C/2015 X8 (NEOWISE)
- Capture date
- 2016-01-01
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK15X080 KC2016 01 01.96611 10 54 27.15 +66 04 13.9 17.9 Nc97645J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.587300 AU (237,456,702 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.827719 AU (123,825,005 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2015x8-20160101-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 698 × 519
About this object
- Designation
- C/2015 X8
- Orbit class
- Halley-type Comet*
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457409.5 JD TDB · q = 1.19 au · e = 0.939 · i = 155 deg · Ω = 191 deg · ω = 20.4 deg · T = 2457318.624 JD TDB