C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)

C/2008 T2 (Cardinal), is a non-periodic comet. It was discovered by Rob. D. Cardinal from the University of Calgary. It was visible as a telescopic and binocular object during 2009. It passed near the Perseus star clusters NGC 1528 on 15 March and NGC 1545 on 17 March 2009. It also passed near the Auriga star clusters M38 on 14 April, M36 on 17 April, and M37 in on 21 April 2009, and passed near Comet Lulin on 12 May 2009, for observers on Earth. It peaked in brightness in June–July 2009 at 8.5-9^m.

• C/2008 T2 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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