Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR

Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR is currently in the constellation of Lynx. The current Right Ascension of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR is 07h 40m 59s and the Declination is +36° 03’ 48” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR is 18.69 (JPL) while the latest observed magnitude is 15.6 (COBS).

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Additional information about Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR from Earth is currently 408,879,734 kilometers, equivalent to 2.733192 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 43.8760 seconds to travel from Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR 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 156P/Russell-LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR to Earth happens on Thu Oct 29 2099 at a distance of 0.380005 Astronomical Units, or 56,847,940 kilometers:

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

Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR is 18.69.

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 156P/Russell-LINEAR, 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 156P/Russell-LINEAR rise and set times

Today's Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR 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 156P/Russell-LINEAR 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 156P/Russell-LINEAR Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR 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 156P/Russell-LINEAR 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 10	07h 23m 02s	+37° 03’ 42”	18.47	Auriga
2021 May 11	07h 25m 22s	+36° 56’ 16”	18.50	Auriga
2021 May 12	07h 27m 42s	+36° 48’ 46”	18.53	Auriga
2021 May 13	07h 30m 02s	+36° 41’ 11”	18.56	Auriga
2021 May 14	07h 32m 20s	+36° 33’ 32”	18.58	Lynx
2021 May 15	07h 34m 37s	+36° 25’ 47”	18.61	Lynx
2021 May 16	07h 36m 55s	+36° 18’ 01”	18.64	Lynx
2021 May 17	07h 39m 11s	+36° 10’ 09”	18.67	Lynx
2021 May 18	07h 41m 26s	+36° 02’ 13”	18.70	Lynx
2021 May 19	07h 43m 41s	+35° 54’ 15”	18.72	Lynx
2021 May 20	07h 45m 56s	+35° 46’ 13”	18.75	Lynx
2021 May 21	07h 48m 10s	+35° 38’ 07”	18.78	Lynx
2021 May 22	07h 50m 21s	+35° 29’ 57”	18.80	Lynx
2021 May 23	07h 52m 33s	+35° 21’ 43”	18.83	Lynx