&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Comet_Linear_(C2002_T7)_Noao-linearbalfour.jpg) C/2002 T7 on 27 April 2004 by the Advanced Observing Program of the Kitt Peak Visitor Center | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | 14 October 2002 |
| Designations | |
| CK02T070[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch | 16 November 2003 (JD 2452959.5) |
| Observation arc | 1,242 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 12 October 2002 |
| Number of observations | 4,397 |
| Perihelion | 0.614 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.000487 |
| Inclination | 160.58° |
| 94.86° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 157.74° |
| Last perihelion | 23 April 2004 |
| Earth MOID | 0.2554 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.5801 AU |
| Physical characteristics[3][4][5] | |
| Dimensions | 4.4–8.4 km (2.7–5.2 mi) |
Mean diameter | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 7.6 |
| 2.2 (2004 apparition) | |
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) is a hyperbolic comet discovered in 2002 by the LINEAR project. The comet brightened to a magnitude of 2.2 in 2004.[5]
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