Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught

Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is 12h 04m 00s and the Declination is +11° 28’ 30” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is 26.39 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth is currently 770,387,539 kilometers, equivalent to 5.149723 Astronomical Units. Light takes 42 minutes and 49.7362 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 0.175308 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 26.39.

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

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.

Visualization of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught 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 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 Oct 21	11h 57m 34s	+11° 57’ 03”	26.46	Leo
2020 Oct 22	11h 58m 27s	+11° 53’ 07”	26.45	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	11h 59m 18s	+11° 49’ 12”	26.44	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	12h 00m 10s	+11° 45’ 20”	26.43	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	12h 01m 01s	+11° 41’ 30”	26.42	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	12h 01m 53s	+11° 37’ 44”	26.41	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	12h 02m 44s	+11° 34’ 00”	26.40	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	12h 03m 36s	+11° 30’ 19”	26.39	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	12h 04m 27s	+11° 26’ 39”	26.38	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	12h 05m 17s	+11° 23’ 04”	26.37	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	12h 06m 07s	+11° 19’ 32”	26.36	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	12h 06m 57s	+11° 16’ 01”	26.35	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	12h 07m 49s	+11° 12’ 34”	26.34	Virgo
2020 Nov 03	12h 08m 39s	+11° 09’ 11”	26.33	Virgo