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C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)

Capture date
2019-09-02
Nearest MPC J01 observation
    CK18N020  C2019 09 02.08455 02 33 01.17 +23 48 39.5          13.9 NQ~01XPJ01
Distance to the Sun
3.197546 AU (478,346,016 km)
Distance to the Earth
2.632749 AU (393,853,612 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) - 2019-09-02

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Source filename
c2018n2-20190902-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1237 × 873

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