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Comet 213P/Van Ness

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:50 | Tran: 14:43 | Set: 23:36
Alt: -7.70°   Az: 342.38°   Direction: North-North-West

Comet 213P/Van Ness is in the constellation of Auriga, at a distance of 705,154,535.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 28m 29s and the Declination is +28° 54’ 15” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 213P/Van Ness is 32.26 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 213P/Van Ness in Auriga on May, 18 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 213P/Van Ness in Auriga on May, 18 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High 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: 05h 26m 53s
Dec: +28° 53’ 03”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 213P/Van Ness. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 28m 29s
+28° 54’ 15”
10h 39m 50s
16h 08m 20s

J2000

05h 26m 53s
+28° 53’ 03”

Additional Information

Auriga
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32.26

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

Azimuth: 61.1°
Max altitude: 67.4°
Azimuth: 298.9°
  • 213P/Van Ness is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 213P/Van Ness is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 213P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 705,154,535.0 kilometers, equivalent to 4.7136669239 Astronomical Units. Light takes 39m 12.142s to travel from Comet 213P/Van Ness and arrive to us.

705,154,535.0
4.7136669239
39m 12.142s

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

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, 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.

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

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
2025 May 11 05h 19m 33s +28° 55’ 30” 32.13 Auriga
2025 May 12 05h 20m 49s +28° 55’ 23” 32.15 Auriga
2025 May 13 05h 22m 05s +28° 55’ 14” 32.17 Auriga
2025 May 14 05h 23m 22s +28° 55’ 04” 32.19 Auriga
2025 May 15 05h 24m 38s +28° 54’ 55” 32.21 Auriga
2025 May 16 05h 25m 55s +28° 54’ 43” 32.22 Auriga
2025 May 17 05h 27m 11s +28° 54’ 29” 32.24 Auriga
2025 May 18 05h 28m 28s +28° 54’ 15” 32.26 Auriga
2025 May 19 05h 29m 45s +28° 53’ 59” 32.28 Auriga
2025 May 20 05h 31m 02s +28° 53’ 43” 32.29 Auriga
2025 May 21 05h 32m 19s +28° 53’ 25” 32.31 Auriga
2025 May 22 05h 33m 36s +28° 53’ 05” 32.33 Auriga
2025 May 23 05h 34m 53s +28° 52’ 44” 32.35 Auriga
2025 May 24 05h 36m 10s +28° 52’ 22” 32.36 Auriga

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