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Comet 14P/Wolf

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:51 | Tran: 0:46 | Set: 7:46
Alt: -25.87°   Az: 342.68°   Direction: South-West

Comet 14P/Wolf is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 428,352,176.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 48m 50s and the Declination is +11° 09’ 45” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 14P/Wolf is 20.47 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 14P/Wolf in Ophiuchus on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 14P/Wolf in Ophiuchus on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 14P/Wolf is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

14P/Wolf
RA: 17h 47m 38s
Dec: +11° 10’ 11”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 14P/Wolf. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 14P/Wolf?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 14P/Wolf in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 48m 50s
+11° 09’ 45”
10h 56m 36s
04h 45m 27s

J2000

17h 47m 38s
+11° 10’ 11”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20.47

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.

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 14P/Wolf from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.8°
Max altitude: 49.7°
Azimuth: 281.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 14P/Wolf from Earth is currently 428,352,176.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.8633574395 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23m 48.829s to travel from Comet 14P/Wolf and arrive to us.

428,352,176.0
2.8633574395
23m 48.829s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 14P/Wolf 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.

Chart of the distance of Comet 14P/Wolf from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 14P/Wolf from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet 14P/Wolf to Earth happens on Tue Sep 19 2000 at a distance of 1.523343 Astronomical Units, or 227,888,832 kilometers:

Tue Sep 19 2000
227,888,832
1.523343

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 14P/Wolf, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 14P/Wolf as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 14P/Wolf at epoch 22 June 2012 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456101.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.35708646
Orbit inclination i 27.94035079°
Perihelion distance q 2.73129326 AU
408,595,657 km
Aphelion distance Q 5.76531817 AU
862,479,324 km
Semi-major axis a 4.24830572 AU
635,537,491 km
Orbital period period 8.7565 years
3,198.3211 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2009-Feb-27 08:04:32
2,454,889.8365 JD
Next perihelion transit 2017-Nov-30 15:46
2,458,088.1576 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 159.23106315173°
Longitude of the ascending node node 202.11380340676°
Mean anomaly M 136.38369718889°
Mean motion n 0.11255905°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 14P/Wolf computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Jun 14 17h 53m 47s +10° 47’ 22” 20.49 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 15 17h 53m 08s +10° 50’ 58” 20.49 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 16 17h 52m 28s +10° 54’ 24” 20.49 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 17 17h 51m 48s +10° 57’ 38” 20.48 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 18 17h 51m 08s +11° 00’ 41” 20.48 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 19 17h 50m 28s +11° 03’ 32” 20.47 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 20 17h 49m 48s +11° 06’ 13” 20.47 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 21 17h 49m 08s +11° 08’ 42” 20.47 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 22 17h 48m 27s +11° 10’ 59” 20.46 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 23 17h 47m 47s +11° 13’ 04” 20.46 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 24 17h 47m 07s +11° 14’ 58” 20.46 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 25 17h 46m 26s +11° 16’ 40” 20.45 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 26 17h 45m 46s +11° 18’ 10” 20.45 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 27 17h 45m 06s +11° 19’ 28” 20.45 Ophiuchus

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