168P/Hergenrother
- Capture date
- 2012-10-14
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0168P C2012 10 14.90434 23 51 34.35 +28 48 34.3 12.3 Nw80428J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.422489 AU (212,801,326 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.466111 AU (69,729,186 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 168p-20121014-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 808 × 668
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