C/2010 R1 (LINEAR)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 18 May 2012 Perihelion distance (q): 5.6 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 156.9 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve An apparently asteroidal object of 21st magnitude discovered by LINEAR on 4 September 2010 was found to be "fuzzy" with a tail in follow-up observations with the Magdalena Ridge 2.4-m reflector. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 22-Jan-13 17.68 0.04 17.2 0.1 11-Feb-13 17.74 0.04 17.1 0.1 19-Feb-13 17.31 0.07 16.8 0.2 07-Mar-13 17.81 0.06 16.8 0.3 13-Mar-13 17.90 0.04 17.4 0.3 03-Apr-13 17.87 0.05 17.2 0.3 10-May-13 17.45 0.08 17.0 0.2