Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught
Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Position
Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension is 10h 16m 46s and the Declination is +23° 57’ 54”.
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Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Distance
The distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth is currently 672,681,879 kilometers, equivalent to 4.496601 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37 minutes and 23.8252 seconds to travel from Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-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 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught to Earth happens on Wed Jul 18 2068 at a distance of 0.17530785 Astronomical Units, or 26,225,681 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is 26.72.
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 319P/Catalina-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 319P/Catalina-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 319P/Catalina-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 319P/Catalina-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 319P/Catalina-McNaught Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught at epoch 22 September 2013 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456558.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.66499286 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 15.07420590° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.19698517 AU 179,066,433 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
5.94904259 AU 889,964,106 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
3.57301388 AU 534,515,269 km |
| Orbital period | period |
6.7500 years 2,466.8940 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2015-Jul-01 22:11:05 2,457,205.4244 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2022-Apr-02 19:38 2,459,672.3183 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 203.68025289999° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 111.36656240872° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 265.59271098904° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.14593250°/day |
Visualization of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Orbit
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Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 28 | 10h 20m 12s | +23° 47’ 35” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 10h 19m 42s | +23° 49’ 19” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 10h 19m 12s | +23° 50’ 58” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 10h 18m 42s | +23° 52’ 31” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 10h 18m 14s | +23° 53’ 57” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 10h 17m 45s | +23° 55’ 18” | 26.71 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 10h 17m 18s | +23° 56’ 31” | 26.72 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 10h 16m 51s | +23° 57’ 41” | 26.72 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 10h 16m 26s | +23° 58’ 42” | 26.72 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 10h 16m 00s | +23° 59’ 39” | 26.72 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 07 | 10h 15m 35s | +24° 00’ 29” | 26.72 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 08 | 10h 15m 11s | +24° 01’ 14” | 26.73 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 09 | 10h 14m 48s | +24° 01’ 53” | 26.73 | Leo |
| 2020 Apr 10 | 10h 14m 26s | +24° 02’ 26” | 26.73 | Leo |