Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin

Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin is currently in the constellation of Orion. The current Right Ascension of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin is 05h 20m 24s and the Declination is +13° 06’ 15” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin is 18.94 (JPL) while the latest observed magnitude is 12.6 (COBS).

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Additional information about Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin from Earth is currently 295,236,182 kilometers, equivalent to 1.973532 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 24.8019 seconds to travel from Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin to Earth happens on Thu Sep 21 2028 at a distance of 0.49372796 Astronomical Units, or 73,860,652 kilometers:

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

Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin is 18.94.

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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin, 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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin rise and set times

Today's Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 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 58P/Jackson-Neujmin 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Jul 29	04h 59m 48s	+13° 16’ 27”	18.35	Orion
2020 Jul 30	05h 02m 27s	+13° 15’ 43”	18.42	Orion
2020 Jul 31	05h 05m 07s	+13° 14’ 52”	18.49	Orion
2020 Aug 01	05h 07m 44s	+13° 13’ 49”	18.57	Orion
2020 Aug 02	05h 10m 21s	+13° 12’ 37”	18.64	Orion
2020 Aug 03	05h 12m 56s	+13° 11’ 15”	18.72	Orion
2020 Aug 04	05h 15m 29s	+13° 09’ 42”	18.80	Orion
2020 Aug 05	05h 18m 02s	+13° 08’ 02”	18.87	Orion
2020 Aug 06	05h 20m 35s	+13° 06’ 11”	18.95	Orion
2020 Aug 07	05h 23m 05s	+13° 04’ 13”	19.03	Orion
2020 Aug 08	05h 25m 35s	+13° 02’ 04”	19.10	Orion
2020 Aug 09	05h 28m 03s	+12° 59’ 48”	19.18	Orion
2020 Aug 10	05h 30m 29s	+12° 57’ 21”	19.26	Orion
2020 Aug 11	05h 32m 56s	+12° 54’ 47”	19.34	Orion