Comet 16P/Brooks

Comet 16P/Brooks is currently in the constellation of Virgo.

The current Right Ascension of Comet 16P/Brooks is 12h 55m 03s and the Declination is -03° 44’ 32” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 16P/Brooks is 25.64 (JPL).

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.

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 16P/Brooks from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 16P/Brooks?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 16P/Brooks from Earth?)
• When does Comet 16P/Brooks rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 16P/Brooks?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 16P/Brooks orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 16P/Brooks with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 16P/Brooks for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 16P/Brooks in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 16P/Brooks with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 16P/Brooks is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 16P/Brooks?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 16P/Brooks in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 16P/Brooks Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 16P/Brooks from Earth is currently 857,044,753 kilometers, equivalent to 5.728990 Astronomical Units. Light takes 47 minutes and 38.7936 seconds to travel from Comet 16P/Brooks and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 16P/Brooks 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 16P/Brooks from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 16P/Brooks to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 16P/Brooks to Earth happens on Tue Oct 9 2068 at a distance of 0.771813 Astronomical Units, or 115,461,536 kilometers:

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

Comet 16P/Brooks Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 16P/Brooks, 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 16P/Brooks Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 16P/Brooks with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 16P/Brooks 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 16P/Brooks 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 16P/Brooks computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 16P/Brooks in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Nov 22	12h 50m 42s	-03° 20’ 02”	25.65	Virgo
2023 Nov 23	12h 51m 20s	-03° 23’ 38”	25.65	Virgo
2023 Nov 24	12h 51m 56s	-03° 27’ 11”	25.65	Virgo
2023 Nov 25	12h 52m 35s	-03° 30’ 42”	25.65	Virgo
2023 Nov 26	12h 53m 12s	-03° 34’ 09”	25.64	Virgo
2023 Nov 27	12h 53m 48s	-03° 37’ 35”	25.64	Virgo
2023 Nov 28	12h 54m 24s	-03° 40’ 58”	25.64	Virgo
2023 Nov 29	12h 55m 00s	-03° 44’ 17”	25.64	Virgo
2023 Nov 30	12h 55m 36s	-03° 47’ 35”	25.63	Virgo
2023 Dec 01	12h 56m 11s	-03° 50’ 48”	25.63	Virgo
2023 Dec 02	12h 56m 45s	-03° 53’ 59”	25.63	Virgo
2023 Dec 03	12h 57m 20s	-03° 57’ 09”	25.63	Virgo
2023 Dec 04	12h 57m 53s	-04° 00’ 14”	25.62	Virgo
2023 Dec 05	12h 58m 27s	-04° 03’ 16”	25.62	Virgo