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{{short description|Non-periodic comet}} {{short description|Non-periodic comet}}
{{For|other comets of the same name|List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project}}
{{Infobox comet {{Infobox comet
| name = C/2012 L2 (LINEAR) | name = C/2012 L2 (LINEAR)
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| M1 = 11.3 | M1 = 11.3
| M2 = | M2 =
| magnitude = | magnitude = 10.0<br><small>(2013 apparition</small>
| last_p = 9 May 2013 | last_p = 9 May 2013
| next_p = | next_p =
}} }}

'''Comet LINEAR''', formal designation '''C/2012 L2''', is a faint ] that had a distant perihelion on May 2013. Preliminary calculations of its orbit by ] noted a striking similarity with that of ],{{r|groups.io}} however it is purely a coincidence rather than the return of the latter comet.{{r|baa-2012}}


== References == == References ==
{{Reflist|refs= {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="baa-2012">{{cite web
| author1= J. Shanklin
| title= BAA Comet Section: Comets of 2012
| url= https://people.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/coms12.htm#12L2
| publisher= University of Cambridge
| access-date= 31 December 2024 }}
</ref>

<ref name="groups.io">{{cite web
| author1= M. Meyer
| title= Another one ;) C/1785 A1 and C/2012 L2
| url= https://groups.io/g/comets-ml/topic/another_one_c_1785_a1_and/40573747
| website= Groups.io
| date= 6 June 2012
| access-date= 31 December 2024 }}
</ref>


<ref name="jpl">{{cite web <ref name="jpl">{{cite web

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Non-periodic comet For other comets of the same name, see List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project.
C/2012 L2 (LINEAR)
Discovery
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery date1 June 2012
Orbital characteristics
Observation arc338 days
Number of
observations		2,119
Aphelion~1,130 AU
Perihelion1.509 AU
Semi-major axis565.74 AU
Eccentricity0.99733
Orbital period~13,460 years
Inclination70.981°
Longitude of
ascending node		270.302°
Argument of
periapsis		205.786°
Last perihelion9 May 2013
TJupiter0.505
Earth MOID0.584 AU
Jupiter MOID3.248 AU
Physical characteristics
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		11.3
Apparent magnitude10.0
(2013 apparition

Comet LINEAR, formal designation C/2012 L2, is a faint non-periodic comet that had a distant perihelion on May 2013. Preliminary calculations of its orbit by Maik Meyer noted a striking similarity with that of C/1785 A1 (Messier–Mechain), however it is purely a coincidence rather than the return of the latter comet.

References

  1. "C/2012 L2 (LINEAR) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. M. Meyer (6 June 2012). "Another one ;) C/1785 A1 and C/2012 L2". Groups.io. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. J. Shanklin. "BAA Comet Section: Comets of 2012". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

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