492P/LINEAR (0492P)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 20 July 2024 Perihelion distance (q): 1.8 Aphelion distance (Q) : 9.8 Period (years): 13.9 Eccentricity (e): 0.69 Inclination (i): 11.4 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve 492P/LINEAR = 2010 WK = 2010 PB57 = 2024 O3 An apparently asteroidal object of 18th magnitude discovered by LINEAR on November 17.34 was found to show cometary features in late December by Hirohisa Sato. This was LINEAR's 200th comet. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 03-Nov-24 19.3 0.4 06-Nov-24 19.3 0.4 01-Dec-24 19.7 0.4 08-Dec-24 19.7 0.4