Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is 02h 46m 17s and the Declination is +04° 09’ 34” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is 29.75 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak from Earth is currently 569,490,436 kilometers, equivalent to 3.806808 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31 minutes and 39.6156 seconds to travel from Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak to Earth happens on Sat Apr 1 2017 at a distance of 0.141996 Astronomical Units, or 21,242,345 kilometers:

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

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is 29.75.

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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, 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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak rise and set times

Today's Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 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 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 18	02h 51m 34s	+04° 41’ 08”	29.80	Cetus
2020 Oct 19	02h 50m 56s	+04° 37’ 02”	29.80	Cetus
2020 Oct 20	02h 50m 17s	+04° 32’ 58”	29.79	Cetus
2020 Oct 21	02h 49m 36s	+04° 28’ 55”	29.78	Cetus
2020 Oct 22	02h 48m 56s	+04° 24’ 54”	29.78	Cetus
2020 Oct 23	02h 48m 15s	+04° 20’ 53”	29.77	Cetus
2020 Oct 24	02h 47m 34s	+04° 16’ 54”	29.76	Cetus
2020 Oct 25	02h 46m 51s	+04° 12’ 55”	29.76	Cetus
2020 Oct 26	02h 46m 10s	+04° 08’ 57”	29.75	Cetus
2020 Oct 27	02h 45m 28s	+04° 05’ 03”	29.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 28	02h 44m 45s	+04° 01’ 09”	29.74	Cetus
2020 Oct 29	02h 44m 03s	+03° 57’ 19”	29.73	Cetus
2020 Oct 30	02h 43m 21s	+03° 53’ 30”	29.73	Cetus
2020 Oct 31	02h 42m 38s	+03° 49’ 42”	29.72	Cetus