C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
DEPARTED
Type: Hyperbolic
Perihelion date: 12 January 2023
Perihelion distance (q): 1.1
Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a
Period (years): n/a
Eccentricity (e): 1.00
Inclination (i): 109.2
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
The Zwicky Transient Facility reported observations of a 17th magnitude object made
on 2 March 2022 with the 1.2m Oschin Schmidt. This was placed on the PCCP as
ZTF0Nf7 and reported to show cometary features by other astrometrists.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
02-Jun-22
14.87
0.06
10-Jun-22
14.7
0.4
20-Jun-22
14.38
0.06
14.5
0.4
24-Jun-22
14.6
0.4
01-Jul-22
14.35
0.02
13.4
0.6
08-Jul-22
14.27
0.01
13.8
0.8
18-Jul-22
14.14
0.02
13.4
1.3
28-Jul-22
14.09
0.01
13.7
0.8
01-Aug-22
14.06
0.02
13.7
0.6
13-Aug-22
13.89
0.02
14.1
0.4
24-Aug-22
13.78
0.01
13.3
0.6
05-Sep-22
13.65
0.01
13.2
0.6
07-Sep-22
13.58
0.01
13.6
0.4
03-Oct-22
13.21
0.02
13.0
0.6
16-Feb-23
7.0
13.5
21-Feb-23
11.40
0.02
8.6
11.3
09-Mar-23
12.57
0.03
10.6
11.1
14-Mar-23
12.59
0.01
10.4
5.3
20-Mar-23
10.0
5.3
02-Apr-23
10.5
2.1