C/2015 V2

C/2015 V2 (Johnson)
Discovery
Discovered by J. A. Johnson
Catalina Sky Survey (703)[1]
Discovery date 3 November 2015[1]
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch 10 February 2016
Observation arc 19 days[1][2][3][4][5]
# of observations used 279[1][2][3][5][6]
Perihelion 1.63714AU[2]
Eccentricity 1.00145[3]
Orbital period 14.4 Myr (incoming)
Inclination 49.87499°[3]
Next perihelion 12 June 2017[3]

C/2015 V2 (Johnson) is a hyperbolic comet discovered on 3 November 2015 by Jess Johnson (Catalina Sky Survey) at an apparent magnitude of 17.1 using a 0.68-meter (27 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope.[1][2][3][4][5] Its incoming orbit had a Semimajor Axis of 59,200 AU, but will have a hyperbolic orbit after leaving the solar system, with an eccentricity of 1.0009

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "MPEC 2015-V44 : COMET C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-11-05. (CK15V020)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "MPEC 2015-V62 : COMET C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-25. (CK15V020)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "MPEC 2015-W63 : OBSERVATIONS AND ORBITS OF COMETS". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-25. (CK15V020)
  4. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/2015 V2 (Johnson)" (last observation: 2015-11-22; arc: 19 days). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "MPEC 2015-W09 : COMET C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON)". IAU Minor Planet Center. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-25. (CK15V020)
  6. ↑ "MPC: Orbits/Observations Database: C/2015 V2 (Johnson)" (last observation: 2015-11-22; arc: 19 days). The Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2015-10-25.


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