Comet C/2006 VZ₁₃ (LINEAR) (also written C/2006 VZ13), is a non-periodic comet discovered November 13, 2006 by the LINEAR.

C/2006 VZ₁₃ (LINEAR)

Discovery
Discovered by	LINEAR
Discovery date	November 13, 2006
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	2007 June 18.0
Perihelion	1.015253
Eccentricity	1.000249
Inclination	134.7933
Earth MOID	0.00467 AU (699,000 km; 434,000 mi)
Last perihelion	2007 August 10.8915

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.

Additional Images

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  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

See also

• List of comets credited to LINEAR

References and footnotes

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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