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Comet 213P/Van Ness

Altitude: 7.8°   Azimuth: 88.5°   Direction: East

Comet 213P/Van Ness is currently in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 476,855,502 kilometers from Earth.

Finder chart of 213P/Van Ness in Pisces on March,19 2024
Map showing Comet 213P/Van Ness in Pisces on March, 19 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The current Right Ascension of Comet 213P/Van Ness is 00h 05m 04s and the Declination is +06° 58’ 36” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 213P/Van Ness is 22.53 (JPL).

00h 05m 04s
+06° 58’ 36”
Pisces
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22.53

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 213P/Van Ness from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.0°
Max altitude: 45.6°
Azimuth: 277.1°
  • 213P/Van Ness is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.
  • Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 8° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 213P/Van Ness is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Additional Resources

Comet 213P/Van Ness Position and Finder Charts

Finder chart of 213P/Van Ness
Map showing Comet 213P/Van Ness in Pisces on March, 19 2024
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 213P/Van Ness is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

213P/Van Ness
RA: 00h 05m 04s
Dec: +06° 58’ 36”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 213P/Van Ness
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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Also check out Where is Comet 213P/Van Ness?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 213P/Van Ness in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 213P/Van Ness Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 476,855,502 kilometers, equivalent to 3.187582 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 30.6187 seconds to travel from Comet 213P/Van Ness and arrive to us.

476,855,502
3.187582
26 minutes and 30.6187 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness 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 213P/Van Ness 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 213P/Van Ness from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 213P/Van Ness to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 213P/Van Ness to Earth happens on Tue Jul 18 2017 at a distance of 1.054690 Astronomical Units, or 157,779,446 kilometers:

Tue Jul 18 2017
157,779,446
1.054690

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

Comet 213P/Van Ness Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 213P/Van Ness, 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 213P/Van Ness as a function of time

Comet 213P/Van Ness 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 213P/Van Ness computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 213P/Van Ness in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2024 Mar 12 23h 50m 40s +05° 13’ 14” 22.34 Pisces
2024 Mar 13 23h 52m 40s +05° 27’ 50” 22.36 Pisces
2024 Mar 14 23h 54m 38s +05° 42’ 24” 22.39 Pisces
2024 Mar 15 23h 56m 38s +05° 56’ 54” 22.41 Pisces
2024 Mar 16 23h 58m 36s +06° 11’ 26” 22.44 Pisces
2024 Mar 17 00h 00m 34s +06° 25’ 54” 22.47 Pisces
2024 Mar 18 00h 02m 34s +06° 40’ 19” 22.49 Pisces
2024 Mar 19 00h 04m 32s +06° 54’ 44” 22.52 Pisces
2024 Mar 20 00h 06m 29s +07° 09’ 06” 22.55 Pisces
2024 Mar 21 00h 08m 27s +07° 23’ 27” 22.57 Pisces
2024 Mar 22 00h 10m 26s +07° 37’ 45” 22.60 Pisces
2024 Mar 23 00h 12m 24s +07° 52’ 01” 22.62 Pisces
2024 Mar 24 00h 14m 21s +08° 06’ 15” 22.65 Pisces
2024 Mar 25 00h 16m 18s +08° 20’ 27” 22.68 Pisces