17P/Holmes
- Capture date
- 2007-11-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0017P C2014 08 06.09897 03 56 13.42 +37 53 14.5 16.9 Nw89129J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.472651 AU (369,903,264 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.621648 AU (242,595,129 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 17p-gallery.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1000 × 998
About this object
- Designation
- 17P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457680.5 JD TDB · q = 2.07 au · e = 0.43 · i = 19.1 deg · Ω = 327 deg · ω = 24.7 deg · T = 2456743.220 JD TDB