C/2015 X7 (ATLAS)
DEPARTED
Type: Hyperbolic
Perihelion date: 30 July 2016
Perihelion distance (q): 3.7
Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a
Period (years): n/a
Eccentricity (e): 1.00
Inclination (i): 57.6
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
A 17th magnitude comet was discovered by the ATLAS project 0.5m Schmidt at
Haleakala on 12 December 2015.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
28-Dec-16
18.16
0.07
16.9
0.3
21-Feb-17
17.93
0.18
16.8
0.4
01-Mar-17
18.14
0.04
17.6
0.4
20-Mar-17
18.11
0.12
16.7
0.2