C/1990 K1 (Levy)
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The comet on 14 September 1990 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | David H. Levy |
| Discovery date | 20 May 1990 |
| Designations | |
| 1990c, 1990 XX | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 1990-Oct-29.0 |
| Observation arc | 920 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 24 September 1989 |
| Perihelion | 0.939 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00058 |
| Inclination | 131.58° |
| 139.36° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 242.67° |
| Last perihelion | 24 October 1990 |
| Earth MOID | 0.209 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) |
| 17.0±0.1 hours | |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 4.6 |
C/1990 K1 (Levy) is a non-periodic comet discovered by David H. Levy on 20 May 1990. The comet became bright enough to be visible by naked eye.