C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)

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C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)
Discovery
Discovery date7 October 2021
Alternative
designations		CK21T040, C6131F2
Orbital characteristics A
Observation arc140 days
Perihelion1.4823 AU
Eccentricity0.99970
Orbital period352234 yr
Inclination160.76°
Node257.79°
Argument of
periapsis		329.78°
Earth MOID0.497 AU (74.4 million km)
Jupiter MOID0.869 AU (130.0 million km)
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		6.9
Next perihelion31 July 2023

C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) is an inbound long period comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 7 October 2021.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "MPEC 2021-U187 : COMET C/2021 T4 (Lemmon)". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
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