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41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
- Capture date
- 2017-02-19
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0041P C2017 02 19.90069 09 36 49.43 +20 22 39.6 13.7 Nw@3099J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.253030 AU (187,450,588 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.269520 AU (40,319,604 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
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- Source filename
- 41p-20170219-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1224 × 884
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