Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell

Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is 00h 11m 00s and the Declination is +08° 25’ 21” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is 21.57 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell?)
• Distance from Earth (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 high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell from Earth is currently 473,085,530 kilometers, equivalent to 3.162381 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 18.0435 seconds to travel from Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell 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 52P/Harrington-Abell from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 0.878402 Astronomical Units, or 131,407,136 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 21.57.

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 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, 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 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
2021 Jan 19	00h 02m 56s	+07° 35’ 39”	21.69	Pisces
2021 Jan 20	00h 03m 57s	+07° 42’ 02”	21.68	Pisces
2021 Jan 21	00h 05m 00s	+07° 48’ 28”	21.66	Pisces
2021 Jan 22	00h 06m 05s	+07° 55’ 00”	21.65	Pisces
2021 Jan 23	00h 07m 09s	+08° 01’ 37”	21.63	Pisces
2021 Jan 24	00h 08m 15s	+08° 08’ 21”	21.61	Pisces
2021 Jan 25	00h 09m 20s	+08° 15’ 08”	21.59	Pisces
2021 Jan 26	00h 10m 27s	+08° 22’ 01”	21.58	Pisces
2021 Jan 27	00h 11m 35s	+08° 29’ 00”	21.56	Pisces
2021 Jan 28	00h 12m 43s	+08° 36’ 03”	21.54	Pisces
2021 Jan 29	00h 13m 53s	+08° 43’ 13”	21.53	Pisces
2021 Jan 30	00h 15m 02s	+08° 50’ 26”	21.51	Pisces
2021 Jan 31	00h 16m 13s	+08° 57’ 43”	21.49	Pisces
2021 Feb 01	00h 17m 23s	+09° 05’ 07”	21.47	Pisces