Comet 70P/Kojima

Comet 70P/Kojima is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 70P/Kojima is 11h 06m 24s and the Declination is +08° 03’ 48” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 70P/Kojima is 16.91 (JPL).

Summary of key facts about Comet 70P/Kojima [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:

If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.

Additional information about Comet 70P/Kojima available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 70P/Kojima?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 70P/Kojima from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 70P/Kojima rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 70P/Kojima?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 70P/Kojima orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 70P/Kojima with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 70P/Kojima for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 70P/Kojima in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 70P/Kojima with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 70P/Kojima is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 70P/Kojima?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 70P/Kojima in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 70P/Kojima Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 70P/Kojima from Earth is currently 261,897,919 kilometers, equivalent to 1.750679 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 33.5974 seconds to travel from Comet 70P/Kojima and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 70P/Kojima to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 70P/Kojima to Earth happens on Sun Feb 18 2029 at a distance of 1.158529 Astronomical Units, or 173,313,433 kilometers:

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

Comet 70P/Kojima brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 70P/Kojima is 16.91.

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 70P/Kojima, 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 70P/Kojima rise and set times

Today's Comet 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 70P/Kojima with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 70P/Kojima 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 70P/Kojima 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 70P/Kojima computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 70P/Kojima in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 01	10h 55m 18s	+08° 43’ 32”	16.97	Leo
2021 Dec 02	10h 56m 53s	+08° 37’ 36”	16.96	Leo
2021 Dec 03	10h 58m 29s	+08° 31’ 46”	16.96	Leo
2021 Dec 04	11h 00m 05s	+08° 26’ 03”	16.95	Leo
2021 Dec 05	11h 01m 38s	+08° 20’ 27”	16.94	Leo
2021 Dec 06	11h 03m 11s	+08° 15’ 00”	16.93	Leo
2021 Dec 07	11h 04m 44s	+08° 09’ 38”	16.92	Leo
2021 Dec 08	11h 06m 15s	+08° 04’ 24”	16.91	Leo
2021 Dec 09	11h 07m 45s	+07° 59’ 20”	16.90	Leo
2021 Dec 10	11h 09m 14s	+07° 54’ 21”	16.90	Leo
2021 Dec 11	11h 10m 41s	+07° 49’ 32”	16.89	Leo
2021 Dec 12	11h 12m 07s	+07° 44’ 50”	16.88	Leo
2021 Dec 13	11h 13m 32s	+07° 40’ 18”	16.87	Leo
2021 Dec 14	11h 14m 57s	+07° 35’ 53”	16.86	Leo