21P/Giacobini-Zinner
- Capture date
- 2018-11-04
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0021P C2018 11 04.15142 07 25 44.65 -29 51 29.2 14.4 NQ#00gDJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.270176 AU (190,015,649 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.682272 AU (102,066,420 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 21p-20181104-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1269 × 889
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