46P/Wirtanen
- Capture date
- 2019-03-02
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0046P C2019 03 02.93451 09 39 20.58 +45 08 10.6 15.4 NQ#00hYJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.475107 AU (220,672,913 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.577006 AU (86,318,884 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.2 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 46p-20190302-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1168 × 887
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