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C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS)
- Capture date
- 2017-07-28
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK15V62L C2017 07 28.11617 22 58 41.54 +12 44 04.9 15.1 NQ@5614J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.740070 AU (409,908,703 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.960394 AU (293,270,706 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- C2015vl62-20170728-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1124 × 810
About this object
- Designation
- C/2015 VL62
- Orbit class
- Hyperbolic Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457829.5 JD TDB · q = 2.72 au · e = 1 · i = 166 deg · Ω = 94.5 deg · ω = 128 deg · T = 2457994.092 JD TDB