168P/Hergenrother
- Capture date
- 2012-12-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0168P C2012 12 01.85576 00 05 12.10 +41 22 00.6 15.8 Nw81602J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.571635 AU (235,113,245 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.817115 AU (122,238,590 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 168p-20121202-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 832 × 646
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