Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) 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/2018 K1 (Weiland) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) to Earth happens on Tue Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 0.00000000 Astronomical Units, or 0 kilometers:

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

Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) is -100.00.

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/2018 K1 (Weiland), 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/2018 K1 (Weiland) rise and set times

Today's Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) 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/2018 K1 (Weiland) 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/2018 K1 (Weiland) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) 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/2018 K1 (Weiland) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 18	12h 28m 29s	+16° 32’ 58”	N.A.
2020 Feb 19	12h 27m 48s	+16° 39’ 11”	N.A.
2020 Feb 20	12h 27m 06s	+16° 45’ 24”	N.A.
2020 Feb 21	12h 26m 25s	+16° 51’ 37”	N.A.
2020 Feb 22	12h 25m 42s	+16° 57’ 47”	N.A.
2020 Feb 23	12h 25m 00s	+17° 03’ 56”	N.A.
2020 Feb 24	12h 24m 15s	+17° 10’ 05”	N.A.
2020 Feb 25	12h 23m 33s	+17° 16’ 13”	N.A.
2020 Feb 26	12h 22m 49s	+17° 22’ 18”	N.A.
2020 Feb 27	12h 22m 04s	+17° 28’ 21”	N.A.
2020 Feb 28	12h 21m 19s	+17° 34’ 22”	N.A.
2020 Feb 29	12h 20m 34s	+17° 40’ 20”	N.A.
2020 Mar 01	12h 19m 48s	+17° 46’ 18”	N.A.
2020 Mar 02	12h 19m 03s	+17° 52’ 12”	N.A.