21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-09-10
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 09 10.16351 05 49 02.71 +33 25 04.2 10.9 NQ#00BzJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.012830 AU (151,517,150 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.391803 AU (58,612,898 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180910-j01-b.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1442 × 992
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