Comet 144P/Kushida

Comet 144P/Kushida is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 144P/Kushida is 19h 54m 57s and the Declination is -17° 43’ 06” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 144P/Kushida is 24.47 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 144P/Kushida available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 144P/Kushida?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 144P/Kushida from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 144P/Kushida rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 144P/Kushida?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 144P/Kushida orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 144P/Kushida with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 144P/Kushida for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 144P/Kushida in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 144P/Kushida with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 144P/Kushida is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 144P/Kushida?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 144P/Kushida in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 144P/Kushida Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 144P/Kushida from Earth is currently 913,741,170 kilometers, equivalent to 6.107982 Astronomical Units. Light takes 50 minutes and 47.9125 seconds to travel from Comet 144P/Kushida and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 144P/Kushida 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 144P/Kushida from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 144P/Kushida to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 144P/Kushida to Earth happens on Tue Dec 20 2067 at a distance of 0.486109 Astronomical Units, or 72,720,818 kilometers:

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

Comet 144P/Kushida brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 144P/Kushida is 24.47.

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 144P/Kushida, 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 144P/Kushida rise and set times

Today's Comet 144P/Kushida 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 144P/Kushida 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 144P/Kushida Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 144P/Kushida with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 144P/Kushida 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 144P/Kushida 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 144P/Kushida computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 144P/Kushida in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 02	19h 50m 02s	-17° 54’ 37”	24.46	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 03	19h 50m 41s	-17° 53’ 08”	24.46	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 04	19h 51m 20s	-17° 51’ 38”	24.46	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 05	19h 52m 00s	-17° 50’ 07”	24.46	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 06	19h 52m 41s	-17° 48’ 33”	24.46	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 07	19h 53m 21s	-17° 46’ 56”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 08	19h 54m 02s	-17° 45’ 19”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 09	19h 54m 43s	-17° 43’ 38”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 10	19h 55m 26s	-17° 41’ 57”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 11	19h 56m 08s	-17° 40’ 14”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 12	19h 56m 49s	-17° 38’ 27”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 13	19h 57m 33s	-17° 36’ 39”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 14	19h 58m 15s	-17° 34’ 50”	24.47	Sagittarius
2021 Dec 15	19h 58m 59s	-17° 32’ 58”	24.47	Sagittarius