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 58m 46s and the Declination is +19° 14’ 18”.
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Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Distance
The distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth is currently 690,153,256 kilometers, equivalent to 4.613390 Astronomical Units. Light takes 38 minutes and 22.1035 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 0.17530786 Astronomical Units, or 26,225,682 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 26.92.
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 Jan 15 | 11h 01m 09s | +18° 41’ 52” | 26.98 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 16 | 11h 00m 51s | +18° 46’ 18” | 26.97 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 11h 00m 33s | +18° 50’ 47” | 26.96 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 11h 00m 14s | +18° 55’ 19” | 26.95 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 10h 59m 53s | +18° 59’ 54” | 26.95 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 10h 59m 32s | +19° 04’ 33” | 26.94 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 10h 59m 11s | +19° 09’ 15” | 26.93 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 10h 58m 48s | +19° 13’ 59” | 26.92 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 10h 58m 24s | +19° 18’ 46” | 26.92 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 10h 58m 00s | +19° 23’ 35” | 26.91 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 10h 57m 36s | +19° 28’ 27” | 26.90 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 10h 57m 11s | +19° 33’ 20” | 26.89 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 10h 56m 44s | +19° 38’ 16” | 26.89 | Leo |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 10h 56m 17s | +19° 43’ 13” | 26.88 | Leo |