Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke

Available Resources

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

Closest approach of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke to Earth happens on Tue Jun 13 2062 at a distance of 0.16765570 Astronomical Units, or 25,080,936 kilometers:

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

Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke is 21.71.

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 7P/Pons-Winnecke, 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 7P/Pons-Winnecke rise and set times

Today's Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke 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 7P/Pons-Winnecke 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 7P/Pons-Winnecke Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke 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 7P/Pons-Winnecke 15 Days Ephemeris

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

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 17	07h 56m 26s	+35° 08’ 31”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 18	07h 55m 36s	+35° 10’ 41”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 19	07h 54m 48s	+35° 12’ 42”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 20	07h 54m 02s	+35° 14’ 36”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 21	07h 53m 15s	+35° 16’ 23”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 22	07h 52m 29s	+35° 18’ 02”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 23	07h 51m 44s	+35° 19’ 36”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 24	07h 51m 02s	+35° 21’ 01”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 25	07h 50m 20s	+35° 22’ 18”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 26	07h 49m 37s	+35° 23’ 30”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 27	07h 48m 57s	+35° 24’ 35”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 28	07h 48m 19s	+35° 25’ 32”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Feb 29	07h 47m 41s	+35° 26’ 25”	21.71	Lynx
2020 Mar 01	07h 47m 04s	+35° 27’ 10”	21.71	Lynx