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41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
- Capture date
- 2017-02-16
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0041P C2017 02 16.87672 09 35 28.48 +18 20 08.5 13.8 Nw@3098J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.274561 AU (190,671,568 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.289107 AU (43,249,819 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 41p-20170216-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1206 × 909
About this object
- Designation
- 41P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457857.5 JD TDB · q = 1.05 au · e = 0.661 · i = 9.23 deg · Ω = 141 deg · ω = 62.2 deg · T = 2457856.253 JD TDB