C/2023 V4 (Camarasa–Duszanowicz)

C/2023 V4 (Camarasa–Duszanowicz)

3.26-hour stacked exposure of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz at perigee on July 6, 2024
Discovery
Discovered by	Jordi Camarasa Grzegorz Duszanowicz
Discovery date	5 November 2023
Designations
Alternative designations	CK23V040
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	13 September 2023
Observation arc	5 days
Perihelion	1.1227756 AU
Eccentricity	1.0092777
Inclination	67.18098°
Longitude of ascending node	66.24773°
Argument of periapsis	50.54301°

3.26-hour stacked exposure of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz (with stars) at perigee on July 6, 2024 RA: 12h 33m 04s Dec: +41° 43' 51" Predicted Magnitude (JPL) 14.16

Observed motion of Comet C/2023 V4 Camarasa-Duszanowicz over a 3.26-hour time-lapse on July 6th 2024 RA: 12h 33m 04s  Dec: +41° 43' 51" Predicted Magnitude (JPL) 14.16

C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) is a hyperbolic comet that was discovered on November 5, 2023, by two astronomers Jordi Camarasa from Sabadell in Spain and Grzegorz Duszanowicz from Akersberga, Sweden, using Duszanowicz's two 280mm aperature, f/1.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain (Celestron C11) telescopes, located at Duszanowicz's "Moonbase South Observatory" at the Hakos "Astro Farm" in Namibia.

Trajectory

Comet C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) does not follow an elliptical orbit, which means it is not a periodic comet. Instead, its trajectory is hyperbolic, with an eccentricity of 1.000975. This hyperbolic path indicates that the comet will likely exit the Solar System after its closest approach to the Sun, making this its only passage through the inner Solar System.

See also

• List of hyperbolic comets