C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)
- Capture date
- 2013-01-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK12K050 C2013 01 10.87113 04 40 52.91 +10 35 16.1 12.9 Nw81978J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.336529 AU (199,941,928 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.439305 AU (65,719,081 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2012k5-20130111-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1319 × 854
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