C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) (English Wikipedia)

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Sekanina, Zdeněk; Chodas, Paul W (October 2012). "Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy): Orbit Determination, Outbursts, Disintegration of Nucleus, Dust-Tail Morphology, and Relationship to New Cluster of Bright Sungrazers". The Astrophysical Journal. 757 (2): 127. arXiv:1205.5839. Bibcode:2012ApJ...757..127S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/127. S2CID 118586921.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

B. Gundlach; J. Blum; Y. V. Skorov; H. U. Keller (2012). "A Note on the Survival of the sungrazing comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) within the Roche limit". Icarus. arXiv:1203.1808.
Sekanina, Zdeněk; Chodas, Paul W (October 2012). "Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy): Orbit Determination, Outbursts, Disintegration of Nucleus, Dust-Tail Morphology, and Relationship to New Cluster of Bright Sungrazers". The Astrophysical Journal. 757 (2): 127. arXiv:1205.5839. Bibcode:2012ApJ...757..127S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/127. S2CID 118586921.

cobs.si (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Observation list for C/2011 W3". COBS – Comet OBServation database. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

cometography.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kronk, Gary W. "C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)". Cometography.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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O'Neill, Ian (15 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy to 'Play Chicken' With the Sun". Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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Sekanina, Zdeněk; Chodas, Paul W (October 2012). "Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy): Orbit Determination, Outbursts, Disintegration of Nucleus, Dust-Tail Morphology, and Relationship to New Cluster of Bright Sungrazers". The Astrophysical Journal. 757 (2): 127. arXiv:1205.5839. Bibcode:2012ApJ...757..127S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/127. S2CID 118586921.

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"Brightest comets seen since 1935". International Comet Quarterly. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

esa.int (Global: 1,073^rd place; English: 1,115^th place)

Bauer, Markus (14 December 2011). "The beginning of the end for comet Lovejoy". ESA.int. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

kommet.cz (Global: low place; English: low place)

Černý, Jakub (19 December 2011). "První snímky komety Lovejoy ze Země" [First images of Comet Lovejoy from the Earth]. Kommet.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

minorplanetcenter.net (Global: 123^rd place; English: 779^th place)

Williams, Gareth V (11 December 2011). "MPEC 2011-X36 : COMET C/2011 W3 (LOVEJOY)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

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Horizons output. "Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)". Retrieved 7 August 2012. (Ephemeris Type:Elements and Center:@0)
Epoch 2200: PR= 2.272E+05 / 365.25 = 622 years
"C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
"Horizons Batch for C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) on 2011-Dec-16" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 13 February 2026. (JPL #58 / Soln.date: 2012-Jun-04)
"Horizons Batch for Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) on 2012-Jan-07" (closest Earth approach occurs when deldot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

science.nasa.gov

Phillips, Tony (16 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy Plunges into the Sun and Survives". Science News. NASA.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
Phillips, Tony (12 January 2012). "Some Comets like it Hot". Science News. NASA.gov. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.

sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov

"The Great "Birthday Comet" of 2011". SOHO. NASA.gov. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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Kauderer, Amiko (23 December 2011). "International Space Station Imagery: ISS030-E-015479". NASA.gov. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

navy.mil (Global: 206^th place; English: 129^th place)

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Battams, Karl (2 December 2011). "The Great "Birthday Comet" of 2011, Chapter 1: Inbound". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Battams, Karl (15 December 2011). "The Great "Birthday Comet" of 2011, Chapter 2: Survival". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Z. Xu (14 December 2011). "Comet SOHO–2203" (TXT). The Sungrazer Project. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
Battams, Karl (December 2011). "SOHO-LASCO Comet Reports for 201112". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

Hoffman, Tony (27 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy's Surprising Path to Greatness". PC Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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Sekanina, Zdeněk; Chodas, Paul W (October 2012). "Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy): Orbit Determination, Outbursts, Disintegration of Nucleus, Dust-Tail Morphology, and Relationship to New Cluster of Bright Sungrazers". The Astrophysical Journal. 757 (2): 127. arXiv:1205.5839. Bibcode:2012ApJ...757..127S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/127. S2CID 118586921.

skyandtelescope.com (Global: 9,383^rd place; English: 8,985^th place)

Beatty, Kelly (6 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy's Date With Destiny". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 28 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Beatty, Kelly (22 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy Keeps on Giving". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 28 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

space.com (Global: 862^nd place; English: 703^rd place)

Malik, Tariq (16 December 2011). "Sun Rips Tail From Comet During Solar Close Encounter". Space.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Wall, Mike (15 December 2011). "Satellites to Watch Comet's Death Plunge Through Sun Today". Space.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Wall, Mike (15 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy Survives Fiery Plunge Through Sun, NASA Says". Space.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

spaceweather.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Phillips, Tony (15 December 2011). "What's Up in Space". Spaceweather.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

starwalk.space (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Great Comets: What Are They, And When Will the Next Comet Be Visible?". Star Walk. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

Battams, Karl (25 February 2013). "Did you know". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

universetoday.com (Global: 3,994^th place; English: 3,813^th place)

Cain, Fraser (21 December 2011). "Timelapse of Comet Lovejoy Rising by Colin Legg". Universetoday.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Battams, Karl (2 December 2011). "The Great "Birthday Comet" of 2011, Chapter 1: Inbound". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Kronk, Gary W. "C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy)". Cometography.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Battams, Karl (15 December 2011). "The Great "Birthday Comet" of 2011, Chapter 2: Survival". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Battams, Karl (December 2011). "SOHO-LASCO Comet Reports for 201112". Sungrazing Comets. Navy.mil. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
O'Neill, Ian (15 December 2011). "Comet Lovejoy to 'Play Chicken' With the Sun". Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
"Brightest comets seen since 1935". International Comet Quarterly. 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Phillips, Tony (12 January 2012). "Some Comets like it Hot". Science News. NASA.gov. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
Černý, Jakub (19 December 2011). "První snímky komety Lovejoy ze Země" [First images of Comet Lovejoy from the Earth]. Kommet.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
Kauderer, Amiko (23 December 2011). "International Space Station Imagery: ISS030-E-015479". NASA.gov. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) (English Wikipedia)

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