C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)

Type: Hyperbolic Perihelion date: 7 October 2024 Perihelion distance (q): 1.6 Aphelion distance (Q) : n/a Period (years): n/a Eccentricity (e): 1.0 Inclination (i): 70.9 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas An object of 21st magnitude was discovered on 16 January 2024 in images taken with the 1.5-m reflector of the Mt Lemmon Survey. PanSTARRS reported cometary activity in pre-discovery images taken in December 2023, with further pre-discovery images in October 2023 to January 2024. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 16-Jan-25 17.4 0.4 14-Feb-25 17.4 0.4 09-Mar-25 16.8 0.4 29-Mar-25 17.0 0.4 06-Apr-25 17.2 0.4 30-Apr-25 17.3 0.4 06-May-25 17.5 0.4 18-May-25 17.7 0.4 02-Jun-25 17.8 0.4 16-Jun-25 18.4 0.4 24-Jun-25 18.3 0.4 19-Jul-25 18.7 0.4 19-Jul-25 18.5 0.2 19-Aug-25 19.0 0.2