C/2018 W2 (Africano)
- Capture date
- 2019-10-04
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
CK18W020 C2019 10 04.92299 23 03 41.20 -07 31 43.1 13.0 NQ~01XdJ01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.512735 AU (226,301,983 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.551768 AU (82,543,366 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 12.9 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- c2018w2-20191004-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 1464 × 1004
About this object
- Designation
- C/2018 W2
- Orbit class
- Hyperbolic Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458691.5 JD TDB · q = 1.45 au · e = 1 · i = 117 deg · Ω = 182 deg · ω = 158 deg · T = 2458732.229 JD TDB