46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-02-24
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 02 24.94543 09 36 43.66 +47 10 38.2 15.0 NQ#00hXJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.426423 AU (213,389,784 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.516113 AU (77,209,469 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190224-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1201 × 929
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