Comet 154P/Brewington
Comet 154P/Brewington Position
Comet 154P/Brewington is currently in the constellation of Centaurus. The current Right Ascension is 14h 18m 34s and the Declination is -31° 34’ 55”.
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Comet 154P/Brewington Distance
The distance of Comet 154P/Brewington from Earth is currently 1,038,468,295 kilometers, equivalent to 6.941732 Astronomical Units. Light takes 57 minutes and 43.9574 seconds to travel from Comet 154P/Brewington and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet 154P/Brewington 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 154P/Brewington from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet 154P/Brewington to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 154P/Brewington to Earth happens on Tue Oct 3 2034 at a distance of 0.65062230 Astronomical Units, or 97,331,711 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet 154P/Brewington brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet 154P/Brewington is 30.08.
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 154P/Brewington, 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 154P/Brewington rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Comet 154P/Brewington 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 154P/Brewington 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.
Comet 154P/Brewington Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 154P/Brewington at epoch 15 October 2012 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456216.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.67070844 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 17.82971603° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.60806640 AU 240,563,310 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
8.15875773 AU 1,220,532,787 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
4.88341207 AU 730,548,048 km |
| Orbital period | period |
10.7900 years 3,941.6993 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2013-Dec-12 09:39:28 2,456,638.9024 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2024-Sep-27 02:26 2,460,580.6017 JD |
|
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 48.98875093604° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 343.50322041682° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 321.42149375461° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.09133117°/day |
Visualization of Comet 154P/Brewington Orbit
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Comet 154P/Brewington 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 154P/Brewington computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 154P/Brewington in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 28 | 14h 22m 00s | -31° 37’ 26” | 30.11 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 14h 21m 34s | -31° 37’ 19” | 30.11 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 14h 21m 10s | -31° 37’ 10” | 30.11 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 14h 20m 44s | -31° 36’ 56” | 30.10 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 14h 20m 17s | -31° 36’ 39” | 30.10 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 14h 19m 51s | -31° 36’ 19” | 30.09 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 14h 19m 24s | -31° 35’ 53” | 30.09 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 14h 18m 57s | -31° 35’ 25” | 30.08 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 14h 18m 30s | -31° 34’ 51” | 30.08 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 14h 18m 02s | -31° 34’ 14” | 30.08 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 07 | 14h 17m 35s | -31° 33’ 33” | 30.07 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 08 | 14h 17m 07s | -31° 32’ 48” | 30.07 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 09 | 14h 16m 37s | -31° 31’ 59” | 30.07 | Centaurus |
| 2020 Apr 10 | 14h 16m 09s | -31° 31’ 08” | 30.06 | Centaurus |