Comet 294P/LINEAR

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet 294P/LINEAR?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 294P/LINEAR from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 294P/LINEAR rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 294P/LINEAR?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 294P/LINEAR orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 294P/LINEAR with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 294P/LINEAR for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 294P/LINEAR in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 294P/LINEAR with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 294P/LINEAR to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 294P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Wed Mar 4 2048 at a distance of 0.34483166 Astronomical Units, or 51,586,082 kilometers:

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

Comet 294P/LINEAR brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 294P/LINEAR is 21.08.

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 294P/LINEAR, 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 294P/LINEAR rise and set times

Today's Comet 294P/LINEAR 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 294P/LINEAR 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 294P/LINEAR Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 294P/LINEAR with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 294P/LINEAR 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 294P/LINEAR 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 294P/LINEAR computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 294P/LINEAR in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 21	20h 01m 05s	-33° 25’ 24”	20.91	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 22	20h 03m 08s	-33° 18’ 47”	20.94	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 23	20h 05m 12s	-33° 12’ 07”	20.96	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 24	20h 07m 12s	-33° 05’ 26”	20.98	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 25	20h 09m 11s	-32° 58’ 45”	21.01	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 26	20h 11m 08s	-32° 52’ 04”	21.03	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 27	20h 13m 03s	-32° 45’ 21”	21.05	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 28	20h 14m 56s	-32° 38’ 39”	21.07	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 29	20h 16m 46s	-32° 31’ 58”	21.10	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 30	20h 18m 37s	-32° 25’ 15”	21.12	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 31	20h 20m 25s	-32° 18’ 34”	21.14	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 01	20h 22m 10s	-32° 11’ 54”	21.16	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 02	20h 23m 54s	-32° 05’ 14”	21.19	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 03	20h 25m 36s	-31° 58’ 36”	21.21	Sagittarius