46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-12-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 12 02.86390 02 39 42.01 -16 56 31.2 11.5 NQ#00h3J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.064163 AU (159,196,589 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.112303 AU (16,800,354 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181202-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1276 × 807
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