46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-12-13
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 12 13.94215 03 38 57.34 +12 34 57.1 10.8 NQ#00hAJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.055445 AU (157,892,300 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.079030 AU (11,822,660 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181213-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1186 × 996
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