21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-08-18
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 08 18.10958 03 02 44.97 +63 21 13.4 11.0 Nc#00BtJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.065782 AU (159,438,748 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.473036 AU (70,765,239 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180818-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1496 × 991
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