Comet 4P/Faye

Comet 4P/Faye is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 4P/Faye is 18h 16m 24s and the Declination is -16° 17’ 15” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 4P/Faye is 18.71 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 4P/Faye available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 4P/Faye?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 4P/Faye from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 4P/Faye rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 4P/Faye?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 4P/Faye orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 4P/Faye with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 4P/Faye for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 4P/Faye in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 4P/Faye with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 4P/Faye is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 4P/Faye?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 4P/Faye in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 4P/Faye Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 4P/Faye from Earth is currently 534,663,951 kilometers, equivalent to 3.574008 Astronomical Units. Light takes 29 minutes and 43.4470 seconds to travel from Comet 4P/Faye and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 4P/Faye 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 4P/Faye from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 4P/Faye to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 4P/Faye to Earth happens on Fri Nov 3 2073 at a distance of 0.616269 Astronomical Units, or 92,192,514 kilometers:

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

Comet 4P/Faye brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 4P/Faye is 18.71.

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 4P/Faye, 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 4P/Faye rise and set times

Today's Comet 4P/Faye 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 4P/Faye 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 4P/Faye Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 4P/Faye with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 4P/Faye 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 4P/Faye 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 4P/Faye computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 4P/Faye in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 20	18h 08m 40s	-16° 05’ 57”	18.73	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 21	18h 09m 38s	-16° 07’ 35”	18.73	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 22	18h 10m 36s	-16° 09’ 08”	18.73	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 23	18h 11m 35s	-16° 10’ 41”	18.72	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 24	18h 12m 36s	-16° 12’ 10”	18.72	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 25	18h 13m 36s	-16° 13’ 36”	18.72	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 26	18h 14m 38s	-16° 15’ 00”	18.71	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 27	18h 15m 41s	-16° 16’ 19”	18.71	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 28	18h 16m 44s	-16° 17’ 38”	18.71	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 29	18h 17m 48s	-16° 18’ 52”	18.70	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 30	18h 18m 51s	-16° 20’ 04”	18.70	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 31	18h 19m 58s	-16° 21’ 14”	18.69	Sagittarius
2020 Nov 01	18h 21m 03s	-16° 22’ 18”	18.69	Sagittarius
2020 Nov 02	18h 22m 10s	-16° 23’ 21”	18.68	Sagittarius