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273P/Pons-Gambart

Capture date
2013-03-14
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0273P         C2013 03 15.01580 17 05 25.48 +38 40 17.7          15.8 Nw82863J01
Distance to the Sun
1.669086 AU (249,691,770 km)
Distance to the Earth
1.219253 AU (182,397,640 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
273P/Pons-Gambart - 2013-03-14

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Source filename
273p-20130314-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
741 × 522

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