Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell to Earth happens on Wed Jan 28 2037 at a distance of 0.87840324 Astronomical Units, or 131,407,255 kilometers:

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

Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is 27.55.

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 behvior 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 52P/Harrington-Abell, 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 52P/Harrington-Abell rise and set times

Today's Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell 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 52P/Harrington-Abell touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell 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 52P/Harrington-Abell 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2019 Jul 15	22h 23m 02s	-12° 40’ 05”	27.63	Aquarius
2019 Jul 16	22h 22m 39s	-12° 41’ 47”	27.62	Aquarius
2019 Jul 17	22h 22m 15s	-12° 43’ 32”	27.61	Aquarius
2019 Jul 18	22h 21m 52s	-12° 45’ 19”	27.60	Aquarius
2019 Jul 19	22h 21m 29s	-12° 47’ 08”	27.59	Aquarius
2019 Jul 20	22h 21m 03s	-12° 49’ 03”	27.58	Aquarius
2019 Jul 21	22h 20m 38s	-12° 50’ 58”	27.57	Aquarius
2019 Jul 22	22h 20m 12s	-12° 52’ 58”	27.56	Aquarius
2019 Jul 23	22h 19m 45s	-12° 55’ 00”	27.55	Aquarius
2019 Jul 24	22h 19m 17s	-12° 57’ 05”	27.53	Aquarius
2019 Jul 25	22h 18m 48s	-12° 59’ 12”	27.52	Aquarius
2019 Jul 26	22h 18m 20s	-13° 01’ 22”	27.51	Aquarius
2019 Jul 27	22h 17m 50s	-13° 03’ 33”	27.50	Aquarius
2019 Jul 28	22h 17m 21s	-13° 05’ 48”	27.49	Aquarius