Comet 240P/NEAT

Comet 240P/NEAT is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 240P/NEAT is 14h 42m 54s and the Declination is -03° 35’ 11” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 240P/NEAT is 20.20 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 240P/NEAT available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 240P/NEAT?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 240P/NEAT from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 240P/NEAT rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 240P/NEAT?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 240P/NEAT orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 240P/NEAT with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 240P/NEAT for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 240P/NEAT in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 240P/NEAT with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 240P/NEAT is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 240P/NEAT?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 240P/NEAT in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 240P/NEAT Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 240P/NEAT from Earth is currently 905,254,869 kilometers, equivalent to 6.051255 Astronomical Units. Light takes 50 minutes and 19.6052 seconds to travel from Comet 240P/NEAT and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 240P/NEAT 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 240P/NEAT from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 240P/NEAT to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 240P/NEAT to Earth happens on Thu Nov 25 2055 at a distance of 1.118207 Astronomical Units, or 167,281,388 kilometers:

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

Comet 240P/NEAT brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 240P/NEAT is 20.20.

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 240P/NEAT, 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 240P/NEAT rise and set times

Today's Comet 240P/NEAT 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 240P/NEAT 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 240P/NEAT Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 240P/NEAT with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 240P/NEAT 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 240P/NEAT 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 240P/NEAT computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 240P/NEAT in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 21	14h 36m 52s	-02° 55’ 39”	20.18	Virgo
2020 Oct 22	14h 37m 41s	-03° 01’ 00”	20.18	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	14h 38m 29s	-03° 06’ 20”	20.18	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	14h 39m 16s	-03° 11’ 38”	20.18	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	14h 40m 05s	-03° 16’ 54”	20.19	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	14h 40m 53s	-03° 22’ 08”	20.19	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	14h 41m 40s	-03° 27’ 19”	20.19	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	14h 42m 29s	-03° 32’ 27”	20.19	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	14h 43m 17s	-03° 37’ 35”	20.20	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	14h 44m 05s	-03° 42’ 39”	20.20	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	14h 44m 53s	-03° 47’ 43”	20.20	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	14h 45m 42s	-03° 52’ 42”	20.20	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	14h 46m 31s	-03° 57’ 42”	20.20	Virgo
2020 Nov 03	14h 47m 18s	-04° 02’ 38”	20.20	Libra