Home
Search Objects
Major Solar System Objects
Comets
Asteroids
Spacecrafts
Star Maps
Orbits
public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
warning Set your observing location to get relevant data
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)  
Planets Visible Tonight
Planets Visible Tonight
 • 
What's Visible Now • Tonight Sky
Search  close
Comets » 

Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:51 | Tran: 20:12 | Set: 2:36
Alt: -4.92°   Az: 283.63°   Direction: West-North-West

Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is in the constellation of Sextans, at a distance of 681,978,283.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 43m 22s and the Declination is +04° 32’ 11” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is 29.55 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT in Sextans on May, 14 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
View interactive star map
Sky map showing Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT in Sextans on May, 14 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

193P/LINEAR-NEAT
RA: 10h 42m 03s
Dec: +04° 40’ 10”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 43m 22s
+04° 32’ 11”
06h 55m 02s
17h 38m 25s

J2000

10h 42m 03s
+04° 40’ 10”

Additional Information

Sextans
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
29.55

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

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.5°
Max altitude: 43.1°
Azimuth: 274.5°
  • 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 193P/LINEAR-NEAT is visible only through long exposure photography.
  • Go to interactive sky chart

If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT from Earth is currently 681,978,283.0 kilometers, equivalent to 4.5587432482 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37m 54.835s to travel from Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT and arrive to us.

681,978,283.0
4.5587432482
37m 54.835s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT 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.

Chart of the distance of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 193P/LINEAR-NEAT from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT to Earth happens on Tue Sep 15 2048 at a distance of 1.141653 Astronomical Units, or 170,788,903 kilometers:

Tue Sep 15 2048
170,788,903
1.141653

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT at epoch 10 July 2015 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457214.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.39417816
Orbit inclination i 10.68695184°
Perihelion distance q 2.16610349 AU
324,044,470 km
Aphelion distance Q 4.98485521 AU
745,723,726 km
Semi-major axis a 3.57547935 AU
534,884,098 km
Orbital period period 6.7610 years
2,469.4477 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2014-Nov-24 15:42:23
2,456,986.1544 JD
Next perihelion transit 2021-Aug-29 02:27
2,459,455.6022 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 8.4351343854034°
Longitude of the ascending node node 335.19350083137°
Mean anomaly M 33.28857802795°
Mean motion n 0.14578158°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT
View Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT 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
2025 May 07 10h 43m 33s +04° 32’ 26” 29.51 Sextans
2025 May 08 10h 43m 29s +04° 32’ 37” 29.52 Sextans
2025 May 09 10h 43m 26s +04° 32’ 44” 29.52 Sextans
2025 May 10 10h 43m 23s +04° 32’ 46” 29.53 Sextans
2025 May 11 10h 43m 22s +04° 32’ 44” 29.53 Sextans
2025 May 12 10h 43m 21s +04° 32’ 38” 29.54 Sextans
2025 May 13 10h 43m 21s +04° 32’ 27” 29.54 Sextans
2025 May 14 10h 43m 22s +04° 32’ 12” 29.55 Sextans
2025 May 15 10h 43m 23s +04° 31’ 53” 29.55 Sextans
2025 May 16 10h 43m 26s +04° 31’ 29” 29.56 Sextans
2025 May 17 10h 43m 29s +04° 31’ 01” 29.56 Sextans
2025 May 18 10h 43m 32s +04° 30’ 28” 29.57 Sextans
2025 May 19 10h 43m 37s +04° 29’ 52” 29.58 Sextans
2025 May 20 10h 43m 42s +04° 29’ 11” 29.58 Sextans

Additional Resources on TheSkyLive