217P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2009-12-15
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0217P C2009 12 15.03024 05 54 12.94 +03 57 49.2 15.0 Nw67951J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.708222 AU (255,546,315 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.750241 AU (112,234,497 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 217p_4.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 695 × 559
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