Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 is 22h 51m 15s and the Declination is -11° 21’ 28” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 is 27.21 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 from Earth is currently 615,070,452 kilometers, equivalent to 4.111492 Astronomical Units. Light takes 34 minutes and 11.6542 seconds to travel from Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 to Earth happens on Mon Jan 26 2088 at a distance of 0.412665 Astronomical Units, or 61,733,846 kilometers:

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

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 is 27.21.

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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1, 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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 rise and set times

Today's Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 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 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Jan 22	22h 43m 17s	-12° 14’ 20”	27.38	Aquarius
2023 Jan 23	22h 44m 21s	-12° 07’ 15”	27.35	Aquarius
2023 Jan 24	22h 45m 24s	-12° 00’ 10”	27.33	Aquarius
2023 Jan 25	22h 46m 29s	-11° 53’ 02”	27.31	Aquarius
2023 Jan 26	22h 47m 35s	-11° 45’ 50”	27.29	Aquarius
2023 Jan 27	22h 48m 39s	-11° 38’ 35”	27.26	Aquarius
2023 Jan 28	22h 49m 45s	-11° 31’ 18”	27.24	Aquarius
2023 Jan 29	22h 50m 52s	-11° 24’ 00”	27.22	Aquarius
2023 Jan 30	22h 51m 57s	-11° 16’ 37”	27.19	Aquarius
2023 Jan 31	22h 53m 04s	-11° 09’ 12”	27.17	Aquarius
2023 Feb 01	22h 54m 11s	-11° 01’ 45”	27.15	Aquarius
2023 Feb 02	22h 55m 19s	-10° 54’ 15”	27.12	Aquarius
2023 Feb 03	22h 56m 27s	-10° 46’ 44”	27.10	Aquarius
2023 Feb 04	22h 57m 36s	-10° 39’ 08”	27.07	Aquarius