C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
- Capture date
- 2013-01-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK12K050 C2013 01 01.84110 06 08 45.14 +42 10 51.4 11.8 Nw81974J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.269437 AU (189,905,009 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.300381 AU (44,936,344 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 10.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2012k5-20130102-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1418 × 1024
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