Comet 8P/Tuttle

Comet 8P/Tuttle is currently in the constellation of Andromeda. The current Right Ascension of Comet 8P/Tuttle is 02h 00m 12s and the Declination is +45° 08’ 53” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 8P/Tuttle is 18.35 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 8P/Tuttle available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 8P/Tuttle?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 8P/Tuttle from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 8P/Tuttle rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 8P/Tuttle?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 8P/Tuttle orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 8P/Tuttle with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 8P/Tuttle for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 8P/Tuttle in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 8P/Tuttle with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 8P/Tuttle is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 8P/Tuttle?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 8P/Tuttle in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 8P/Tuttle Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 8P/Tuttle from Earth is currently 398,526,661 kilometers, equivalent to 2.663986 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 9.3419 seconds to travel from Comet 8P/Tuttle and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 8P/Tuttle 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 8P/Tuttle from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet 8P/Tuttle to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 8P/Tuttle to Earth happens on Mon Dec 28 2048 at a distance of 0.175544 Astronomical Units, or 26,261,020 kilometers:

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

Comet 8P/Tuttle brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 8P/Tuttle is 18.35.

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 8P/Tuttle, 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 8P/Tuttle rise and set times

Comet 8P/Tuttle is circumpolar and transits at 10:54 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 8P/Tuttle 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 8P/Tuttle Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 8P/Tuttle with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 8P/Tuttle 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 8P/Tuttle 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 8P/Tuttle computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 8P/Tuttle in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 01	01h 33m 29s	+44° 37’ 01”	18.48	Andromeda
2021 May 02	01h 36m 52s	+44° 41’ 53”	18.47	Andromeda
2021 May 03	01h 40m 17s	+44° 46’ 32”	18.45	Andromeda
2021 May 04	01h 43m 42s	+44° 50’ 58”	18.43	Andromeda
2021 May 05	01h 47m 09s	+44° 55’ 12”	18.42	Andromeda
2021 May 06	01h 50m 39s	+44° 59’ 12”	18.40	Andromeda
2021 May 07	01h 54m 09s	+45° 02’ 58”	18.38	Andromeda
2021 May 08	01h 57m 39s	+45° 06’ 30”	18.36	Andromeda
2021 May 09	02h 01m 12s	+45° 09’ 48”	18.35	Andromeda
2021 May 10	02h 04m 45s	+45° 12’ 51”	18.33	Andromeda
2021 May 11	02h 08m 20s	+45° 15’ 38”	18.31	Andromeda
2021 May 12	02h 11m 57s	+45° 18’ 09”	18.29	Andromeda
2021 May 13	02h 15m 33s	+45° 20’ 24”	18.28	Andromeda
2021 May 14	02h 19m 11s	+45° 22’ 22”	18.26	Andromeda