Comet 22P/Kopff
Comet 22P/Kopff Position
Comet 22P/Kopff is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 08h 13m 24s and the Declination is +20° 35’ 52”.
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Comet 22P/Kopff Distance
The distance of Comet 22P/Kopff from Earth is currently 595,615,652 kilometers, equivalent to 3.981445 Astronomical Units. Light takes 33 minutes and 6.7600 seconds to travel from Comet 22P/Kopff and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 22P/Kopff 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 22P/Kopff from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 22P/Kopff to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 22P/Kopff to Earth happens on Wed Jul 20 2095 at a distance of 0.17955908 Astronomical Units, or 26,861,656 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 22P/Kopff brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 22P/Kopff is 20.47.
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 22P/Kopff, 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 22P/Kopff rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Comet 22P/Kopff 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 22P/Kopff 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.
Comet 22P/Kopff Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 22P/Kopff at epoch 17 November 2010 00:00 UTC (JD: 2455518.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.54421289 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 4.72364225° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.57659910 AU 235,855,869 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
5.34153915 AU 799,082,884 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
3.45906912 AU 517,469,377 km |
| Orbital period | period |
6.4300 years 2,349.8346 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2009-May-25 05:37:06 2,454,976.7341 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2015-Oct-31 01:38 2,457,326.5687 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 162.74226064958° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 120.88055338598° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 82.999767102499° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.15320227°/day |
Visualization of Comet 22P/Kopff Orbit
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Comet 22P/Kopff 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 22P/Kopff computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 22P/Kopff in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Feb 17 | 08h 17m 45s | +20° 19’ 31” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 18 | 08h 17m 08s | +20° 21’ 52” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 19 | 08h 16m 32s | +20° 24’ 12” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 20 | 08h 15m 55s | +20° 26’ 30” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 21 | 08h 15m 19s | +20° 28’ 45” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 22 | 08h 14m 44s | +20° 30’ 56” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 23 | 08h 14m 08s | +20° 33’ 06” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 24 | 08h 13m 35s | +20° 35’ 12” | 20.47 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 25 | 08h 13m 01s | +20° 37’ 15” | 20.48 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 26 | 08h 12m 29s | +20° 39’ 16” | 20.48 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 27 | 08h 11m 57s | +20° 41’ 14” | 20.48 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 28 | 08h 11m 26s | +20° 43’ 09” | 20.48 | Cancer |
| 2020 Feb 29 | 08h 10m 55s | +20° 45’ 01” | 20.48 | Cancer |
| 2020 Mar 01 | 08h 10m 26s | +20° 46’ 50” | 20.49 | Cancer |