C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery date | November 13, 2006 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 2007 June 18.0 |
Perihelion | 1.015253 |
Eccentricity | 1.000249 |
Inclination | 134.7933 |
Last perihelion | 2007 August 10.8915 |
Earth MOID | 0.00467 AU (699,000 km; 434,000 mi) |
Comet C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) (also written C/2006 VZ13), is a non-periodic comet discovered November 13, 2006 by the LINEAR.
The object was initially believed to be a minor planet due to its stellar appearance in the early images. However, observers soon detected a small coma and the telltale green cometary cast.
The comet peaked at approximately magnitude +7.5,[1] much brighter than predicted. The comet made Earth approach on July 14, 2007 at a distance of 0.575 AU. Perihelion was August 10, 2007 at a distance of 1.015 AU.
Additional Images
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Comet C/2006 VZ13 LINEAR, taken by Robert Sharpe at Shuttleview observatory on July 14, 2007. Also in the picture is the galaxy NGC 5820
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Comet's trail to August 3
- - Comet LINEAR Graces The Northern Sky
- - Seiichi Yoshida's C/2006 VZ13 page