C/2021 U5 (Catalina)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 26 January 2022 Perihelion distance (q): 2.4 Aphelion distance (Q) : 431 Period (years): 3,191 Eccentricity (e): 0.99 Inclination (i): 39.0 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 19th magnitude object was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in images taken with the 0.68-m Schmidt on 29 October 2021. It was placed on the NEOCP as C2G7HL1, but moved to the PCCP when Nirmal Paul reported cometary activity. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 09-Mar-22 15.8 0.6 10-Mar-22 16.38 0.01 15.6 0.8 23-Mar-22 15.3 0.8 29-Mar-22 16.78 0.04 15.4 0.9 25-Apr-22 18.1 0.4 02-May-22 17.8 0.4 23-Jun-22 19.3 0.4