C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)
C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) is an inbound long period comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 October 2021.[1]
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| Discovery date | 7 October 2021 |
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| CK21T040, C6131F2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Perihelion | 1.4823 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99970 |
| Orbital period | 352234 yr |
| Inclination | 160.76° |
| Next perihelion | 31 July 2023 |
| Earth MOID | 0.497 AU (74.4 million km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.869 AU (130.0 million km) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 6.9 |
References
- "MPEC 2021-U187 : COMET C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
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