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C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)

Capture date
2019-08-03
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK18N020  C2019 08 03.14725 02 43 26.02 +15 47 51.8          14.3 NQ#01IOJ01
Distance to the Sun
3.271093 AU (489,348,517 km)
Distance to the Earth
3.163631 AU (473,272,406 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - 2019-08-03

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Source filename
c2018n2-20190803-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1210 × 879

About this object

Designation
C/2018 N2
Orbit class
Hyperbolic Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458905.5 JD TDB · q = 3.12 au · e = 1 · i = 77.5 deg · Ω = 25.3 deg · ω = 24.4 deg · T = 2458798.464 JD TDB