C/2017 S6 (Catalina)

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Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 26 February 2018 Perihelion distance (q): 1.5 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.00 Inclination (i): 152.8 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve A 20th magnitude comet was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey with the 0.68m Schmidt on 30 September 2017. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 29-Oct-17 18.07 0.04 15.1 0.2 31-Oct-17 18.28 0.05 17.2 0.2 13-Nov-17 17.25 0.12 13.9 0.2