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 hight 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 0.78588773 Astronomical Units, or 117,567,132 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 28.46.

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 behvior 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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Oct 14	16h 23m 26s	-26° 16’ 05”	28.48	Scorpius
2019 Oct 15	16h 24m 11s	-26° 17’ 49”	28.47	Scorpius
2019 Oct 16	16h 24m 59s	-26° 19’ 35”	28.47	Scorpius
2019 Oct 17	16h 25m 46s	-26° 21’ 20”	28.47	Scorpius
2019 Oct 18	16h 26m 35s	-26° 23’ 08”	28.47	Scorpius
2019 Oct 19	16h 27m 23s	-26° 24’ 55”	28.46	Scorpius
2019 Oct 20	16h 28m 11s	-26° 26’ 42”	28.46	Scorpius
2019 Oct 21	16h 29m 00s	-26° 28’ 30”	28.46	Scorpius
2019 Oct 22	16h 29m 50s	-26° 30’ 17”	28.45	Scorpius
2019 Oct 23	16h 30m 41s	-26° 32’ 07”	28.45	Scorpius
2019 Oct 24	16h 31m 32s	-26° 33’ 56”	28.45	Scorpius
2019 Oct 25	16h 32m 22s	-26° 35’ 45”	28.44	Scorpius
2019 Oct 26	16h 33m 14s	-26° 37’ 36”	28.44	Scorpius
2019 Oct 27	16h 34m 05s	-26° 39’ 25”	28.43	Scorpius