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Comet 32P/Comas Sola

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:08 | Tran: 22:35 | Set: 4:07
Alt: -20.66°   Az: 287.11°   Direction: West-North-West

Comet 32P/Comas Sola is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 424,390,991.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 43m 01s and the Declination is -06° 00’ 18” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 19.34 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 32P/Comas Sola in Virgo on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 32P/Comas Sola in Virgo on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High 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.

32P/Comas Sola
RA: 13h 41m 42s
Dec: -05° 52’ 39”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 32P/Comas Sola. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 43m 01s
-06° 00’ 18”
07h 43m 48s
21h 26m 49s

J2000

13h 41m 42s
-05° 52’ 39”

Additional Information

Virgo
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19.34

The observed values of Magnitude, Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted 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.

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.0°
Max altitude: 32.5°
Azimuth: 264.0°
  • 32P/Comas Sola is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 32P/Comas Sola is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth is currently 424,390,991.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.8368785532 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23m 35.616s to travel from Comet 32P/Comas Sola and arrive to us.

424,390,991.0
2.8368785532
23m 35.616s

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.

Chart of the distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet 32P/Comas Sola to Earth happens on Sun Jan 15 2073 at a distance of 1.054585 Astronomical Units, or 157,763,655 kilometers:

Sun Jan 15 2073
157,763,655
1.054585

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

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 32P/Comas Sola at epoch 12 October 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458769.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.55643350
Orbit inclination i 9.94718421°
Perihelion distance q 1.99582923 AU
298,571,804 km
Aphelion distance Q 7.00317862 AU
1,047,660,612 km
Semi-major axis a 4.49950393 AU
673,116,208 km
Orbital period period 9.5445 years
3,486.1445 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-May-02 08:26:18
2,460,432.8516 JD
Next perihelion transit 2033-Nov-17 11:54
2,463,918.9961 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 53.287153644999°
Longitude of the ascending node node 57.69384588407°
Mean anomaly M 188.23242628691°
Mean motion n 0.10326594°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Comet 32P/Comas Sola
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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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 16 13h 46m 34s -06° 01’ 07” 19.22 Virgo
2025 May 17 13h 46m 01s -06° 00’ 44” 19.23 Virgo
2025 May 18 13h 45m 30s -06° 00’ 26” 19.25 Virgo
2025 May 19 13h 44m 59s -06° 00’ 14” 19.27 Virgo
2025 May 20 13h 44m 30s -06° 00’ 06” 19.28 Virgo
2025 May 21 13h 44m 01s -06° 00’ 04” 19.30 Virgo
2025 May 22 13h 43m 33s -06° 00’ 07” 19.32 Virgo
2025 May 23 13h 43m 07s -06° 00’ 16” 19.34 Virgo
2025 May 24 13h 42m 41s -06° 00’ 29” 19.35 Virgo
2025 May 25 13h 42m 16s -06° 00’ 48” 19.37 Virgo
2025 May 26 13h 41m 52s -06° 01’ 13” 19.39 Virgo
2025 May 27 13h 41m 30s -06° 01’ 43” 19.41 Virgo
2025 May 28 13h 41m 08s -06° 02’ 17” 19.43 Virgo
2025 May 29 13h 40m 47s -06° 02’ 59” 19.44 Virgo

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