218P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2015-07-11
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0218P C2015 07 11.12245 21 39 20.69 -07 42 57.1 17.4 Nw94822J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.508275 AU (225,634,723 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.565144 AU (84,544,391 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 218p-20150711-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 978 × 754
About this object
- Designation
- 218P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458035.5 JD TDB · q = 1.17 au · e = 0.622 · i = 2.73 deg · Ω = 176 deg · ω = 59.7 deg · T = 2457136.015 JD TDB