Comet 10P/Tempel 2

Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is currently in the constellation of Gemini. The current Right Ascension of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is 07h 00m 12s and the Declination is +22° 23’ 07” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is 20.81 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 10P/Tempel 2?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 10P/Tempel 2 from Earth?)
• When does Comet 10P/Tempel 2 rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 10P/Tempel 2?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 10P/Tempel 2 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 10P/Tempel 2 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 10P/Tempel 2 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 10P/Tempel 2?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 10P/Tempel 2 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 10P/Tempel 2 Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 from Earth is currently 619,989,198 kilometers, equivalent to 4.144372 Astronomical Units. Light takes 34 minutes and 28.0614 seconds to travel from Comet 10P/Tempel 2 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 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 10P/Tempel 2 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 to Earth happens on Tue Aug 4 2026 at a distance of 0.414485 Astronomical Units, or 62,006,140 kilometers:

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

Comet 10P/Tempel 2 Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is 20.81.

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 10P/Tempel 2, 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.

Visualization of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 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 10P/Tempel 2 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 10P/Tempel 2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 14	06h 59m 56s	+22° 15’ 06”	20.73	Gemini
2023 Mar 15	06h 59m 54s	+22° 16’ 15”	20.74	Gemini
2023 Mar 16	06h 59m 54s	+22° 17’ 23”	20.75	Gemini
2023 Mar 17	06h 59m 54s	+22° 18’ 29”	20.76	Gemini
2023 Mar 18	06h 59m 57s	+22° 19’ 32”	20.77	Gemini
2023 Mar 19	07h 00m 00s	+22° 20’ 33”	20.78	Gemini
2023 Mar 20	07h 00m 03s	+22° 21’ 32”	20.79	Gemini
2023 Mar 21	07h 00m 07s	+22° 22’ 30”	20.80	Gemini
2023 Mar 22	07h 00m 14s	+22° 23’ 25”	20.81	Gemini
2023 Mar 23	07h 00m 20s	+22° 24’ 19”	20.82	Gemini
2023 Mar 24	07h 00m 28s	+22° 25’ 09”	20.83	Gemini
2023 Mar 25	07h 00m 37s	+22° 25’ 59”	20.84	Gemini
2023 Mar 26	07h 00m 47s	+22° 26’ 48”	20.85	Gemini
2023 Mar 27	07h 00m 56s	+22° 27’ 33”	20.86	Gemini