46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-01-26
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 01 26.94029 09 19 08.99 +56 19 57.9 13.6 Nc#00hSJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.213876 AU (181,593,226 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.277370 AU (41,494,002 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190126-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1514 × 1072
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