Comet 284P/McNaught
Comet 284P/McNaught Position
Comet 284P/McNaught is currently in the constellation of . The current Right Ascension is 15h 41m 10s and the Declination is -08° 27’ 44”.
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Comet 284P/McNaught Distance
The distance of Comet 284P/McNaught from Earth is currently 0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.000000 Astronomical Units. Light takes to travel from Comet 284P/McNaught and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 284P/McNaught to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 284P/McNaught to Earth happens on Tue Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 0.00000000 Astronomical Units, or 0 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 284P/McNaught brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 284P/McNaught is -100.00.
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 284P/McNaught, 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 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught 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 284P/McNaught 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.
Comet 284P/McNaught Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 284P/McNaught at epoch 12 April 2010 00:00 UTC (JD: 2455299.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.37831446 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 11.87431520° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.28252287 AU 341,460,562 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
5.06049131 AU 757,038,726 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
3.67150709 AU 549,249,644 km |
| Orbital period | period |
7.0400 years 2,569.5968 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2007-Aug-18 04:18:49 2,454,330.6797 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2014-Aug-30 18:38 2,456,900.2765 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 202.75781227769° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 144.36420051979° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 135.73152572942° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.14009980°/day |
Visualization of Comet 284P/McNaught Orbit
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Comet 284P/McNaught 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 284P/McNaught computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 284P/McNaught in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 16 | 15h 34m 50s | -08° 22’ 44” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 15h 35m 43s | -08° 23’ 38” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 15h 36m 33s | -08° 24’ 27” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 15h 37m 26s | -08° 25’ 13” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 15h 38m 17s | -08° 25’ 54” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 15h 39m 06s | -08° 26’ 30” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 15h 39m 56s | -08° 27’ 03” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 15h 40m 45s | -08° 27’ 32” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 15h 41m 35s | -08° 27’ 56” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 15h 42m 24s | -08° 28’ 15” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 15h 43m 12s | -08° 28’ 31” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 15h 43m 59s | -08° 28’ 41” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 15h 44m 45s | -08° 28’ 49” | N.A. | |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 15h 45m 33s | -08° 28’ 50” | N.A. | |