Comet 255P/Levy

Comet 255P/Levy is currently in the constellation of Lupus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 255P/Levy is 16h 04m 23s and the Declination is -31° 44’ 08” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 255P/Levy is 25.66 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 255P/Levy available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 255P/Levy?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 255P/Levy from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 255P/Levy rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 255P/Levy?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 255P/Levy orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 255P/Levy with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 255P/Levy for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 255P/Levy in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 255P/Levy with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 255P/Levy is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 255P/Levy?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 255P/Levy in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 255P/Levy Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 255P/Levy from Earth is currently 333,326,460 kilometers, equivalent to 2.228150 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 31.8574 seconds to travel from Comet 255P/Levy and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 255P/Levy to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 255P/Levy to Earth happens on Tue Oct 23 2057 at a distance of 0.268714 Astronomical Units, or 40,199,113 kilometers:

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

Comet 255P/Levy brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 255P/Levy is 25.66.

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 255P/Levy, 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 255P/Levy rise and set times

Today's Comet 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 255P/Levy with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 255P/Levy 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 255P/Levy 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 255P/Levy computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 255P/Levy in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Jan 29	15h 54m 52s	-31° 04’ 32”	25.15	Lupus
2023 Jan 30	15h 56m 14s	-31° 10’ 13”	25.22	Lupus
2023 Jan 31	15h 57m 37s	-31° 15’ 47”	25.30	Lupus
2023 Feb 01	15h 58m 55s	-31° 21’ 18”	25.37	Lupus
2023 Feb 02	16h 00m 15s	-31° 26’ 44”	25.43	Lupus
2023 Feb 03	16h 01m 32s	-31° 32’ 03”	25.50	Lupus
2023 Feb 04	16h 02m 47s	-31° 37’ 18”	25.57	Lupus
2023 Feb 05	16h 04m 00s	-31° 42’ 29”	25.64	Lupus
2023 Feb 06	16h 05m 13s	-31° 47’ 35”	25.71	Lupus
2023 Feb 07	16h 06m 24s	-31° 52’ 36”	25.77	Lupus
2023 Feb 08	16h 07m 35s	-31° 57’ 33”	25.84	Lupus
2023 Feb 09	16h 08m 43s	-32° 02’ 25”	25.90	Scorpius
2023 Feb 10	16h 09m 50s	-32° 07’ 11”	25.97	Scorpius
2023 Feb 11	16h 10m 54s	-32° 11’ 56”	26.03	Scorpius