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C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)

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 at the JPL Small-Body Database Browser C/2007 E2 at Cometography.com C/2007 E2 moving amongst the stars (video in WMV format)

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  • Astronomical objects discovered in 2007
  • Comet stubs
  • Comets in 2007
  • Discoveries by Terry Lovejoy
  • Near-Earth comets
  • Near-Earth objects in 2007
  • Non-periodic comets