Comet 13P/Olbers

Comet 13P/Olbers is currently in the constellation of Sculptor. The current Right Ascension of Comet 13P/Olbers is 01h 17m 02s and the Declination is -38° 15’ 43” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 13P/Olbers is 25.65 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 13P/Olbers available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 13P/Olbers?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 13P/Olbers from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 13P/Olbers rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 13P/Olbers?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 13P/Olbers orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 13P/Olbers with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 13P/Olbers for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 13P/Olbers in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 13P/Olbers with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 13P/Olbers is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 13P/Olbers?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 13P/Olbers in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 13P/Olbers Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 13P/Olbers from Earth is currently 1,659,028,318 kilometers, equivalent to 11.089919 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 32 minutes and 13.9228 seconds to travel from Comet 13P/Olbers and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 13P/Olbers to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 13P/Olbers to Earth happens on Sun Jan 10 2094 at a distance of 0.756504 Astronomical Units, or 113,171,347 kilometers:

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

Comet 13P/Olbers brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 13P/Olbers is 25.65.

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 13P/Olbers, 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 13P/Olbers rise and set times

Today's Comet 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 13P/Olbers with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 13P/Olbers 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 13P/Olbers 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 13P/Olbers computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 13P/Olbers in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 21	01h 16m 00s	-38° 48’ 47”	25.66	Sculptor
2021 Jan 22	01h 16m 08s	-38° 44’ 14”	25.66	Sculptor
2021 Jan 23	01h 16m 15s	-38° 39’ 42”	25.66	Sculptor
2021 Jan 24	01h 16m 23s	-38° 35’ 08”	25.66	Sculptor
2021 Jan 25	01h 16m 32s	-38° 30’ 35”	25.65	Sculptor
2021 Jan 26	01h 16m 41s	-38° 26’ 02”	25.65	Sculptor
2021 Jan 27	01h 16m 50s	-38° 21’ 28”	25.65	Sculptor
2021 Jan 28	01h 16m 59s	-38° 16’ 54”	25.65	Sculptor
2021 Jan 29	01h 17m 09s	-38° 12’ 20”	25.64	Sculptor
2021 Jan 30	01h 17m 21s	-38° 07’ 46”	25.64	Sculptor
2021 Jan 31	01h 17m 30s	-38° 03’ 14”	25.64	Sculptor
2021 Feb 01	01h 17m 43s	-37° 58’ 40”	25.64	Sculptor
2021 Feb 02	01h 17m 53s	-37° 54’ 06”	25.63	Sculptor
2021 Feb 03	01h 18m 06s	-37° 49’ 33”	25.63	Sculptor