Comet 354P/LINEAR
Comet 354P/LINEAR Position
Comet 354P/LINEAR is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 03h 47m 37s and the Declination is +23° 38’ 03”.
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Comet 354P/LINEAR Distance
The distance of Comet 354P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 371,019,971 kilometers, equivalent to 2.480115 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20 minutes and 37.5894 seconds to travel from Comet 354P/LINEAR and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 354P/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 354P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 354P/LINEAR to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 354P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Mon Dec 28 2054 at a distance of 1.02346159 Astronomical Units, or 153,107,675 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 354P/LINEAR brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 354P/LINEAR is 20.50.
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 354P/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 354P/LINEAR 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 354P/LINEAR 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 354P/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 354P/LINEAR Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 354P/LINEAR at epoch 11 January 2014 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456669.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.12497107 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.25593231° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.00355966 AU 299,728,259 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.57585386 AU 385,342,254 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.28970676 AU 342,535,256 km |
| Orbital period | period |
3.4600 years 1,265.5177 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2013-May-22 00:04:05 2,456,434.5028 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2016-Nov-07 12:29 2,457,700.0206 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 132.74246731196° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 320.23521080286° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 66.849301797413° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.28446856°/day |
Visualization of Comet 354P/LINEAR Orbit
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Comet 354P/LINEAR 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 354P/LINEAR computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 354P/LINEAR in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 22 | 03h 30m 48s | +22° 56’ 26” | 20.44 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 03h 32m 59s | +23° 02’ 08” | 20.45 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 03h 35m 11s | +23° 07’ 45” | 20.46 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 03h 37m 23s | +23° 13’ 18” | 20.46 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 03h 39m 34s | +23° 18’ 48” | 20.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 03h 41m 48s | +23° 24’ 14” | 20.48 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 03h 44m 00s | +23° 29’ 34” | 20.49 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 03h 46m 14s | +23° 34’ 50” | 20.49 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 03h 48m 28s | +23° 40’ 01” | 20.50 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 03h 50m 43s | +23° 45’ 07” | 20.51 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 03h 52m 58s | +23° 50’ 09” | 20.51 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 03h 55m 13s | +23° 55’ 05” | 20.52 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 03h 57m 29s | +23° 59’ 57” | 20.52 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 03h 59m 44s | +24° 04’ 42” | 20.53 | Taurus |