C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
- Capture date
- 2012-06-15
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK12K050 C2012 06 15.98098 18 44 57.22 +37 12 32.9 17.6 Nw79736J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.644640 AU (395,632,545 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 2.017854 AU (301,866,653 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2012k5-20120615-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 960 × 703
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