Comet 68P/Klemola
Comet 68P/Klemola Position
Comet 68P/Klemola is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension is 21h 27m 33s and the Declination is -13° 32’ 57”.
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Comet 68P/Klemola Distance
The distance of Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth is currently 323,186,078 kilometers, equivalent to 2.160365 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 58.0327 seconds to travel from Comet 68P/Klemola and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 68P/Klemola 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 68P/Klemola from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 68P/Klemola to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 68P/Klemola to Earth happens on Thu Aug 14 2081 at a distance of 1.06223198 Astronomical Units, or 158,907,643 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 68P/Klemola brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 68P/Klemola is 15.89.
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 behvior 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 68P/Klemola, 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 68P/Klemola rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Comet 68P/Klemola 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 68P/Klemola touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet 68P/Klemola Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 68P/Klemola at epoch 03 May 2014 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456781.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.63900529 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 11.13619515° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.76781671 AU 264,461,616 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
8.02632519 AU 1,200,721,161 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
4.89707095 AU 732,591,388 km |
| Orbital period | period |
10.8400 years 3,958.2482 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2009-Jan-17 11:21:36 2,454,848.9733 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2019-Nov-19 17:18 2,458,807.2215 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 153.98291529343° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 175.3688467894° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 175.7619950065° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.09094932°/day |
Visualization of Comet 68P/Klemola Orbit
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Comet 68P/Klemola 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 68P/Klemola computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 68P/Klemola in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dec 07 | 21h 06m 19s | -14° 26’ 14” | 15.77 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 08 | 21h 08m 58s | -14° 20’ 08” | 15.78 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 09 | 21h 11m 39s | -14° 13’ 53” | 15.80 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 10 | 21h 14m 18s | -14° 07’ 26” | 15.81 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 11 | 21h 16m 59s | -14° 00’ 50” | 15.83 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 12 | 21h 19m 39s | -13° 54’ 03” | 15.84 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 13 | 21h 22m 18s | -13° 47’ 08” | 15.86 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 14 | 21h 24m 57s | -13° 40’ 01” | 15.87 | Aquarius |
| 2019 Dec 15 | 21h 27m 37s | -13° 32’ 47” | 15.89 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Dec 16 | 21h 30m 15s | -13° 25’ 23” | 15.90 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Dec 17 | 21h 32m 54s | -13° 17’ 49” | 15.92 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Dec 18 | 21h 35m 33s | -13° 10’ 06” | 15.94 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Dec 19 | 21h 38m 11s | -13° 02’ 16” | 15.95 | Capricornus |
| 2019 Dec 20 | 21h 40m 49s | -12° 54’ 15” | 15.97 | Capricornus |