Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami

Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is currently in the constellation of Capricornus.

The current Right Ascension of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is 21h 18m 45s and the Declination is -21° 09’ 09” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is 29.74 (JPL).

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.

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth?)
• When does Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami?)
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth is currently 745,485,857 kilometers, equivalent to 4.983265 Astronomical Units. Light takes 41 minutes and 26.6732 seconds to travel from Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 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 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami to Earth happens on Fri Mar 6 2076 at a distance of 0.538171 Astronomical Units, or 80,509,296 kilometers:

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

Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami, 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 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Dec 04	21h 13m 49s	-21° 41’ 57”	29.69	Capricornus
2023 Dec 05	21h 14m 26s	-21° 37’ 36”	29.69	Capricornus
2023 Dec 06	21h 15m 06s	-21° 33’ 12”	29.70	Capricornus
2023 Dec 07	21h 15m 46s	-21° 28’ 48”	29.71	Capricornus
2023 Dec 08	21h 16m 26s	-21° 24’ 20”	29.72	Capricornus
2023 Dec 09	21h 17m 07s	-21° 19’ 51”	29.73	Capricornus
2023 Dec 10	21h 17m 48s	-21° 15’ 21”	29.73	Capricornus
2023 Dec 11	21h 18m 29s	-21° 10’ 50”	29.74	Capricornus
2023 Dec 12	21h 19m 12s	-21° 06’ 16”	29.75	Capricornus
2023 Dec 13	21h 19m 54s	-21° 01’ 41”	29.75	Capricornus
2023 Dec 14	21h 20m 36s	-20° 57’ 05”	29.76	Capricornus
2023 Dec 15	21h 21m 20s	-20° 52’ 26”	29.77	Capricornus
2023 Dec 16	21h 22m 04s	-20° 47’ 45”	29.78	Capricornus
2023 Dec 17	21h 22m 47s	-20° 43’ 04”	29.78	Capricornus