46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-11-30
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 11 30.84138 02 33 12.50 -20 01 25.7 11.8 NQ#00h2J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.068024 AU (159,774,059 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.121114 AU (18,118,333 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181130-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1376 × 1048
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