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Comet 364P/PANSTARRS

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:34 | Tran: 13:04 | Set: 21:34
Alt: 46.21°   Az: 106.63°   Direction: East-South-East

Comet 364P/PANSTARRS is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 880,950,687.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 33m 29s and the Declination is +26° 11’ 56” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS is 26.34 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 364P/PANSTARRS in Taurus on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 364P/PANSTARRS in Taurus on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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

364P/PANSTARRS
RA: 04h 31m 56s
Dec: +26° 08’ 46”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 364P/PANSTARRS. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 33m 29s
+26° 11’ 56”
20h 49m 25s
01h 22m 54s

J2000

04h 31m 56s
+26° 08’ 46”

Additional Information

Taurus
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26.34

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.

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.8°
Max altitude: 64.7°
Azimuth: 296.2°
  • 364P/PANSTARRS is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 46.21° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 364P/PANSTARRS is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS from Earth is currently 880,950,687.0 kilometers, equivalent to 5.8887916177 Astronomical Units. Light takes 48m 58.535s to travel from Comet 364P/PANSTARRS and arrive to us.

880,950,687.0
5.8887916177
48m 58.535s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 364P/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.

Chart of the distance of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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/PANSTARRS from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS to Earth happens on Sat Apr 8 2023 at a distance of 0.120732 Astronomical Units, or 18,061,227 kilometers:

Sat Apr 8 2023
18,061,227
0.120732

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 364P/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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS at epoch 18 February 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458898.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.72258546
Orbit inclination i 12.15008512°
Perihelion distance q 0.79853752 AU
119,459,514 km
Aphelion distance Q 4.95846081 AU
741,775,180 km
Semi-major axis a 2.87849917 AU
430,617,347 km
Orbital period period 4.8838 years
1,783.8059 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2018-Jun-24 08:55:28
2,458,293.8719 JD
Next perihelion transit 2023-May-13 04:15
2,460,077.6777 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 211.96613622523°
Longitude of the ascending node node 46.21758462148°
Mean anomaly M 122.02344132044°
Mean motion n 0.20181568°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 364P/PANSTARRS computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 22 04h 26m 52s +25° 55’ 12” 26.33 Taurus
2025 May 23 04h 27m 46s +25° 57’ 30” 26.33 Taurus
2025 May 24 04h 28m 39s +25° 59’ 47” 26.33 Taurus
2025 May 25 04h 29m 33s +26° 02’ 04” 26.33 Taurus
2025 May 26 04h 30m 27s +26° 04’ 20” 26.34 Taurus
2025 May 27 04h 31m 21s +26° 06’ 35” 26.34 Taurus
2025 May 28 04h 32m 15s +26° 08’ 51” 26.34 Taurus
2025 May 29 04h 33m 09s +26° 11’ 06” 26.34 Taurus
2025 May 30 04h 34m 03s +26° 13’ 20” 26.34 Taurus
2025 May 31 04h 34m 56s +26° 15’ 33” 26.34 Taurus
2025 Jun 01 04h 35m 50s +26° 17’ 46” 26.35 Taurus
2025 Jun 02 04h 36m 44s +26° 19’ 58” 26.35 Taurus
2025 Jun 03 04h 37m 38s +26° 22’ 10” 26.35 Taurus
2025 Jun 04 04h 38m 32s +26° 24’ 22” 26.35 Taurus

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