Comet 141P/Machholz

Comet 141P/Machholz is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 141P/Machholz is 13h 52m 13s and the Declination is -16° 54’ 33” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 141P/Machholz is 27.31 (JPL).

The observed values of Magnitude, Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted 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.

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 141P/Machholz from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 141P/Machholz?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 141P/Machholz from Earth?)
• When does Comet 141P/Machholz rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 141P/Machholz?)
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 141P/Machholz for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 141P/Machholz in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 141P/Machholz with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 141P/Machholz is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 141P/Machholz Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 141P/Machholz from Earth is currently 920,889,094 kilometers, equivalent to 6.155763 Astronomical Units. Light takes 51 minutes and 11.7554 seconds to travel from Comet 141P/Machholz and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 141P/Machholz 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 141P/Machholz from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 141P/Machholz to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 141P/Machholz to Earth happens on Mon Dec 17 2057 at a distance of 0.125073 Astronomical Units, or 18,710,613 kilometers:

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

Comet 141P/Machholz Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 141P/Machholz, 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 141P/Machholz 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 141P/Machholz computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 141P/Machholz in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 18	13h 46m 50s	-16° 32’ 44”	27.29	Virgo
2023 Sep 19	13h 47m 30s	-16° 35’ 25”	27.29	Virgo
2023 Sep 20	13h 48m 11s	-16° 38’ 08”	27.29	Virgo
2023 Sep 21	13h 48m 51s	-16° 40’ 51”	27.30	Virgo
2023 Sep 22	13h 49m 32s	-16° 43’ 37”	27.30	Virgo
2023 Sep 23	13h 50m 15s	-16° 46’ 24”	27.30	Virgo
2023 Sep 24	13h 50m 56s	-16° 49’ 14”	27.31	Virgo
2023 Sep 25	13h 51m 38s	-16° 52’ 05”	27.31	Virgo
2023 Sep 26	13h 52m 19s	-16° 54’ 56”	27.31	Virgo
2023 Sep 27	13h 53m 03s	-16° 57’ 51”	27.31	Virgo
2023 Sep 28	13h 53m 44s	-17° 00’ 44”	27.32	Virgo
2023 Sep 29	13h 54m 28s	-17° 03’ 42”	27.32	Virgo
2023 Sep 30	13h 55m 10s	-17° 06’ 38”	27.32	Virgo
2023 Oct 01	13h 55m 54s	-17° 09’ 38”	27.32	Virgo