry Lovejoy, see Comet Lovejoy.

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.^[3]

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	1838 AU (inbound) 1554 AU (outbound)[1]
Perihelion	1.09294 AU
Eccentricity	0.999233
Orbital period	~28000 yr (inbound) ~22000 yr (outbound)[1]
Inclination	95.8835°
Last perihelion	27 March 2007
Physical characteristics[2]
Mean radius	0.624 km (0.388 mi)[a]
Comet total magnitude (M1)	8.5

The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.^[4]

Image gallery

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