Comet 22P/Kopff

Comet 22P/Kopff is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension of Comet 22P/Kopff is 01h 23m 24s and the Declination is +03° 57’ 28” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 22P/Kopff is 19.28 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 22P/Kopff available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 22P/Kopff?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 22P/Kopff from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 22P/Kopff rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 22P/Kopff?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 22P/Kopff orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 22P/Kopff with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 22P/Kopff for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 22P/Kopff in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 22P/Kopff with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 22P/Kopff is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 22P/Kopff?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 22P/Kopff in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 22P/Kopff Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 22P/Kopff from Earth is currently 489,533,633 kilometers, equivalent to 3.272330 Astronomical Units. Light takes 27 minutes and 12.9084 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 Fri Jul 22 2095 at a distance of 0.194405 Astronomical Units, or 29,082,583 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 19.28.

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

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.

Visualization of Comet 22P/Kopff Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 22P/Kopff with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 22P/Kopff 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 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
2023 Jan 22	01h 16m 35s	+03° 06’ 10”	19.13	Pisces
2023 Jan 23	01h 17m 29s	+03° 13’ 05”	19.15	Pisces
2023 Jan 24	01h 18m 23s	+03° 20’ 00”	19.17	Pisces
2023 Jan 25	01h 19m 18s	+03° 26’ 58”	19.19	Pisces
2023 Jan 26	01h 20m 13s	+03° 33’ 57”	19.21	Pisces
2023 Jan 27	01h 21m 10s	+03° 40’ 58”	19.23	Pisces
2023 Jan 28	01h 22m 06s	+03° 47’ 58”	19.25	Pisces
2023 Jan 29	01h 23m 03s	+03° 55’ 00”	19.27	Pisces
2023 Jan 30	01h 24m 01s	+04° 02’ 03”	19.29	Pisces
2023 Jan 31	01h 24m 59s	+04° 09’ 07”	19.31	Pisces
2023 Feb 01	01h 25m 57s	+04° 16’ 13”	19.33	Pisces
2023 Feb 02	01h 26m 56s	+04° 23’ 18”	19.35	Pisces
2023 Feb 03	01h 27m 55s	+04° 30’ 24”	19.37	Pisces
2023 Feb 04	01h 28m 54s	+04° 37’ 32”	19.39	Pisces