21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-09-22
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 09 22.20116 06 30 37.91 +12 57 16.8 11.6 NQ#00TVJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.027240 AU (153,672,852 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.413698 AU (61,888,358 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20180922-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1530 × 1090
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