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41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Capture date
2017-03-19
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0041P         C2017 03 19.91345 10 49 52.35 +51 58 03.4          13.4 Nc@4069J01
Distance to the Sun
1.094192 AU (163,688,788 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.153886 AU (23,021,026 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak - 2017-03-19

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Source filename
41p-20170319-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1409 × 989

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