Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)
COMET 46P/WIRTANEN, Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei
COMET 46P/WIRTANEN
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COMET 46P/WIRTANEN

COMET 46P/WIRTANEN, Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei
COMET 46P/WIRTANEN
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COMET 46P/WIRTANEN

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The 46P / Wirtanen periodic comet was discovered on January 17, 1948 by Carl A. Wirtanen from the Lick Observatory (USA). With a period of 5.44 years, in this thirteenth appearance has the perihelion on December 12, 2018 at 1.06 U.A. of the Sun, being its maximum approach to Earth on the 17th of the same month at 0.078 U.A. of our planet.

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COMET 46P/WIRTANEN, Roger R. Sanchez Giammattei

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