The comet C2013R1 (Lovejoy) was discovered on September 9th 2013 by the Australian hobby astronomer Terry Lovejoy. At the time of discovery the 14 mag comet was in the constellation of Monoceros near to the border with Orion. Photographed on October 28 between 00:50 and 01:50 LT ( 22:50 – 23:50 on Oct 27th, UT), the comet was in the constellation Canis Minor, some 3.5 degrees northwest from Procyon (Alpha CMI), The proper motion of the comet was : 0.0445 arcsecs/sec on RA and 0.0342 arcsecs/sec on DE. Other information can be found in the object's details table below.