Comet 106P/Schuster

Comet 106P/Schuster is currently in the constellation of Coma. The current Right Ascension of Comet 106P/Schuster is 11h 59m 17s and the Declination is +14° 47’ 44” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 106P/Schuster is 27.42 (JPL).

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

Available Resources

• 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?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 106P/Schuster orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 106P/Schuster with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 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.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 106P/Schuster with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 106P/Schuster is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 106P/Schuster?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 106P/Schuster in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 106P/Schuster Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 106P/Schuster from Earth is currently 697,290,886 kilometers, equivalent to 4.661102 Astronomical Units. Light takes 38 minutes and 45.9120 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 0.530747 Astronomical Units, or 79,398,637 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 27.42.

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

Today's Comet 106P/Schuster rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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.

Visualization of Comet 106P/Schuster Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 106P/Schuster with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 106P/Schuster and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

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
2022 Sep 24	11h 50m 48s	+15° 43’ 36”	27.30	Leo
2022 Sep 25	11h 51m 54s	+15° 36’ 15”	27.31	Leo
2022 Sep 26	11h 52m 59s	+15° 28’ 56”	27.33	Leo
2022 Sep 27	11h 54m 06s	+15° 21’ 42”	27.34	Leo
2022 Sep 28	11h 55m 11s	+15° 14’ 29”	27.36	Leo
2022 Sep 29	11h 56m 17s	+15° 07’ 19”	27.37	Leo
2022 Sep 30	11h 57m 23s	+15° 00’ 12”	27.39	Leo
2022 Oct 01	11h 58m 27s	+14° 53’ 09”	27.40	Coma
2022 Oct 02	11h 59m 32s	+14° 46’ 09”	27.42	Coma
2022 Oct 03	12h 00m 37s	+14° 39’ 11”	27.43	Coma
2022 Oct 04	12h 01m 41s	+14° 32’ 17”	27.45	Coma
2022 Oct 05	12h 02m 45s	+14° 25’ 27”	27.46	Coma
2022 Oct 06	12h 03m 50s	+14° 18’ 38”	27.48	Coma
2022 Oct 07	12h 04m 53s	+14° 11’ 53”	27.49	Coma