Comet 16P/Brooks 2

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• Position (see also Where is Comet 16P/Brooks 2?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 16P/Brooks 2 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 16P/Brooks 2 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 16P/Brooks 2?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 16P/Brooks 2 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 16P/Brooks 2 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 2 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 to Earth happens on Sun Oct 7 2068 at a distance of 0.77176220 Astronomical Units, or 115,453,982 kilometers:

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

Comet 16P/Brooks 2 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 is 21.62.

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 16P/Brooks 2, 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 16P/Brooks 2 rise and set times

Today's Comet 16P/Brooks 2 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 16P/Brooks 2 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 16P/Brooks 2 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 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 2 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 16P/Brooks 2 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 2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 24	19h 16m 37s	-20° 06’ 34”	21.77	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 25	19h 17m 34s	-20° 04’ 36”	21.75	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 26	19h 18m 29s	-20° 02’ 36”	21.73	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 27	19h 19m 26s	-20° 00’ 37”	21.71	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 28	19h 20m 21s	-19° 58’ 37”	21.70	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 29	19h 21m 15s	-19° 56’ 38”	21.68	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 30	19h 22m 08s	-19° 54’ 38”	21.66	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 31	19h 23m 00s	-19° 52’ 37”	21.64	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 01	19h 23m 53s	-19° 50’ 38”	21.62	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 02	19h 24m 45s	-19° 48’ 38”	21.60	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 03	19h 25m 36s	-19° 46’ 37”	21.58	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 04	19h 26m 26s	-19° 44’ 39”	21.56	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 05	19h 27m 15s	-19° 42’ 38”	21.54	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 06	19h 28m 05s	-19° 40’ 41”	21.52	Sagittarius