21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-10-17
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 10 17.17005 07 16 18.98 -17 31 48.0 13.4 NQ#00gDJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.140142 AU (170,562,841 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.557756 AU (83,439,045 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.4 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20181017-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1252 × 828
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