168P/Hergenrother
- Capture date
- 2012-10-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0168P C2012 10 02.82632 00 08 52.94 +20 42 22.3 11.2 Nw80423J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.415015 AU (211,683,259 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.429321 AU (64,225,463 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 168p-20121002-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 870 × 651
About this object
- Designation
- 168P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2455839.5 JD TDB · q = 1.42 au · e = 0.609 · i = 21.9 deg · Ω = 356 deg · ω = 13.9 deg · T = 2456202.433 JD TDB