Comet 68P/Klemola

Comet 68P/Klemola is currently in the constellation of Orion. The current Right Ascension of Comet 68P/Klemola is 05h 21m 11s and the Declination is +13° 46’ 01” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 68P/Klemola is 20.00 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 68P/Klemola available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 68P/Klemola?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 68P/Klemola rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 68P/Klemola?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 68P/Klemola orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 68P/Klemola with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 68P/Klemola for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 68P/Klemola in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 68P/Klemola with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 68P/Klemola is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 68P/Klemola?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 68P/Klemola in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 68P/Klemola Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 68P/Klemola from Earth is currently 519,735,312 kilometers, equivalent to 3.474216 Astronomical Units. Light takes 28 minutes and 53.6504 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 1.06223165 Astronomical Units, or 158,907,593 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 20.00.

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 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

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, 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 68P/Klemola Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 68P/Klemola with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 68P/Klemola 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 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
2020 Aug 08	05h 13m 18s	+13° 57’ 33”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 09	05h 14m 26s	+13° 56’ 11”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 10	05h 15m 32s	+13° 54’ 44”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 11	05h 16m 36s	+13° 53’ 16”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 12	05h 17m 40s	+13° 51’ 42”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 13	05h 18m 45s	+13° 50’ 04”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 14	05h 19m 48s	+13° 48’ 24”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 15	05h 20m 49s	+13° 46’ 40”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 16	05h 21m 51s	+13° 44’ 52”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 17	05h 22m 51s	+13° 43’ 00”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 18	05h 23m 52s	+13° 41’ 06”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 19	05h 24m 51s	+13° 39’ 06”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 20	05h 25m 49s	+13° 37’ 05”	20.00	Orion
2020 Aug 21	05h 26m 45s	+13° 34’ 59”	20.00	Orion