C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)

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C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)
Comet C-2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz-Starless.jpg
3.26-hour stacked exposure of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz at perigee on July 6, 2024
Designations
C/2024 V4
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 September 2023
Observation arc 5 days
Perihelion 1.1227756 AU
Eccentricity 1.0092777
Inclination 67.18098°
66.24773°
Argument of
periapsis
50.54301°
3.26-hour stacked exposure of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz (with stars) at perigee on July 6, 2024 RA: 12h 33m 04s Dec: +41deg 43' 51" Predicted Magnitude (JPL) 14.16 2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz with Stars.jpg
3.26-hour stacked exposure of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz (with stars) at perigee on July 6, 2024 RA: 12h 33m 04s Dec: +41° 43' 51" Predicted Magnitude (JPL) 14.16
Observed motion of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz over a 3.26-hour time-lapse on July 6th 2024 RA: 12h 33m 04s  Dec: +41° 43' 51" Predicted Magnitude (JPL) 14.16

C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) is a comet that was discovered on November 5, 2023, by two astronomers Jordi Camarasa from Sabadell in Spain and Grzegorz Duszanowicz from Akersberga, Sweden, using Duszanowicz's two 280mm aperature, f/1.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain (Celestron C11) telescopes, located at Duszanowicz's "Moonbase South Observatory" at the Hakos "Astro Farm" in Namibia. [2]

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Trajectory

Comet C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) does not follow an elliptical orbit, which means it is not a periodic comet. Instead, its trajectory is hyperbolic, with an eccentricity of 1.000975. This hyperbolic path indicates that the comet will likely exit the Solar System after its closest approach to the Sun, making this its only passage through the inner Solar System. [3]

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References

  1. "MPEC 2023-V192 : COMET C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz)". Minor Planet Center. 11 November 2023.
  2. "Comets of 2023". people.ast.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. "COBS - Comet OBServation database". www.cobs.si. Retrieved 2024-08-29.