Comet 141P/Machholz 2

Comet 141P/Machholz 2 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 is 12h 58m 53s and the Declination is -14° 28’ 04” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 is 37.02 (JPL).

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• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 for the past and next 7 days.
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Comet 141P/Machholz 2 Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 from Earth is currently 874,562,533 kilometers, equivalent to 5.846089 Astronomical Units. Light takes 48 minutes and 37.2266 seconds to travel from Comet 141P/Machholz 2 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 141P/Machholz 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 141P/Machholz 2 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 to Earth happens on Sat Dec 13 2036 at a distance of 0.130573 Astronomical Units, or 19,533,392 kilometers:

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

Comet 141P/Machholz 2 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 is 37.02.

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 141P/Machholz 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.

Comet 141P/Machholz 2 rise and set times

Today's Comet 141P/Machholz 2 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 141P/Machholz 2 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.

Comet 141P/Machholz 2 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 141P/Machholz 2 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 2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2022 Sep 21	12h 52m 50s	-13° 57’ 16”	36.94	Corvus
2022 Sep 22	12h 53m 39s	-14° 01’ 17”	36.95	Corvus
2022 Sep 23	12h 54m 25s	-14° 05’ 17”	36.96	Corvus
2022 Sep 24	12h 55m 14s	-14° 09’ 20”	36.97	Corvus
2022 Sep 25	12h 56m 02s	-14° 13’ 23”	36.98	Corvus
2022 Sep 26	12h 56m 49s	-14° 17’ 29”	36.99	Virgo
2022 Sep 27	12h 57m 38s	-14° 21’ 34”	37.00	Virgo
2022 Sep 28	12h 58m 26s	-14° 25’ 41”	37.01	Virgo
2022 Sep 29	12h 59m 13s	-14° 29’ 51”	37.02	Virgo
2022 Sep 30	13h 00m 02s	-14° 34’ 00”	37.03	Virgo
2022 Oct 01	13h 00m 50s	-14° 38’ 09”	37.04	Virgo
2022 Oct 02	13h 01m 37s	-14° 42’ 20”	37.05	Virgo
2022 Oct 03	13h 02m 26s	-14° 46’ 32”	37.05	Virgo
2022 Oct 04	13h 03m 14s	-14° 50’ 45”	37.06	Virgo