Comet 210P/Christensen

Comet 210P/Christensen is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 210P/Christensen is 12h 47m 15s and the Declination is +02° 49’ 48” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 210P/Christensen is 20.00 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 210P/Christensen available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 210P/Christensen?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 210P/Christensen from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 210P/Christensen rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 210P/Christensen?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 210P/Christensen orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 210P/Christensen with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 210P/Christensen for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 210P/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 210P/Christensen with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 210P/Christensen is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 210P/Christensen?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 210P/Christensen in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 210P/Christensen Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 210P/Christensen from Earth is currently 397,470,149 kilometers, equivalent to 2.656924 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 5.8177 seconds to travel from Comet 210P/Christensen and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 210P/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 210P/Christensen from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 210P/Christensen to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 210P/Christensen to Earth happens on Thu Nov 11 2100 at a distance of 0.26975374 Astronomical Units, or 40,354,584 kilometers:

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

Comet 210P/Christensen brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 210P/Christensen is 20.00.

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 210P/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.

Comet 210P/Christensen rise and set times

Today's Comet 210P/Christensen 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 210P/Christensen 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 210P/Christensen Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 210P/Christensen with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 210P/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 210P/Christensen 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 210P/Christensen computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 210P/Christensen in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 08	12h 33m 46s	+04° 31’ 27”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 09	12h 35m 39s	+04° 17’ 13”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 10	12h 37m 31s	+04° 03’ 07”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 11	12h 39m 21s	+03° 49’ 09”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 12	12h 41m 12s	+03° 35’ 18”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 13	12h 43m 00s	+03° 21’ 34”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 14	12h 44m 49s	+03° 07’ 59”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 15	12h 46m 37s	+02° 54’ 29”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 16	12h 48m 24s	+02° 41’ 08”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 17	12h 50m 11s	+02° 27’ 53”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 18	12h 51m 56s	+02° 14’ 45”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 19	12h 53m 41s	+02° 01’ 45”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 20	12h 55m 27s	+01° 48’ 51”	20.00	Virgo
2020 Aug 21	12h 57m 11s	+01° 36’ 05”	20.00	Virgo