Comet 32P/Comas Sola

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• Position (see also Where is Comet 32P/Comas Sola?)
• Distance (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.

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 22.87.

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 Mar 22	20h 43m 00s	-26° 37’ 45”	22.90	Capricornus
2020 Mar 23	20h 43m 30s	-26° 37’ 00”	22.90	Capricornus
2020 Mar 24	20h 43m 59s	-26° 36’ 20”	22.89	Capricornus
2020 Mar 25	20h 44m 29s	-26° 35’ 39”	22.89	Capricornus
2020 Mar 26	20h 44m 57s	-26° 35’ 02”	22.88	Capricornus
2020 Mar 27	20h 45m 27s	-26° 34’ 26”	22.88	Capricornus
2020 Mar 28	20h 45m 55s	-26° 33’ 51”	22.88	Capricornus
2020 Mar 29	20h 46m 22s	-26° 33’ 20”	22.87	Capricornus
2020 Mar 30	20h 46m 50s	-26° 32’ 49”	22.87	Capricornus
2020 Mar 31	20h 47m 16s	-26° 32’ 21”	22.86	Capricornus
2020 Apr 01	20h 47m 43s	-26° 31’ 55”	22.86	Capricornus
2020 Apr 02	20h 48m 08s	-26° 31’ 32”	22.85	Capricornus
2020 Apr 03	20h 48m 34s	-26° 31’ 11”	22.84	Capricornus
2020 Apr 04	20h 49m 00s	-26° 30’ 51”	22.84	Capricornus