46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-01-06
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 01 06.92420 08 00 58.30 +59 24 11.1 12.6 Nc#00hNJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.107983 AU (165,751,961 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.153152 AU (22,911,183 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190106-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1457 × 1060
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