Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)

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• Position (see also Where is Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Sat Apr 8 2023 at a distance of 0.12071914 Astronomical Units, or 18,059,326 kilometers:

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

Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) is 27.27.

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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS), 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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) rise and set times

Today's Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) 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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) 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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) 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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 17	03h 10m 32s	+21° 33’ 27”	27.19	Aries
2020 Feb 18	03h 10m 54s	+21° 34’ 40”	27.20	Aries
2020 Feb 19	03h 11m 16s	+21° 35’ 56”	27.21	Aries
2020 Feb 20	03h 11m 38s	+21° 37’ 14”	27.22	Aries
2020 Feb 21	03h 12m 01s	+21° 38’ 35”	27.23	Aries
2020 Feb 22	03h 12m 24s	+21° 40’ 00”	27.24	Aries
2020 Feb 23	03h 12m 47s	+21° 41’ 26”	27.26	Aries
2020 Feb 24	03h 13m 13s	+21° 42’ 56”	27.27	Aries
2020 Feb 25	03h 13m 39s	+21° 44’ 29”	27.28	Aries
2020 Feb 26	03h 14m 05s	+21° 46’ 04”	27.29	Aries
2020 Feb 27	03h 14m 33s	+21° 47’ 40”	27.30	Aries
2020 Feb 28	03h 15m 00s	+21° 49’ 21”	27.31	Aries
2020 Feb 29	03h 15m 29s	+21° 51’ 02”	27.32	Aries
2020 Mar 01	03h 15m 57s	+21° 52’ 47”	27.33	Aries