46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-12-28
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 12 28.91140 06 27 00.58 +54 31 37.5 11.6 Nc#00hKJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.077341 AU (161,167,974 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.108237 AU (16,192,054 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 11.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181228-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1615 × 1189
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