242P/Spahr
- Capture date
- 2010-09-12
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0242P C2010 09 12.97062 23 55 41.64 +02 22 30.8 19.9 Tw71951J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 4.694507 AU (702,288,317 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 3.701087 AU (553,674,795 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 18.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 242p-20100912-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1052 × 780
About this object
- Designation
- 242P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458917.5 JD TDB · q = 3.95 au · e = 0.278 · i = 32.5 deg · Ω = 181 deg · ω = 246 deg · T = 2460681.460 JD TDB