Comet 327P/Van Ness

Comet 327P/Van Ness is currently in the constellation of Bootes. The current Right Ascension of Comet 327P/Van Ness is 15h 01m 49s and the Declination is +20° 23’ 39” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 327P/Van Ness is 28.20 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 327P/Van Ness available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 327P/Van Ness?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 327P/Van Ness from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 327P/Van Ness rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 327P/Van Ness?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 327P/Van Ness orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 327P/Van Ness with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 327P/Van Ness for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 327P/Van Ness in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 327P/Van Ness with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 327P/Van Ness is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 327P/Van Ness?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 327P/Van Ness in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 327P/Van Ness Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 327P/Van Ness from Earth is currently 469,580,932 kilometers, equivalent to 3.138955 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 6.3534 seconds to travel from Comet 327P/Van Ness and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 327P/Van Ness 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 327P/Van Ness from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 327P/Van Ness to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 327P/Van Ness to Earth happens on Thu Sep 18 2042 at a distance of 0.572447 Astronomical Units, or 85,636,921 kilometers:

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

Comet 327P/Van Ness brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 327P/Van Ness is 28.20.

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 327P/Van Ness, 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 327P/Van Ness rise and set times

Today's Comet 327P/Van Ness 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 327P/Van Ness 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 327P/Van Ness Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 327P/Van Ness with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 327P/Van Ness 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 327P/Van Ness 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 327P/Van Ness computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 327P/Van Ness in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Apr 30	15h 07m 42s	+19° 30’ 21”	28.31	Bootes
2021 May 01	15h 07m 00s	+19° 37’ 41”	28.29	Bootes
2021 May 02	15h 06m 15s	+19° 44’ 49”	28.28	Bootes
2021 May 03	15h 05m 31s	+19° 51’ 47”	28.27	Bootes
2021 May 04	15h 04m 48s	+19° 58’ 36”	28.25	Bootes
2021 May 05	15h 04m 03s	+20° 05’ 12”	28.24	Bootes
2021 May 06	15h 03m 17s	+20° 11’ 39”	28.23	Bootes
2021 May 07	15h 02m 33s	+20° 17’ 53”	28.21	Bootes
2021 May 08	15h 01m 47s	+20° 23’ 56”	28.20	Bootes
2021 May 09	15h 01m 03s	+20° 29’ 48”	28.19	Bootes
2021 May 10	15h 00m 18s	+20° 35’ 26”	28.18	Bootes
2021 May 11	14h 59m 31s	+20° 40’ 54”	28.17	Bootes
2021 May 12	14h 58m 46s	+20° 46’ 08”	28.15	Bootes
2021 May 13	14h 58m 01s	+20° 51’ 11”	28.14	Bootes