Comet 108P/Ciffreo

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• Position (see also Where is Comet 108P/Ciffreo?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 108P/Ciffreo from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 108P/Ciffreo rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 108P/Ciffreo?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 108P/Ciffreo orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 108P/Ciffreo with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 108P/Ciffreo for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 108P/Ciffreo in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 108P/Ciffreo with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 108P/Ciffreo to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 108P/Ciffreo to Earth happens on Thu Oct 19 2028 at a distance of 0.78588777 Astronomical Units, or 117,567,138 kilometers:

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

Comet 108P/Ciffreo brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 108P/Ciffreo is 26.50.

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 108P/Ciffreo, 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 108P/Ciffreo rise and set times

Today's Comet 108P/Ciffreo 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 108P/Ciffreo 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 108P/Ciffreo Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 108P/Ciffreo with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 108P/Ciffreo 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 108P/Ciffreo 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 108P/Ciffreo computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 108P/Ciffreo in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 28	19h 02m 39s	-30° 03’ 17”	26.66	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 29	19h 03m 15s	-30° 04’ 54”	26.64	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 30	19h 03m 51s	-30° 06’ 33”	26.62	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 31	19h 04m 24s	-30° 08’ 13”	26.60	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 01	19h 04m 59s	-30° 09’ 56”	26.58	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 02	19h 05m 33s	-30° 11’ 40”	26.56	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 03	19h 06m 05s	-30° 13’ 27”	26.54	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 04	19h 06m 37s	-30° 15’ 17”	26.52	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 05	19h 07m 06s	-30° 17’ 08”	26.50	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 06	19h 07m 36s	-30° 19’ 02”	26.48	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 07	19h 08m 07s	-30° 21’ 00”	26.46	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 08	19h 08m 35s	-30° 22’ 58”	26.44	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 09	19h 09m 02s	-30° 24’ 59”	26.42	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 10	19h 09m 29s	-30° 27’ 02”	26.40	Sagittarius