C/2018 N1 (NEOWISE)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 1 August 2018 Perihelion distance (q): 1.3 Aphelion distance (Q) : 762 Period (years): 7,462 Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 159.4 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 16th magnitude cometary object was discovered from the NEOWISE satellite on 2 July 2018. It was posted on the PCCP as N00ddem. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 03-Aug-18 14.48 0.03 11.3 1.0 10-Aug-18 15.04 0.02 12.0 1.4 28-Aug-18 15.99 0.05 12.9 1.4 03-Sep-18 16.30 0.04 13.3 0.9 10-Sep-18 16.24 0.06 13.2 1.0