217P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2009-12-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0217P C2009 12 10.98246 05 58 48.61 +02 51 30.3 15.9 Nw67951J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.680634 AU (251,419,262 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.728687 AU (109,010,083 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 217p_3.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 800 × 640
About this object
- Designation
- 217P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2456311.5 JD TDB · q = 1.23 au · e = 0.689 · i = 12.9 deg · Ω = 126 deg · ω = 247 deg · T = 2455083.124 JD TDB