21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-09-15
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 09 15.15990 06 08 34.29 +24 45 06.2 11.1 NQ#00C0J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.015264 AU (151,881,366 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.395279 AU (59,132,877 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180915-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1509 × 2137
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