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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- Capture date
- 2016-02-29
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0067P C2016 02 29.94796 11 56 58.81 +11 22 36.3 17.7 Nw98766J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.476684 AU (370,506,640 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.513264 AU (226,381,017 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 67p-20160229-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1220 × 770
About this object
- Designation
- 67P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457305.5 JD TDB · q = 1.24 au · e = 0.641 · i = 7.04 deg · Ω = 50.1 deg · ω = 12.8 deg · T = 2457247.589 JD TDB