218P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2015-07-22
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0218P C2015 07 23.05010 21 28 26.73 -09 17 11.0 17.0 Nw94823J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.590415 AU (237,922,667 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.604971 AU (90,502,312 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 17.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 218p-20150722-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 998 × 738
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