Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is 13h 43m 56s and the Declination is -12° 13’ 15” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is 48.16 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa from Earth is currently 795,184,899 kilometers, equivalent to 5.315483 Astronomical Units. Light takes 44 minutes and 12.4513 seconds to travel from Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa to Earth happens on Mon Aug 18 2059 at a distance of 0.172872 Astronomical Units, or 25,861,340 kilometers:

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

Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is 48.16.

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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa, 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa rise and set times

Today's Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 09	13h 47m 57s	-12° 33’ 03”	48.21	Virgo
2021 May 10	13h 47m 23s	-12° 30’ 20”	48.20	Virgo
2021 May 11	13h 46m 50s	-12° 27’ 38”	48.20	Virgo
2021 May 12	13h 46m 18s	-12° 24’ 57”	48.19	Virgo
2021 May 13	13h 45m 46s	-12° 22’ 18”	48.18	Virgo
2021 May 14	13h 45m 14s	-12° 19’ 39”	48.17	Virgo
2021 May 15	13h 44m 43s	-12° 17’ 02”	48.16	Virgo
2021 May 16	13h 44m 11s	-12° 14’ 26”	48.16	Virgo
2021 May 17	13h 43m 40s	-12° 11’ 52”	48.15	Virgo
2021 May 18	13h 43m 09s	-12° 09’ 19”	48.14	Virgo
2021 May 19	13h 42m 39s	-12° 06’ 48”	48.13	Virgo
2021 May 20	13h 42m 10s	-12° 04’ 19”	48.13	Virgo
2021 May 21	13h 41m 40s	-12° 01’ 53”	48.12	Virgo
2021 May 22	13h 41m 12s	-11° 59’ 26”	48.11	Virgo