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C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)

9/3/2026

C/2007 E2 (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. The discovery was made using a Canon EOS 350D consumer grade digital camera, and not a CCD survey camera.

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

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