C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
- Capture date
- 2012-12-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK12K050 C2012 12 08.21892 13 44 47.04 +49 01 37.9 11.8 Nw81584J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.150554 AU (172,120,482 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.727091 AU (108,771,326 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2012k5-20121207-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 920 × 712
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