Comet 71P/Clark

Comet 71P/Clark is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 71P/Clark is 21h 53m 48s and the Declination is -19° 12’ 03” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 71P/Clark is 16.27 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 71P/Clark from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 71P/Clark?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 71P/Clark from Earth?)
• When does Comet 71P/Clark rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 71P/Clark?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 71P/Clark orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 71P/Clark with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 71P/Clark for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 71P/Clark in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 71P/Clark with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 71P/Clark is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 71P/Clark?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 71P/Clark in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 71P/Clark Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 71P/Clark from Earth is currently 351,509,769 kilometers, equivalent to 2.349698 Astronomical Units. Light takes 19 minutes and 32.5104 seconds to travel from Comet 71P/Clark and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 71P/Clark 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 71P/Clark from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 71P/Clark to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 71P/Clark to Earth happens on Sun Jun 11 2017 at a distance of 0.589846 Astronomical Units, or 88,239,685 kilometers:

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

Comet 71P/Clark Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 71P/Clark is 16.27.

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 71P/Clark, 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.

Visualization of Comet 71P/Clark Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 71P/Clark with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 71P/Clark 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 71P/Clark 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 71P/Clark computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 71P/Clark in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 16	21h 33m 51s	-20° 30’ 14”	16.21	Capricornus
2023 Mar 17	21h 36m 39s	-20° 19’ 37”	16.22	Capricornus
2023 Mar 18	21h 39m 28s	-20° 08’ 57”	16.23	Capricornus
2023 Mar 19	21h 42m 15s	-19° 58’ 09”	16.24	Capricornus
2023 Mar 20	21h 45m 01s	-19° 47’ 18”	16.24	Capricornus
2023 Mar 21	21h 47m 47s	-19° 36’ 23”	16.25	Capricornus
2023 Mar 22	21h 50m 30s	-19° 25’ 22”	16.26	Capricornus
2023 Mar 23	21h 53m 14s	-19° 14’ 17”	16.27	Capricornus
2023 Mar 24	21h 55m 57s	-19° 03’ 07”	16.28	Capricornus
2023 Mar 25	21h 58m 38s	-18° 51’ 55”	16.29	Capricornus
2023 Mar 26	22h 01m 19s	-18° 40’ 38”	16.30	Aquarius
2023 Mar 27	22h 03m 59s	-18° 29’ 18”	16.31	Aquarius
2023 Mar 28	22h 06m 38s	-18° 17’ 57”	16.32	Aquarius
2023 Mar 29	22h 09m 15s	-18° 06’ 30”	16.33	Aquarius