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273P/Pons-Gambart

Capture date
2013-04-14
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0273P         C2013 04 13.01113 13 36 14.25 +54 45 42.9          16.7 Nc83279J01
Distance to the Sun
2.075162 AU (310,439,744 km)
Distance to the Earth
1.430757 AU (214,038,214 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 14.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
273P/Pons-Gambart - 2013-04-14

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Source filename
273p-20130414-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