217P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2009-08-27
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0217P C2009 10 18.11858 06 14 22.82 -04 41 42.1 13.3 Nw67392J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.234495 AU (184,677,827 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.579077 AU (86,628,702 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 217p.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 800 × 557
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