Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)

Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) is currently in the constellation of Auriga. The current Right Ascension of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) is 05h 38m 27s and the Declination is +30° 17’ 17” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) is 27.42 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)?)
• Distance from Earth (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.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is currently 646,839,699 kilometers, equivalent to 4.323856 Astronomical Units. Light takes 35 minutes and 57.6250 seconds to travel from Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) 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 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 0.120719 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 27.42.

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 Oct 16	05h 40m 41s	+30° 05’ 03”	27.47	Auriga
2020 Oct 17	05h 40m 26s	+30° 06’ 50”	27.46	Auriga
2020 Oct 18	05h 40m 09s	+30° 08’ 35”	27.45	Auriga
2020 Oct 19	05h 39m 51s	+30° 10’ 22”	27.45	Auriga
2020 Oct 20	05h 39m 32s	+30° 12’ 06”	27.44	Auriga
2020 Oct 21	05h 39m 11s	+30° 13’ 50”	27.43	Auriga
2020 Oct 22	05h 38m 50s	+30° 15’ 33”	27.43	Auriga
2020 Oct 23	05h 38m 27s	+30° 17’ 16”	27.42	Auriga
2020 Oct 24	05h 38m 04s	+30° 18’ 56”	27.42	Auriga
2020 Oct 25	05h 37m 41s	+30° 20’ 36”	27.41	Auriga
2020 Oct 26	05h 37m 14s	+30° 22’ 15”	27.40	Auriga
2020 Oct 27	05h 36m 48s	+30° 23’ 53”	27.40	Auriga
2020 Oct 28	05h 36m 20s	+30° 25’ 30”	27.39	Auriga
2020 Oct 29	05h 35m 53s	+30° 27’ 05”	27.39	Auriga