46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-01-04
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 01 04.93685 07 44 08.46 +59 02 59.4 12.1 Nc#00hNJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.100192 AU (164,586,408 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.142426 AU (21,306,625 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190104-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1690 × 1195
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