C/2014 Q3 (Borisov)
comet
C/2014 Q3 (Borisov) is a Halley-type comet discovered at apparent magnitude 17 on 22 August 2014 by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov using a 0.3 m (12 in) astrograph. It is the third comet discovered by Borisov. The comet was best viewed from the northern hemisphere.
The comet was expected to reach about magnitude ~11 near perihelion (closest approach to the Sun), but brightened to around magnitude 10. By 8 November 2014, the comet had a declination of +83 and was circumpolar from the northern hemisphere. The comet came to perihelion on 19 November 2014 at a distance of 1.65 AU (247 million km) from the Sun.
Orbit
Before entering the planetary region (epoch 1950), C/2014 Q3 had an orbital period of 148 years. After leaving the planetary region (epoch 2050), it has an orbital period of 146 years.
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