Comet 106P/Schuster

Comet 106P/Schuster is currently in the constellation of Lynx. The current Right Ascension of Comet 106P/Schuster is 09h 15m 09s and the Declination is +40° 52’ 31” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 106P/Schuster is 17.09 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 106P/Schuster available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 106P/Schuster?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 106P/Schuster from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 106P/Schuster rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 106P/Schuster?)
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 106P/Schuster for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 106P/Schuster in the sky from your location.
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Comet 106P/Schuster Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 106P/Schuster from Earth is currently 181,290,391 kilometers, equivalent to 1.211851 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 4.7197 seconds to travel from Comet 106P/Schuster and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 106P/Schuster from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 106P/Schuster from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 106P/Schuster to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 106P/Schuster to Earth happens on Mon Nov 7 2050 at a distance of 0.530746 Astronomical Units, or 79,398,465 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Comet 106P/Schuster brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 106P/Schuster is 17.09.

The observed magnitude and coma diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication. We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet Observation Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table to report recent comet observations.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 106P/Schuster, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Comet 106P/Schuster rise and set times

Comet 106P/Schuster is circumpolar and transits at 04:49 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 106P/Schuster touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Comet 106P/Schuster 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 106P/Schuster computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 106P/Schuster in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Nov 20	09h 06m 12s	+39° 06’ 11”	16.92	Lynx
2021 Nov 21	09h 07m 29s	+39° 19’ 14”	16.94	Lynx
2021 Nov 22	09h 08m 44s	+39° 32’ 27”	16.96	Lynx
2021 Nov 23	09h 09m 56s	+39° 45’ 47”	16.98	Lynx
2021 Nov 24	09h 11m 06s	+39° 59’ 16”	17.00	Lynx
2021 Nov 25	09h 12m 12s	+40° 12’ 50”	17.02	Lynx
2021 Nov 26	09h 13m 15s	+40° 26’ 33”	17.04	Lynx
2021 Nov 27	09h 14m 17s	+40° 40’ 22”	17.06	Lynx
2021 Nov 28	09h 15m 15s	+40° 54’ 18”	17.09	Lynx
2021 Nov 29	09h 16m 10s	+41° 08’ 21”	17.11	Lynx
2021 Nov 30	09h 17m 03s	+41° 22’ 31”	17.13	Lynx
2021 Dec 01	09h 17m 53s	+41° 36’ 47”	17.15	Lynx
2021 Dec 02	09h 18m 39s	+41° 51’ 07”	17.17	Ursa Major
2021 Dec 03	09h 19m 23s	+42° 05’ 35”	17.19	Ursa Major