Comet 333P/LINEAR
Comet 333P/LINEAR Position
Comet 333P/LINEAR is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 19h 29m 01s and the Declination is -38° 34’ 49”.
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Comet 333P/LINEAR Distance
The distance of Comet 333P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 1,106,467,409 kilometers, equivalent to 7.396278 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 1 minutes and 30.7780 seconds to travel from Comet 333P/LINEAR and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 333P/LINEAR 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 333P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 333P/LINEAR to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 333P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Wed Jan 11 2068 at a distance of 0.18016695 Astronomical Units, or 26,952,593 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 333P/LINEAR brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 333P/LINEAR is 25.49.
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 333P/LINEAR, 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 333P/LINEAR rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Comet 333P/LINEAR is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 333P/LINEAR 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.
Comet 333P/LINEAR Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 333P/LINEAR at epoch 11 January 2015 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457034.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.73590868 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 131.87946318° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.11542181 AU 166,864,728 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
7.33182149 AU 1,096,824,885 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
4.22362165 AU 631,844,807 km |
| Orbital period | period |
8.6800 years 3,170.4867 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2016-Apr-03 22:30:24 2,457,482.4378 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2024-Dec-08 10:11 2,460,652.9245 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 26.143319198461° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 115.56257446364° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 309.13790388389° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.11354723°/day |
Visualization of Comet 333P/LINEAR Orbit
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Comet 333P/LINEAR 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 333P/LINEAR computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 333P/LINEAR in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 21 | 19h 28m 06s | -38° 12’ 02” | 25.52 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 22 | 19h 28m 15s | -38° 15’ 01” | 25.51 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 19h 28m 24s | -38° 18’ 01” | 25.51 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 19h 28m 32s | -38° 21’ 02” | 25.51 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 19h 28m 41s | -38° 24’ 09” | 25.50 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 19h 28m 48s | -38° 27’ 15” | 25.50 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 19h 28m 54s | -38° 30’ 27” | 25.49 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 19h 28m 59s | -38° 33’ 39” | 25.49 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 19h 29m 04s | -38° 36’ 55” | 25.48 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 19h 29m 09s | -38° 40’ 13” | 25.48 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 19h 29m 13s | -38° 43’ 32” | 25.47 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 19h 29m 17s | -38° 46’ 55” | 25.47 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 19h 29m 18s | -38° 50’ 21” | 25.46 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 19h 29m 21s | -38° 53’ 48” | 25.46 | Sagittarius |