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Comet 157P/Tritton

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:26 | Tran: 0:08 | Set: 3:56
Alt: -58.78°   Az: 288.35°   Direction: West-North-West

Comet 157P/Tritton is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 557,679,116.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 08m 46s and the Declination is -29° 15’ 35” (apparent coordinates). The estimated magnitude of comet 157P/Tritton, computed using JPL Horizons's data, is 25.25).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 157P/Tritton in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 157P/Tritton in the constellation of Ophiuchus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 157P/Tritton in the constellation of Ophiuchus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of comet 157P/Tritton against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

157P/Tritton
RA: 17h 07m 09s
Dec: -29° 13’ 40”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 157P/Tritton. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 08m 46s
-29° 15’ 35”
09h 42m 42s
02h 51m 29s

J2000

17h 07m 09s
-29° 13’ 40”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
25.25

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

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of comet 157P/Tritton from Vayrac, Francia (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Paris):

Azimuth: 119.2°
Max altitude: 15.8°
Azimuth: 240.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 157P/Tritton from Earth is currently 557,679,116.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.7278546372 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31m 0.217s to travel from comet 157P/Tritton and arrive to us.

557,679,116.0
3.7278546372
31m 0.217s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 157P/Tritton from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of comet 157P/Tritton from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 157P/Tritton from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of comet 157P/Tritton to Earth will happen on Sunday 14 December 2092 at a distance of 0.559012 Astronomical Units, or 83,626,991 kilometers:

Sunday 14 December 2092
83,626,991
0.559012

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of comet 157P/Tritton, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of comet 157P/Tritton as a function of time

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of comet 157P/Tritton 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
Jun 27 2025 17h 14m 06s -29° 33’ 01” 25.23 Ophiuchus
Jun 28 2025 17h 13m 20s -29° 30’ 43” 25.23 Ophiuchus
Jun 29 2025 17h 12m 36s -29° 28’ 24” 25.24 Ophiuchus
Jun 30 2025 17h 11m 51s -29° 26’ 04” 25.24 Ophiuchus
Jul 01 2025 17h 11m 08s -29° 23’ 41” 25.24 Ophiuchus
Jul 02 2025 17h 10m 24s -29° 21’ 17” 25.24 Ophiuchus
Jul 03 2025 17h 09m 42s -29° 18’ 50” 25.25 Ophiuchus
Jul 04 2025 17h 08m 59s -29° 16’ 24” 25.25 Ophiuchus
Jul 05 2025 17h 08m 18s -29° 13’ 55” 25.25 Ophiuchus
Jul 06 2025 17h 07m 37s -29° 11’ 25” 25.26 Ophiuchus
Jul 07 2025 17h 06m 57s -29° 08’ 54” 25.26 Ophiuchus
Jul 08 2025 17h 06m 18s -29° 06’ 22” 25.27 Ophiuchus
Jul 09 2025 17h 05m 40s -29° 03’ 49” 25.27 Ophiuchus
Jul 10 2025 17h 05m 02s -29° 01’ 15” 25.27 Ophiuchus

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