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Comet 46P/Wirtanen (peak at mag 3.2 on 16 Dec 2018)

December 16, 2018

Wirtanen makes a very close (for a comet) approach to the Earth:

  • Occurs Dec 16, 2018
  • Less than 4 days after perihelion
  • The comet is near its brightest
  • Geocentric Distance: 0.0775 AU / 30 Lunar distances / 11.5 million km
  • 10th closest comet in modern times (Few of the others reached naked eye brightness)
  • No chance of the comet hitting Earth

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Date:
December 16, 2018
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