235P/LINEAR (0235P)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 15 January 2026 Perihelion distance (q): 2.1 Aphelion distance (Q) : 4.9 Period (years): 6.5 Eccentricity (e): 0.41 Inclination (i): 9.6 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas An apparently asteroidal object discovered on 16 March 2002 by the LINEAR survey, and designated 2002 FA9, was re-discovered by Rob McNaught on CCD images taken with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt telescope on 20 March 2010 and noted to show cometary appearance. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 11-Mar-18 18.46 0.02 18.2 0.2 23-Mar-18 18.52 0.25 17.8 0.2 06-Apr-18 18.44 0.07 18.2 0.2 19-Apr-18 18.92 0.12 18.5 0.2 02-May-18 19.10 0.09 18.5 0.2