Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte

Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte is currently in the constellation of Gemini.

The current Right Ascension of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte is 07h 04m 45s and the Declination is +19° 03’ 55” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte is 29.05 (JPL).

The observed values of Magnitude, Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted 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.

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth?)
• When does Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte?)
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth is currently 577,224,702 kilometers, equivalent to 3.858509 Astronomical Units. Light takes 32 minutes and 5.4144 seconds to travel from Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte 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 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte to Earth happens on Wed Aug 7 2086 at a distance of 0.347380 Astronomical Units, or 51,967,240 kilometers:

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

Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte, 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 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Dec 04	07h 09m 08s	+18° 59’ 52”	29.03	Gemini
2023 Dec 05	07h 08m 35s	+19° 00’ 20”	29.03	Gemini
2023 Dec 06	07h 08m 02s	+19° 00’ 50”	29.04	Gemini
2023 Dec 07	07h 07m 27s	+19° 01’ 21”	29.04	Gemini
2023 Dec 08	07h 06m 51s	+19° 01’ 54”	29.04	Gemini
2023 Dec 09	07h 06m 15s	+19° 02’ 29”	29.04	Gemini
2023 Dec 10	07h 05m 39s	+19° 03’ 03”	29.04	Gemini
2023 Dec 11	07h 05m 00s	+19° 03’ 41”	29.05	Gemini
2023 Dec 12	07h 04m 23s	+19° 04’ 19”	29.05	Gemini
2023 Dec 13	07h 03m 44s	+19° 04’ 59”	29.05	Gemini
2023 Dec 14	07h 03m 05s	+19° 05’ 39”	29.05	Gemini
2023 Dec 15	07h 02m 26s	+19° 06’ 21”	29.06	Gemini
2023 Dec 16	07h 01m 45s	+19° 07’ 05”	29.06	Gemini
2023 Dec 17	07h 01m 05s	+19° 07’ 50”	29.06	Gemini