46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-02-05
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 02 05.89082 09 28 37.22 +53 26 51.2 14.0 Nc#00hUJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.281050 AU (191,642,342 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.349951 AU (52,351,933 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 14.8 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190205-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1406 × 1011
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