C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 28 November 2012 Perihelion distance (q): 1.1 Aphelion distance (Q) : 1,549 Period (years): 21,571 Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 92.8 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve LINEAR discovered an 18th magnitude comet on 25 May 2012. It reached perihelion at 1.1 AU in November. It reached 8th magnitude at the end of the year, but was predicted to fade rapidly. The preliminary orbit has some similarities with that of 1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), but this is a completely different comet. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 22-Jan-13 14.33 0.03 12.3 0.3 10-Feb-13 15.36 0.07 13.7 0.2 22-Feb-13 16.16 0.04 14.6 0.5