53P/Van Biesbroeck
- Capture date
- 2016-08-05
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0053P C2016 08 05.91590 21 03 00.67 -13 52 00.2 14.6 Nw@0670J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.554626 AU (382,166,554 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.541082 AU (230,542,596 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 53p-20160805-J01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1105 × 733
About this object
- Designation
- 53P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2455802.5 JD TDB · q = 2.43 au · e = 0.551 · i = 6.61 deg · Ω = 149 deg · ω = 134 deg · T = 2457509.333 JD TDB