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Comet 213P/Van Ness

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:43 | Tran: 12:30 | Set: 21:16
Alt: 3.33°   Az: 46.63°   Direction: North-East

Comet 213P/Van Ness is in the constellation of Auriga, at a distance of 745,601,482.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 32m 25s and the Declination is +28° 11’ 21” (apparent coordinates). The estimated magnitude of comet 213P/Van Ness, computed using JPL Horizons's data, is 33.00).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 213P/Van Ness in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 213P/Van Ness in the constellation of Auriga on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 213P/Van Ness in the constellation of Auriga on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of comet 213P/Van Ness against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

213P/Van Ness
RA: 06h 30m 48s
Dec: +28° 12’ 31”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 213P/Van Ness. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 32m 25s
+28° 11’ 21”
15h 41m 42s
22h 14m 07s

J2000

06h 30m 48s
+28° 12’ 31”

Additional Information

Auriga
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n/a
33.00

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

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of comet 213P/Van Ness from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.8°
Max altitude: 66.7°
Azimuth: 298.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 745,601,482.0 kilometers, equivalent to 4.9840380649 Astronomical Units. Light takes 41m 27.059s to travel from comet 213P/Van Ness and arrive to us.

745,601,482.0
4.9840380649
41m 27.059s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 213P/Van Ness from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of comet 213P/Van Ness to Earth happened on Tuesday 18 July 2017 at a distance of 1.054690 Astronomical Units, or 157,779,446 kilometers:

Tuesday 18 July 2017
157,779,446
1.054690

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of comet 213P/Van Ness, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of comet 213P/Van Ness as a function of time

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 30 2025 06h 23m 32s +28° 21’ 18” 32.92 Auriga
Jul 01 2025 06h 24m 47s +28° 19’ 59” 32.93 Auriga
Jul 02 2025 06h 26m 02s +28° 18’ 38” 32.94 Auriga
Jul 03 2025 06h 27m 17s +28° 17’ 16” 32.95 Auriga
Jul 04 2025 06h 28m 32s +28° 15’ 52” 32.97 Auriga
Jul 05 2025 06h 29m 47s +28° 14’ 27” 32.98 Auriga
Jul 06 2025 06h 31m 01s +28° 13’ 01” 32.99 Auriga
Jul 07 2025 06h 32m 15s +28° 11’ 33” 33.00 Auriga
Jul 08 2025 06h 33m 29s +28° 10’ 03” 33.01 Auriga
Jul 09 2025 06h 34m 43s +28° 08’ 33” 33.03 Auriga
Jul 10 2025 06h 35m 57s +28° 07’ 01” 33.04 Auriga
Jul 11 2025 06h 37m 11s +28° 05’ 27” 33.05 Auriga
Jul 12 2025 06h 38m 24s +28° 03’ 52” 33.06 Auriga
Jul 13 2025 06h 39m 37s +28° 02’ 17” 33.07 Auriga

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