21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-09-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 09 07.09926 05 35 00.59 +38 37 54.5 10.9 NQ#00ByJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.013864 AU (151,671,898 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.393830 AU (58,916,173 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180907-j01-a.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1422 × 962
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