Comet 4P/Faye

Comet 4P/Faye is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 4P/Faye is 20h 33m 53s and the Declination is -13° 15’ 18” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 4P/Faye is 17.89 (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 540,098,847 kilometers, equivalent to 3.610338 Astronomical Units. Light takes 30 minutes and 1.5758 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 17.89.

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
2021 Jan 21	20h 21m 05s	-13° 55’ 35”	17.99	Capricornus
2021 Jan 22	20h 22m 49s	-13° 50’ 20”	17.98	Capricornus
2021 Jan 23	20h 24m 34s	-13° 44’ 58”	17.96	Capricornus
2021 Jan 24	20h 26m 20s	-13° 39’ 33”	17.95	Capricornus
2021 Jan 25	20h 28m 05s	-13° 34’ 00”	17.94	Capricornus
2021 Jan 26	20h 29m 52s	-13° 28’ 23”	17.92	Capricornus
2021 Jan 27	20h 31m 37s	-13° 22’ 41”	17.91	Capricornus
2021 Jan 28	20h 33m 24s	-13° 16’ 54”	17.89	Capricornus
2021 Jan 29	20h 35m 11s	-13° 11’ 00”	17.88	Capricornus
2021 Jan 30	20h 36m 57s	-13° 05’ 03”	17.87	Capricornus
2021 Jan 31	20h 38m 44s	-12° 58’ 59”	17.85	Capricornus
2021 Feb 01	20h 40m 32s	-12° 52’ 50”	17.84	Aquarius
2021 Feb 02	20h 42m 20s	-12° 46’ 35”	17.82	Aquarius
2021 Feb 03	20h 44m 08s	-12° 40’ 14”	17.81	Aquarius