61P/Shajn-Schaldach
- Capture date
- 2015-10-14
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0061P C2015 10 14.97558 02 30 09.98 +06 15 11.1 16.6 Nw95841J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 2.116259 AU (316,587,768 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.145202 AU (171,319,814 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 61p-20151014-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 918 × 678
About this object
- Designation
- 61P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2459852.5 JD TDB · q = 2.13 au · e = 0.424 · i = 6 deg · Ω = 163 deg · ω = 222 deg · T = 2459876.315 JD TDB