Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke

Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke is 03h 19m 31s and the Declination is +05° 07’ 59” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke is 22.38 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke?)
• Distance from Earth (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.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke from Earth is currently 680,504,153 kilometers, equivalent to 4.548889 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37 minutes and 49.9175 seconds to travel from Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke 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 7P/Pons-Winnecke from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 0.167658 Astronomical Units, or 25,081,344 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 22.38.

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
2023 Jan 29	03h 18m 46s	+04° 33’ 34”	22.30	Cetus
2023 Jan 30	03h 18m 48s	+04° 38’ 09”	22.31	Cetus
2023 Jan 31	03h 18m 52s	+04° 42’ 47”	22.33	Cetus
2023 Feb 01	03h 18m 59s	+04° 47’ 26”	22.34	Cetus
2023 Feb 02	03h 19m 05s	+04° 52’ 08”	22.35	Cetus
2023 Feb 03	03h 19m 10s	+04° 56’ 49”	22.36	Cetus
2023 Feb 04	03h 19m 18s	+05° 01’ 32”	22.37	Cetus
2023 Feb 05	03h 19m 27s	+05° 06’ 18”	22.38	Cetus
2023 Feb 06	03h 19m 36s	+05° 11’ 04”	22.39	Cetus
2023 Feb 07	03h 19m 46s	+05° 15’ 51”	22.40	Cetus
2023 Feb 08	03h 19m 58s	+05° 20’ 40”	22.41	Cetus
2023 Feb 09	03h 20m 08s	+05° 25’ 31”	22.42	Cetus
2023 Feb 10	03h 20m 21s	+05° 30’ 20”	22.43	Cetus
2023 Feb 11	03h 20m 35s	+05° 35’ 12”	22.44	Cetus