Comet 32P/Comas Sola

Comet 32P/Comas Sola is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 20h 12m 43s and the Declination is -29° 30’ 02” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 32P/Comas Sola is 22.52 (JPL).

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

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• 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.

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Comet 32P/Comas Sola Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth is currently 995,438,442 kilometers, equivalent to 6.654095 Astronomical Units. Light takes 55 minutes and 20.4252 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 1.049698 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 22.52.

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 Oct 20	20h 11m 30s	-29° 43’ 00”	22.49	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 21	20h 11m 38s	-29° 41’ 16”	22.49	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 22	20h 11m 47s	-29° 39’ 29”	22.50	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 23	20h 11m 57s	-29° 37’ 42”	22.50	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 24	20h 12m 06s	-29° 35’ 53”	22.50	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 25	20h 12m 17s	-29° 34’ 02”	22.51	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 26	20h 12m 29s	-29° 32’ 11”	22.51	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 27	20h 12m 42s	-29° 30’ 17”	22.52	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 28	20h 12m 55s	-29° 28’ 23”	22.52	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 29	20h 13m 09s	-29° 26’ 26”	22.52	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 30	20h 13m 23s	-29° 24’ 29”	22.53	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 31	20h 13m 37s	-29° 22’ 30”	22.53	Sagittarius
2020 Nov 01	20h 13m 53s	-29° 20’ 29”	22.54	Sagittarius
2020 Nov 02	20h 14m 08s	-29° 18’ 27”	22.54	Sagittarius