Comet 22P/Kopff
Comet 22P/Kopff Position
Comet 22P/Kopff is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 08h 51m 16s and the Declination is +17° 32’ 14”.
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Comet 22P/Kopff Distance
The distance of Comet 22P/Kopff from Earth is currently 790,724,860 kilometers, equivalent to 5.285669 Astronomical Units. Light takes 43 minutes and 57.5742 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 0.17955904 Astronomical Units, or 26,861,650 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 21.28.
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 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 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, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 11 | 08h 47m 50s | +17° 43’ 54” | 21.33 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 12 | 08h 48m 20s | +17° 42’ 11” | 21.33 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 13 | 08h 48m 51s | +17° 40’ 31” | 21.32 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 14 | 08h 49m 19s | +17° 38’ 51” | 21.31 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 08h 49m 48s | +17° 37’ 14” | 21.30 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 08h 50m 16s | +17° 35’ 38” | 21.29 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 08h 50m 44s | +17° 34’ 05” | 21.29 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 08h 51m 11s | +17° 32’ 33” | 21.28 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 08h 51m 37s | +17° 31’ 04” | 21.27 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 08h 52m 02s | +17° 29’ 36” | 21.26 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 08h 52m 27s | +17° 28’ 11” | 21.25 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 08h 52m 51s | +17° 26’ 49” | 21.24 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 23 | 08h 53m 16s | +17° 25’ 30” | 21.24 | Cancer |
| 2019 Oct 24 | 08h 53m 39s | +17° 24’ 11” | 21.23 | Cancer |