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273P/Pons-Gambart

Capture date
2013-02-09
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0273P         C2013 02 09.22193 18 23 00.90 +10 01 10.9          15.3 Nw82456J01
Distance to the Sun
1.232935 AU (184,444,398 km)
Distance to the Earth
1.546448 AU (231,345,341 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
273P/Pons-Gambart - 2013-02-09

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Source filename
273p-20130209-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
765 × 550

About this object

Designation
273P
Orbit class
Halley-type Comet*

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2456369.5 JD TDB · q = 0.81 au · e = 0.975 · i = 136 deg · Ω = 320 deg · ω = 20.2 deg · T = 2456281.171 JD TDB