C/2014 L5 Lemmon
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Comet C/2014 L5 was discovered on 9 June 2014 with with Mount Lemmon Survey, that is 5.5 months before its perihelion passage. Next, it was found on earlier images taken on 12 October 2013 with the Mount Lemmon Survey. This comet was observed until 14 September 2015.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 2 October 2014 (5.4-6 au), almost 2 months before its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 1.92 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 6.81 au – 6.203 au (perihelion) – 6.52 au.
This comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to less tight future orbit with semimajor axis smaller than 10,000 au (see future barycentric orbits).
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 2 October 2014 (5.4-6 au), almost 2 months before its perihelion passage.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 1.92 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 6.81 au – 6.203 au (perihelion) – 6.52 au.
This comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to less tight future orbit with semimajor axis smaller than 10,000 au (see future barycentric orbits).
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 77 | |
| data interval | 2013 10 12 – 2015 09 14 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 6.81 au – 6.20 au (perihelion) – 6.52 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 133 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.40 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a | |
| previous orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 231.07 – 234.23 – 237.48 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 6.19529 – 6.1956 – 6.19591 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 8.42 – 8.53 – 8.65 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 0.273 – 0.278 – 0.284 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |
Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.
| previous orbit statistics, here only the Galactic tide has been included | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 231.07 – 234.22 – 237.48 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 6.19745 – 6.19777 – 6.19806 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 8.42 – 8.53 – 8.65 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 0.273 – 0.278 – 0.284 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |