228P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2009-11-22
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0228P C2009 11 21.98547 03 00 17.21 +20 49 06.1 20.0 Nw67668J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 4.091848 AU (612,131,772 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 3.121212 AU (466,926,610 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 20.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 228p.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 695 × 559
About this object
- Designation
- 228P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2455682.5 JD TDB · q = 3.43 au · e = 0.177 · i = 7.92 deg · Ω = 31.1 deg · ω = 115 deg · T = 2455797.400 JD TDB