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41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Capture date
2017-04-28
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0041P         C2017 04 29.02833 18 07 34.05 +41 29 41.8          13.5 NQ@4082J01
Distance to the Sun
1.066910 AU (159,607,423 km)
Distance to the Earth
0.185552 AU (27,758,199 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 13.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak - 2017-04-28

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Source filename
41p-20170428-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1370 × 966

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