12P/Pons-Brooks
- Capture date
- 2023-12-16
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0012P C2023 12 16.74606 18 58 19.29 +37 54 06.8 12.7 NV J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.193687 AU (328,170,834 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 2.433418 AU (364,034,142 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 12p-20231216-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 2057 × 1406
About this object
- Designation
- 12P
- Orbit class
- Halley-type Comet*
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2460211.5 JD TDB · q = 0.781 au · e = 0.955 · i = 74.2 deg · Ω = 256 deg · ω = 199 deg · T = 2460421.631 JD TDB