Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) to Earth happens on Mon Dec 12 2016 at a distance of 0.70900021 Astronomical Units, or 106,064,922 kilometers:

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

Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) is 27.32.

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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE), 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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) rise and set times

Today's Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) 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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) 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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) 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 C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 28	02h 33m 11s	-09° 50’ 48”	27.28	Cetus
2020 Mar 29	02h 33m 27s	-09° 48’ 24”	27.29	Cetus
2020 Mar 30	02h 33m 42s	-09° 46’ 00”	27.29	Cetus
2020 Mar 31	02h 33m 59s	-09° 43’ 36”	27.30	Cetus
2020 Apr 01	02h 34m 14s	-09° 41’ 16”	27.30	Cetus
2020 Apr 02	02h 34m 31s	-09° 38’ 56”	27.31	Cetus
2020 Apr 03	02h 34m 48s	-09° 36’ 37”	27.31	Cetus
2020 Apr 04	02h 35m 03s	-09° 34’ 19”	27.32	Cetus
2020 Apr 05	02h 35m 21s	-09° 32’ 03”	27.32	Cetus
2020 Apr 06	02h 35m 38s	-09° 29’ 49”	27.33	Cetus
2020 Apr 07	02h 35m 54s	-09° 27’ 37”	27.33	Cetus
2020 Apr 08	02h 36m 11s	-09° 25’ 24”	27.34	Cetus
2020 Apr 09	02h 36m 29s	-09° 23’ 14”	27.34	Cetus
2020 Apr 10	02h 36m 46s	-09° 21’ 06”	27.34	Cetus