C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)
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| Discovered by: | LINEAR |
| Discovery date: | November 13, 2006 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | 2007 June 18.0 |
| Perihelion distance: | 1.015253 |
| Eccentricity: | 1.000249 |
| Inclination: | 134.7933 |
| Last perihelion: | 2007 August 10.8915 |
Comet C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) (also written C/2006 VZ13), is a non-periodic comet discovered November 13, 2006 by the LINEAR.
The object was initially believed to be a minor planet due to its stellar appearance in the early images. However, observers soon detected a small coma and the telltale green cometary cast.
The comet peaked at approximately magnitude +7.5 [1], much brighter than predicted. The comet made Earth approach on July 14, 2007 at a distance of 0.575 AU. Perihelion was August 10, 2007 at a distance of 1.015 AU.
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[edit] Additional Images
 Comet C/2006 VZ13 LINEAR, taken by Robert Sharpe at shuttleview observatory on July 14, 2007. Also in the picture is the galaxy NGC 5820 |
[edit] External links
- Comet's trail to August 3
- - Comet LINEAR Graces The Northern Sky
- - Seiichi Yoshida's C/2006 VZ13 page
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[edit] References and footnotes
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