Comet 13P/Olbers

Comet 13P/Olbers is currently in the constellation of Phoenix. The current Right Ascension of Comet 13P/Olbers is 01h 55m 21s and the Declination is -39° 32’ 21” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 13P/Olbers is 26.00 (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 1,658,488,792 kilometers, equivalent to 11.086313 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 32 minutes and 12.1231 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 0.75650373 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 26.00.

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

Comet 13P/Olbers is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

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
2020 Aug 05	01h 55m 49s	-39° 02’ 45”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 06	01h 55m 46s	-39° 06’ 32”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 07	01h 55m 44s	-39° 10’ 18”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 08	01h 55m 41s	-39° 14’ 04”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 09	01h 55m 37s	-39° 17’ 53”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 10	01h 55m 33s	-39° 21’ 41”	26.00	Fornax
2020 Aug 11	01h 55m 30s	-39° 25’ 29”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 12	01h 55m 24s	-39° 29’ 18”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 13	01h 55m 19s	-39° 33’ 09”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 14	01h 55m 14s	-39° 36’ 59”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 15	01h 55m 09s	-39° 40’ 49”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 16	01h 55m 01s	-39° 44’ 39”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 17	01h 54m 56s	-39° 48’ 29”	26.00	Phoenix
2020 Aug 18	01h 54m 47s	-39° 52’ 18”	26.00	Phoenix