46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-12-08
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 12 08.92574 03 06 10.33 -03 41 10.8 11.2 NQ#00h7J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.056757 AU (158,088,568 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.089893 AU (13,447,788 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.5 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181208j-01.gif
- Image dimensions
- 764 × 510
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