Comet 28P/Neujmin 1
Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 Position
Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 13h 27m 39s and the Declination is -17° 50’ 23”.
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Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 Distance
The distance of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 from Earth is currently 898,155,120 kilometers, equivalent to 6.003796 Astronomical Units. Light takes 49 minutes and 55.9230 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 0.78657394 Astronomical Units, or 117,669,787 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 20.30.
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 behvior 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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 at epoch 09 April 2003 00:00 UTC (JD: 2452739.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.77557883 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 14.18549314° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.55204053 AU 232,181,958 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
12.27945789 AU 1,836,980,758 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
6.91574921 AU 1,034,581,358 km |
| Orbital period | period |
18.1900 years 6,642.8934 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2002-Dec-27 09:03:33 2,452,635.8775 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Mar-05 06:29 2,459,278.7708 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 346.91604729421° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 347.03339788608° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 5.61564223221° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.05419325°/day |
Visualization of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 08 | 13h 21m 28s | -17° 11’ 51” | 20.35 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 09 | 13h 22m 17s | -17° 16’ 54” | 20.34 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 10 | 13h 23m 05s | -17° 21’ 57” | 20.34 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 11 | 13h 23m 54s | -17° 27’ 03” | 20.33 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 12 | 13h 24m 43s | -17° 32’ 11” | 20.33 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 13 | 13h 25m 33s | -17° 37’ 19” | 20.32 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 14 | 13h 26m 23s | -17° 42’ 30” | 20.31 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 13h 27m 14s | -17° 47’ 42” | 20.30 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 13h 28m 04s | -17° 52’ 54” | 20.30 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 13h 28m 54s | -17° 58’ 09” | 20.29 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 13h 29m 44s | -18° 03’ 25” | 20.28 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 13h 30m 34s | -18° 08’ 43” | 20.28 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 13h 31m 24s | -18° 14’ 02” | 20.27 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 13h 32m 16s | -18° 19’ 22” | 20.26 | Virgo |