287P/Christensen (0287P)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 5 July 2023 Perihelion distance (q): 3.0 Aphelion distance (Q) : 5.3 Period (years): 8.5 Eccentricity (e): 0.27 Inclination (i): 16.3 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Eric Christensen discovered a 17th magnitude comet on 14 September 2006 during the course of the Catalina Sky Survey with the 0.68-m Schmidt telescope Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 16-Jul-22 18.7 0.4 01-Aug-22 19.2 0.4 16-Aug-23 19.0 0.4 24-Aug-23 19.1 0.4 06-Sep-23 18.5 0.4 21-Sep-23 19.3 0.4 05-Oct-23 19.4 0.4 13-Oct-23 19.7 0.4