C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)
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Comet Oukaimeden imaged by STEREO HI-1B on 26 September 2014 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Oukaimeden Observatory 0.5-m reflector (J43) |
| Discovery date | 12 November 2013 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 20 September 2014 |
| Orbit type | Oort cloud |
| Aphelion | ~370,000 AU (6 ly) (inbound) ~680 AU (outbound) |
| Perihelion | 0.62539 AU (q) |
| Eccentricity | 0.99868 |
| Orbital period | several million years inbound (Barycentric solution for epoch 1950) ~6000 years outbound (Barycentric solution for epoch 2050) |
| Inclination | 154.88° |
| Last perihelion | 28 September 2014 |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.18 AU |
C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) is a retrograde Oort cloud comet discovered on 12 November 2013 by Oukaimeden Observatory at an apparent magnitude of 19.4 using a 0.5-meter (20 in) reflecting telescope.