21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-07-13
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 07 13.95391 22 10 23.95 +57 25 33.8 12.9 Nc#03WJJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.298138 AU (194,198,699 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.736864 AU (110,233,288 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180713-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1174 × 870
About this object
- Designation
- 21P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458070.5 JD TDB · q = 1.01 au · e = 0.71 · i = 32 deg · Ω = 195 deg · ω = 173 deg · T = 2458371.766 JD TDB