C/2013 V2 (Borisov)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 14 October 2014 Perihelion distance (q): 3.5 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 37.8 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Gennady Borisov discovered a 17th magnitude comet with the 0.2m astrograph at the Crimea-Nauchnij observatory on 6 November 2013. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 11-Feb-16 18.78 0.04 17.4 0.2 12-Mar-16 18.89 0.06 17.4 0.2 13-Apr-16 18.76 0.05 17.2 0.2 01-May-16 18.45 0.03 16.2 0.2