Comet 164P/Christensen

Comet 164P/Christensen is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 164P/Christensen is 18h 08m 01s and the Declination is -21° 04’ 55” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 164P/Christensen is 20.90 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 164P/Christensen from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 164P/Christensen?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 164P/Christensen from Earth?)
• When does Comet 164P/Christensen rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 164P/Christensen?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 164P/Christensen orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 164P/Christensen with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 164P/Christensen for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 164P/Christensen in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 164P/Christensen with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 164P/Christensen is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 164P/Christensen Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 164P/Christensen from Earth is currently 729,973,894 kilometers, equivalent to 4.879574 Astronomical Units. Light takes 40 minutes and 34.9308 seconds to travel from Comet 164P/Christensen and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 164P/Christensen 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 164P/Christensen from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 164P/Christensen to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 164P/Christensen to Earth happens on Tue Dec 4 2074 at a distance of 0.812188 Astronomical Units, or 121,501,628 kilometers:

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

Comet 164P/Christensen Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 164P/Christensen is 20.90.

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 164P/Christensen, 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.

Visualization of Comet 164P/Christensen Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 164P/Christensen with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 164P/Christensen 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 164P/Christensen 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 164P/Christensen computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 164P/Christensen in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 19	18h 05m 53s	-21° 01’ 01”	20.97	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 20	18h 06m 12s	-21° 01’ 33”	20.96	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 21	18h 06m 33s	-21° 02’ 06”	20.95	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 22	18h 06m 51s	-21° 02’ 38”	20.94	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 23	18h 07m 09s	-21° 03’ 10”	20.93	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 24	18h 07m 27s	-21° 03’ 42”	20.92	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 25	18h 07m 42s	-21° 04’ 15”	20.91	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 26	18h 07m 59s	-21° 04’ 49”	20.90	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 27	18h 08m 13s	-21° 05’ 22”	20.89	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 28	18h 08m 27s	-21° 05’ 57”	20.88	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 29	18h 08m 41s	-21° 06’ 30”	20.87	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 30	18h 08m 53s	-21° 07’ 05”	20.86	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 31	18h 09m 06s	-21° 07’ 41”	20.85	Sagittarius
2023 Apr 01	18h 09m 16s	-21° 08’ 17”	20.85	Sagittarius