21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-10-07
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 10 07.18014 07 03 01.80 -07 35 05.7 12.5 NQ#00TYJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.083309 AU (162,060,735 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.491258 AU (73,491,208 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20181007-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1326 × 816
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