46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2018-12-29
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2018 12 29.91341 06 39 25.80 +55 36 40.3 11.9 Nc#00hLJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.080136 AU (161,586,027 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.112665 AU (16,854,422 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20181229-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1455 × 1022
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