C/2002 X5 (Kudo–Fujikawa)
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tetuo Kudo Shigehisa Fujikawa |
| Discovery site | Japan |
| Discovery date | 13–14 December 2002 |
| Designations | |
| CK02X050 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 20 January 2003 (JD 2452659.5) |
| Observation arc | 129 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 6 November 2002 |
| Number of observations | 514 |
| Aphelion | ~2,390 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.189 AU |
| Semi-major axis | ~1,200 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99984 |
| Orbital period | ~41,200 years |
| Inclination | 94.152° |
| 119.07° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 187.58° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.99° |
| Last perihelion | 29 January 2003 |
| TJupiter | –0.035 |
| Earth MOID | 0.741 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.343 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3.4–4.0 km (2.1–2.5 mi) |
Mean diameter | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 10.6 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 14.9 |
| 4.2 (2003 apparition) | |
Comet Kudo–Fujikawa, formally designated as C/2002 X5, is a non-periodic comet that was visible through binoculars on January 2003. It was discovered by two Japanese astronomers, Tetuo Kudo and Shigehisa Fujikawa.