46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-11-12
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 11 12.91719 02 04 26.41 -32 09 50.8 12.6 NQ#00gyJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.130090 AU (169,059,045 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.210022 AU (31,418,824 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 13.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181112-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1276 × 840
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