C/2015 G2 (MASTER)
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Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 2015/04/07 |
Orbital characteristics A | |
Epoch | 2015-Apr-21 (JD 2457133.5) |
Observation arc | 54 days |
Observations used | 230 |
Perihelion | 0.779879 AU |
Eccentricity | 1.00045 (1950) 1.00085 (2015) 1.00078 (2050) |
Inclination | 147.5613° |
Comet total magnitude (M1) |
11.6 ± 1 |
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) |
14.5 ± 0.9 |
Last perihelion | May 23, 2015 |
Next perihelion | Ejection |
C/2015 G2 (MASTER) is a comet discovered April 7, 2015 by MASTER, the Mobile Astronomical System of the Telescope-Robots at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO).[1] It was the first comet discovered from South Africa in 35 years.[2]
Discovery was confirmed April 10, 2015 by the Minor Planet Center.[2] It was at magnitude 10.7 at discovery and by mid-May it had reached magnitude 6.0.[3]