252P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2016-03-27
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0252P C2016 03 27.16049 17 30 53.70 -29 11 58.8 13.1 Nw99406J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.010116 AU (151,111,152 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.049236 AU (7,365,675 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 9.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 252p-20160327-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 765 × 620
About this object
- Designation
- 252P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457552.5 JD TDB · q = 0.996 au · e = 0.673 · i = 10.4 deg · Ω = 191 deg · ω = 343 deg · T = 2457462.764 JD TDB