Comet 24P/Schaumasse

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 24P/Schaumasse is 20h 06m 30s and the Declination is -29° 40’ 50” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 24P/Schaumasse is 28.59 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 24P/Schaumasse available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 24P/Schaumasse?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 24P/Schaumasse from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 24P/Schaumasse rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 24P/Schaumasse?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 24P/Schaumasse orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 24P/Schaumasse with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 24P/Schaumasse for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 24P/Schaumasse in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 24P/Schaumasse with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 24P/Schaumasse is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 24P/Schaumasse?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 24P/Schaumasse in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 24P/Schaumasse Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 24P/Schaumasse from Earth is currently 819,186,023 kilometers, equivalent to 5.475920 Astronomical Units. Light takes 45 minutes and 32.5104 seconds to travel from Comet 24P/Schaumasse and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 24P/Schaumasse 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 24P/Schaumasse from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 24P/Schaumasse to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 24P/Schaumasse to Earth happens on Mon Jan 27 2059 at a distance of 0.29004955 Astronomical Units, or 43,390,795 kilometers:

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

Comet 24P/Schaumasse brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 24P/Schaumasse is 28.59.

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 24P/Schaumasse, 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 24P/Schaumasse rise and set times

Today's Comet 24P/Schaumasse 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 24P/Schaumasse 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 24P/Schaumasse Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 24P/Schaumasse with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 24P/Schaumasse 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 24P/Schaumasse 15 Days Ephemeris

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

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 08	20h 10m 38s	-29° 31’ 06”	28.55	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 09	20h 10m 04s	-29° 32’ 35”	28.55	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 10	20h 09m 29s	-29° 34’ 02”	28.56	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 11	20h 08m 54s	-29° 35’ 26”	28.56	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 12	20h 08m 21s	-29° 36’ 46”	28.57	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 13	20h 07m 47s	-29° 38’ 03”	28.57	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 14	20h 07m 14s	-29° 39’ 16”	28.58	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 15	20h 06m 42s	-29° 40’ 27”	28.59	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 16	20h 06m 08s	-29° 41’ 34”	28.59	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 17	20h 05m 36s	-29° 42’ 38”	28.60	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 18	20h 05m 04s	-29° 43’ 38”	28.60	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 19	20h 04m 33s	-29° 44’ 36”	28.61	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 20	20h 04m 04s	-29° 45’ 30”	28.62	Sagittarius
2020 Aug 21	20h 03m 33s	-29° 46’ 22”	28.62	Sagittarius