46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-10-16
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 10 16.97515 01 57 58.15 -30 40 24.3 13.9 NQ#00gvJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.295392 AU (193,787,918 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.363904 AU (54,439,319 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181016-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1156 × 822
About this object
- Designation
- 46P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458465.5 JD TDB · q = 1.06 au · e = 0.659 · i = 11.7 deg · Ω = 82.2 deg · ω = 356 deg · T = 2458465.431 JD TDB