Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)

Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is currently in the constellation of Indus. The current Right Ascension of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is 21h 33m 23s and the Declination is -73° 34’ 43” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is 15.33 (JPL).

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)?)
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) 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/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) from Earth is currently 559,563,939 kilometers, equivalent to 3.740454 Astronomical Units. Light takes 31 minutes and 6.5044 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) 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 C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) to Earth happens on Mon Jun 21 2021 at a distance of 3.051105 Astronomical Units, or 456,438,748 kilometers:

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

Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is 15.33.

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/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano), 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/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) rise and set times

Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) 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 C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Oct 19	21h 22m 12s	-75° 34’ 47”	15.27	Octans
2021 Oct 20	21h 23m 40s	-75° 19’ 04”	15.28	Octans
2021 Oct 21	21h 25m 09s	-75° 03’ 15”	15.28	Octans
2021 Oct 22	21h 26m 39s	-74° 47’ 21”	15.29	Octans
2021 Oct 23	21h 28m 08s	-74° 31’ 22”	15.30	Octans
2021 Oct 24	21h 29m 38s	-74° 15’ 19”	15.31	Pavo
2021 Oct 25	21h 31m 08s	-73° 59’ 11”	15.31	Pavo
2021 Oct 26	21h 32m 38s	-73° 42’ 57”	15.32	Indus
2021 Oct 27	21h 34m 08s	-73° 26’ 40”	15.33	Indus
2021 Oct 28	21h 35m 38s	-73° 10’ 18”	15.33	Indus
2021 Oct 29	21h 37m 08s	-72° 53’ 53”	15.34	Indus
2021 Oct 30	21h 38m 38s	-72° 37’ 23”	15.35	Indus
2021 Oct 31	21h 40m 08s	-72° 20’ 49”	15.36	Indus
2021 Nov 01	21h 41m 39s	-72° 04’ 11”	15.36	Indus