Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff

Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is currently in the constellation of Corvus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is 12h 46m 08s and the Declination is -19° 48’ 38” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is 22.47 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff from Earth is currently 579,140,717 kilometers, equivalent to 3.871317 Astronomical Units. Light takes 32 minutes and 11.8055 seconds to travel from Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff to Earth happens on Wed Dec 8 2100 at a distance of 0.480758 Astronomical Units, or 71,920,399 kilometers:

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

Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is 22.47.

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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff, 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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff rise and set times

Today's Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 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 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 21	12h 35m 26s	-18° 35’ 58”	22.39	Corvus
2020 Oct 22	12h 36m 52s	-18° 45’ 46”	22.40	Corvus
2020 Oct 23	12h 38m 18s	-18° 55’ 31”	22.42	Corvus
2020 Oct 24	12h 39m 44s	-19° 05’ 14”	22.43	Corvus
2020 Oct 25	12h 41m 11s	-19° 14’ 57”	22.44	Corvus
2020 Oct 26	12h 42m 37s	-19° 24’ 38”	22.45	Corvus
2020 Oct 27	12h 44m 02s	-19° 34’ 18”	22.46	Corvus
2020 Oct 28	12h 45m 28s	-19° 43’ 55”	22.47	Corvus
2020 Oct 29	12h 46m 51s	-19° 53’ 31”	22.48	Corvus
2020 Oct 30	12h 48m 16s	-20° 03’ 06”	22.49	Corvus
2020 Oct 31	12h 49m 41s	-20° 12’ 38”	22.50	Corvus
2020 Nov 01	12h 51m 05s	-20° 22’ 10”	22.51	Corvus
2020 Nov 02	12h 52m 28s	-20° 31’ 40”	22.52	Corvus
2020 Nov 03	12h 53m 52s	-20° 41’ 08”	22.53	Corvus