5D/Brorsen (Lost)
5D/Brorsen (Lost) Position
5D/Brorsen (Lost) is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 20h 05m 49s and the Declination is -25° 25’ 25”.
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5D/Brorsen (Lost) Distance
The distance of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) from Earth is currently 970,161,705 kilometers, equivalent to 6.485130 Astronomical Units. Light takes 53 minutes and 56.1111 seconds to travel from 5D/Brorsen (Lost) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) 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 5D/Brorsen (Lost) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) to Earth happens on Tue Oct 26 2083 at a distance of 0.25983522 Astronomical Units, or 38,870,796 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
5D/Brorsen (Lost) brightness
The current visual magnitude of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) is 19.94.
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 5D/Brorsen (Lost), 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.
5D/Brorsen (Lost) rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 5D/Brorsen (Lost) 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 5D/Brorsen (Lost) 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.
5D/Brorsen (Lost) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) at epoch 01 January 1970 00:00 UTC (JD: 2407440.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.80979600 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 29.38210000° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.58984700 AU 88,239,855 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
5.61240952 AU 839,604,516 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
3.10112826 AU 463,922,186 km |
| Orbital period | period |
5.4600 years 1,994.7020 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1879-Mar-31 00:49:06 2,407,439.5341 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 1884-Sep-14 17:39 2,409,434.2361 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 14.9468° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 102.9676° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 0.17432378482129° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.18047809°/day |
Visualization of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) Orbit
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5D/Brorsen (Lost) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of 5D/Brorsen (Lost) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate 5D/Brorsen (Lost) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Feb 17 | 20h 00m 51s | -25° 32’ 26” | 19.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 18 | 20h 01m 32s | -25° 31’ 27” | 19.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 19 | 20h 02m 13s | -25° 30’ 28” | 19.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 20 | 20h 02m 53s | -25° 29’ 30” | 19.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 21 | 20h 03m 34s | -25° 28’ 32” | 19.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 22 | 20h 04m 14s | -25° 27’ 36” | 19.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 23 | 20h 04m 54s | -25° 26’ 39” | 19.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 24 | 20h 05m 35s | -25° 25’ 45” | 19.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 25 | 20h 06m 14s | -25° 24’ 51” | 19.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 26 | 20h 06m 52s | -25° 23’ 59” | 19.93 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 27 | 20h 07m 32s | -25° 23’ 08” | 19.93 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Feb 28 | 20h 08m 09s | -25° 22’ 18” | 19.93 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 29 | 20h 08m 48s | -25° 21’ 29” | 19.93 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 01 | 20h 09m 25s | -25° 20’ 41” | 19.92 | Capricornus |