C/2013 E1 (McNaught)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 12 June 2013 Perihelion distance (q): 7.8 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 158.7 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Rob McNaught discovered a 19th magnitude comet on 4 March 2013 during the Siding Spring Survey with the 0.5m Uppsala Schmidt. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 10-Mar-13 18.46 0.07 18.3 0.2 04-Apr-13 18.42 0.08 18.2 0.1 26-Jan-14 19.01 0.09 18.9 0.2