21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-07-21
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 07 21.07017 22 43 35.90 +61 06 59.5 12.7 Nc#03WMJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.241469 AU (185,721,161 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.678519 AU (101,504,953 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.1 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180721-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1210 × 928
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