Comet 325P/Yang-Gao

Comet 325P/Yang-Gao is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao is 12h 59m 54s and the Declination is -21° 23’ 12” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao is 20.55 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 325P/Yang-Gao available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 325P/Yang-Gao?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 325P/Yang-Gao from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 325P/Yang-Gao rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 325P/Yang-Gao?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 325P/Yang-Gao orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 325P/Yang-Gao in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 325P/Yang-Gao with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 325P/Yang-Gao is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 325P/Yang-Gao Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao from Earth is currently 329,673,131 kilometers, equivalent to 2.203729 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 19.6712 seconds to travel from Comet 325P/Yang-Gao and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao 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 325P/Yang-Gao from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao to Earth happens on Tue Jun 3 2042 at a distance of 0.506253 Astronomical Units, or 75,734,392 kilometers:

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

Comet 325P/Yang-Gao brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao is 20.55.

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 325P/Yang-Gao, 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 325P/Yang-Gao rise and set times

Today's Comet 325P/Yang-Gao 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 325P/Yang-Gao 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 325P/Yang-Gao Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao 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 325P/Yang-Gao 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 325P/Yang-Gao computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 325P/Yang-Gao in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 02	12h 41m 48s	-19° 19’ 41”	20.77	Corvus
2021 Dec 03	12h 44m 13s	-19° 36’ 33”	20.74	Corvus
2021 Dec 04	12h 46m 40s	-19° 53’ 25”	20.71	Corvus
2021 Dec 05	12h 49m 06s	-20° 10’ 17”	20.68	Corvus
2021 Dec 06	12h 51m 34s	-20° 27’ 09”	20.65	Corvus
2021 Dec 07	12h 54m 03s	-20° 43’ 59”	20.62	Corvus
2021 Dec 08	12h 56m 34s	-21° 00’ 50”	20.59	Corvus
2021 Dec 09	12h 59m 04s	-21° 17’ 39”	20.56	Virgo
2021 Dec 10	13h 01m 36s	-21° 34’ 27”	20.53	Virgo
2021 Dec 11	13h 04m 09s	-21° 51’ 15”	20.50	Virgo
2021 Dec 12	13h 06m 43s	-22° 07’ 59”	20.47	Virgo
2021 Dec 13	13h 09m 19s	-22° 24’ 42”	20.43	Virgo
2021 Dec 14	13h 11m 54s	-22° 41’ 24”	20.40	Hydra
2021 Dec 15	13h 14m 32s	-22° 58’ 03”	20.37	Hydra