Comet 32P/Comas Sola

Comet 32P/Comas Sola is currently in the constellation of Microscopium. The current Right Ascension of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 20h 30m 26s and the Declination is -30° 00’ 12” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 22.00 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 32P/Comas Sola available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 32P/Comas Sola?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 32P/Comas Sola rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 32P/Comas Sola?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 32P/Comas Sola orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 32P/Comas Sola with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 32P/Comas Sola in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 32P/Comas Sola with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 32P/Comas Sola is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 32P/Comas Sola?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 32P/Comas Sola in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 32P/Comas Sola Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth is currently 864,690,399 kilometers, equivalent to 5.780098 Astronomical Units. Light takes 48 minutes and 4.2967 seconds to travel from Comet 32P/Comas Sola and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola 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 32P/Comas Sola from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 32P/Comas Sola to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 32P/Comas Sola to Earth happens on Sat Jan 14 2073 at a distance of 1.04969800 Astronomical Units, or 157,032,586 kilometers:

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

Comet 32P/Comas Sola brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 22.00.

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 32P/Comas Sola, 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 32P/Comas Sola rise and set times

Today's Comet 32P/Comas Sola 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 32P/Comas Sola 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 32P/Comas Sola Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 32P/Comas Sola with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 32P/Comas Sola 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 32P/Comas Sola 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 32P/Comas Sola computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 32P/Comas Sola in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Jul 31	20h 34m 21s	-29° 47’ 39”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 01	20h 33m 47s	-29° 49’ 32”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 02	20h 33m 15s	-29° 51’ 23”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 03	20h 32m 42s	-29° 53’ 11”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 04	20h 32m 08s	-29° 54’ 56”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 05	20h 31m 36s	-29° 56’ 39”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 06	20h 31m 04s	-29° 58’ 19”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 07	20h 30m 30s	-29° 59’ 57”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 08	20h 29m 58s	-30° 01’ 31”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 09	20h 29m 26s	-30° 03’ 02”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 10	20h 28m 54s	-30° 04’ 31”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 11	20h 28m 23s	-30° 05’ 56”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 12	20h 27m 51s	-30° 07’ 18”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 13	20h 27m 19s	-30° 08’ 38”	22.00	Sagittarius