Comet 28P/Neujmin 1

Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is 16h 29m 58s and the Declination is -32° 25’ 05” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is 17.07 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 28P/Neujmin 1?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 28P/Neujmin 1?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 from Earth is currently 439,905,651 kilometers, equivalent to 2.940588 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24 minutes and 27.3673 seconds to travel from Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 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 28P/Neujmin 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 to Earth happens on Sun Sep 11 2039 at a distance of 0.786578 Astronomical Units, or 117,670,386 kilometers:

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

Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is 17.07.

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 28P/Neujmin 1, 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 28P/Neujmin 1 rise and set times

Today's Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 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 28P/Neujmin 1 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 28P/Neujmin 1 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 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 28P/Neujmin 1 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 24	16h 11m 54s	-32° 04’ 45”	17.13	Scorpius
2020 Oct 25	16h 14m 09s	-32° 07’ 36”	17.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 26	16h 16m 26s	-32° 10’ 23”	17.11	Scorpius
2020 Oct 27	16h 18m 43s	-32° 13’ 06”	17.11	Scorpius
2020 Oct 28	16h 21m 02s	-32° 15’ 45”	17.10	Scorpius
2020 Oct 29	16h 23m 21s	-32° 18’ 19”	17.09	Scorpius
2020 Oct 30	16h 25m 41s	-32° 20’ 47”	17.08	Scorpius
2020 Oct 31	16h 28m 03s	-32° 23’ 11”	17.08	Scorpius
2020 Nov 01	16h 30m 24s	-32° 25’ 28”	17.07	Scorpius
2020 Nov 02	16h 32m 48s	-32° 27’ 42”	17.06	Scorpius
2020 Nov 03	16h 35m 12s	-32° 29’ 48”	17.05	Scorpius
2020 Nov 04	16h 37m 39s	-32° 31’ 50”	17.05	Scorpius
2020 Nov 05	16h 40m 05s	-32° 33’ 44”	17.04	Scorpius
2020 Nov 06	16h 42m 33s	-32° 35’ 34”	17.03	Scorpius