C/2013 V3 (Nevski)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 29 October 2013 Perihelion distance (q): 1.4 Aphelion distance (Q) : 24.1 Period (years): 45.4 Eccentricity (e): 0.89 Inclination (i): 32.1 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Vitali Nevski discovered a 15th magnitude comet with the 0.2-m f/3 reflector of the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) at Kislovodsk Observatory, Russia on 6 November 2013. The comet was just past perihelion at 1.4 au and near its brightest. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 11-Nov-13 14.76 0.02 11.2 0.9 14-Dec-13 16.43 0.03 13.4 1.0