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Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:46 | Tran: 15:00 | Set: 22:14
Alt: -18.43°   Az: 325.24°   Direction: North-West

Comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 886,438,079.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 46m 54s and the Declination is +15° 53’ 30” (apparent coordinates). The estimated magnitude of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte, computed using JPL Horizons's data, is 30.69).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte in the constellation of Cancer on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte in the constellation of Cancer on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte
RA: 08h 45m 28s
Dec: +15° 59’ 09”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 46m 54s
+15° 53’ 30”
09h 43m 07s
18h 30m 01s

J2000

08h 45m 28s
+15° 59’ 09”

Additional Information

Cancer
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
30.69

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.

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Kapitanivka, Ukraine (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Kiev):

Azimuth: 74.1°
Max altitude: 57.0°
Azimuth: 285.9°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth is currently 886,438,079.0 kilometers, equivalent to 5.9254725676 Astronomical Units. Light takes 49m 16.839s to travel from comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte and arrive to us.

886,438,079.0
5.9254725676
49m 16.839s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

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 tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte to Earth will happen on Wednesday 7 August 2086 at a distance of 0.347380 Astronomical Units, or 51,967,240 kilometers:

Wednesday 7 August 2086
51,967,240
0.347380

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of comet 57P/duToit-Neujmin-Delporte as a function of time

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 24 2025 08h 40m 50s +16° 14’ 57” 30.68 Cancer
Jun 25 2025 08h 41m 35s +16° 12’ 21” 30.68 Cancer
Jun 26 2025 08h 42m 20s +16° 09’ 43” 30.68 Cancer
Jun 27 2025 08h 43m 06s +16° 07’ 03” 30.68 Cancer
Jun 28 2025 08h 43m 52s +16° 04’ 20” 30.69 Cancer
Jun 29 2025 08h 44m 38s +16° 01’ 37” 30.69 Cancer
Jun 30 2025 08h 45m 25s +15° 58’ 51” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 01 2025 08h 46m 11s +15° 56’ 03” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 02 2025 08h 46m 58s +15° 53’ 14” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 03 2025 08h 47m 45s +15° 50’ 23” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 04 2025 08h 48m 33s +15° 47’ 30” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 05 2025 08h 49m 20s +15° 44’ 35” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 06 2025 08h 50m 08s +15° 41’ 38” 30.69 Cancer
Jul 07 2025 08h 50m 55s +15° 38’ 40” 30.69 Cancer

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