Comet 32P/Comas Sola
Comet 32P/Comas Sola Position
Comet 32P/Comas Sola is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 19h 25m 50s and the Declination is -29° 45’ 55”.
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Comet 32P/Comas Sola Distance
The distance of Comet 32P/Comas Sola from Earth is currently 1,134,737,018 kilometers, equivalent to 7.585248 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 3 minutes and 5.0753 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 1.04969799 Astronomical Units, or 157,032,585 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 22.99.
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 behvior 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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet 32P/Comas Sola Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 32P/Comas Sola at epoch 05 June 2010 00:00 UTC (JD: 2455353.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.55464858 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 9.96851652° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.00856519 AU 300,477,077 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
7.01157083 AU 1,048,916,069 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
4.51006801 AU 674,696,573 km |
| Orbital period | period |
9.5800 years 3,498.4290 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2014-Oct-19 16:49:16 2,456,950.2009 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2024-May-18 03:07 2,460,448.6299 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 53.306588488844° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 57.843602768248° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 195.69415868455° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.10290333°/day |
Visualization of Comet 32P/Comas Sola Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Nov 15 | 19h 21m 47s | -29° 58’ 36” | 22.97 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 16 | 19h 22m 15s | -29° 57’ 01” | 22.97 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 17 | 19h 22m 45s | -29° 55’ 26” | 22.97 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 18 | 19h 23m 17s | -29° 53’ 49” | 22.98 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 19 | 19h 23m 48s | -29° 52’ 14” | 22.98 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 20 | 19h 24m 19s | -29° 50’ 36” | 22.98 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 21 | 19h 24m 50s | -29° 49’ 00” | 22.99 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 22 | 19h 25m 22s | -29° 47’ 22” | 22.99 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 23 | 19h 25m 54s | -29° 45’ 46” | 22.99 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 24 | 19h 26m 26s | -29° 44’ 08” | 23.00 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 25 | 19h 26m 59s | -29° 42’ 29” | 23.00 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 26 | 19h 27m 33s | -29° 40’ 50” | 23.00 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 27 | 19h 28m 06s | -29° 39’ 11” | 23.01 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 28 | 19h 28m 41s | -29° 37’ 32” | 23.01 | Sagittarius |