Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski

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• Position (see also Where is Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski to Earth happens on Thu Nov 10 2089 at a distance of 0.84530953 Astronomical Units, or 126,456,506 kilometers:

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

Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski is 27.30.

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 behvior 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 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski, 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 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski rise and set times

Today's Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski 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 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski 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 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2019 Oct 14	14h 16m 32s	+04° 06’ 07”	27.29	Virgo
2019 Oct 15	14h 17m 09s	+04° 00’ 28”	27.29	Virgo
2019 Oct 16	14h 17m 48s	+03° 54’ 50”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 17	14h 18m 26s	+03° 49’ 14”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 18	14h 19m 05s	+03° 43’ 41”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 19	14h 19m 44s	+03° 38’ 09”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 20	14h 20m 22s	+03° 32’ 40”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 21	14h 21m 01s	+03° 27’ 15”	27.30	Virgo
2019 Oct 22	14h 21m 39s	+03° 21’ 51”	27.31	Virgo
2019 Oct 23	14h 22m 18s	+03° 16’ 28”	27.31	Virgo
2019 Oct 24	14h 22m 58s	+03° 11’ 08”	27.31	Virgo
2019 Oct 25	14h 23m 36s	+03° 05’ 52”	27.31	Virgo
2019 Oct 26	14h 24m 16s	+03° 00’ 37”	27.31	Virgo
2019 Oct 27	14h 24m 56s	+02° 55’ 24”	27.31	Virgo