Comet 40P/Vaisala 1

Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 is 00h 19m 21s and the Declination is -08° 50’ 07” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 is 27.75 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 40P/Vaisala 1?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 40P/Vaisala 1?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 40P/Vaisala 1?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth is currently 1,078,296,735 kilometers, equivalent to 7.207968 Astronomical Units. Light takes 59 minutes and 56.8107 seconds to travel from Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 to Earth happens on Mon Mar 24 2070 at a distance of 0.879460 Astronomical Units, or 131,565,357 kilometers:

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

Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 is 27.75.

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 40P/Vaisala 1, 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 40P/Vaisala 1 rise and set times

Today's Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 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 40P/Vaisala 1 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 40P/Vaisala 1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 22	00h 21m 47s	-08° 38’ 17”	27.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 23	00h 21m 27s	-08° 40’ 05”	27.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 24	00h 21m 06s	-08° 41’ 50”	27.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 25	00h 20m 44s	-08° 43’ 32”	27.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 26	00h 20m 25s	-08° 45’ 11”	27.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 27	00h 20m 04s	-08° 46’ 47”	27.75	Cetus
2020 Oct 28	00h 19m 45s	-08° 48’ 20”	27.75	Cetus
2020 Oct 29	00h 19m 24s	-08° 49’ 50”	27.75	Cetus
2020 Oct 30	00h 19m 05s	-08° 51’ 15”	27.75	Cetus
2020 Oct 31	00h 18m 47s	-08° 52’ 37”	27.76	Cetus
2020 Nov 01	00h 18m 28s	-08° 53’ 57”	27.76	Cetus
2020 Nov 02	00h 18m 10s	-08° 55’ 13”	27.76	Cetus
2020 Nov 03	00h 17m 52s	-08° 56’ 25”	27.76	Cetus
2020 Nov 04	00h 17m 35s	-08° 57’ 33”	27.77	Cetus