C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
- Capture date
- 2012-06-01
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK12K050 KC2012 06 01.03397 19 12 09.92 +30 03 04.6 17.5 Nw79462J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.812301 AU (420,714,275 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 2.217447 AU (331,725,276 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2012k5-20120601-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 765 × 550
About this object
- Designation
- C/2012 K5
- Orbit class
- Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2456215.5 JD TDB · q = 1.14 au · e = 0.999 · i = 92.8 deg · Ω = 279 deg · ω = 139 deg · T = 2456260.188 JD TDB