Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith)
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Position
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) is currently in the constellation of Microscopium. The current Right Ascension is 20h 55m 54s and the Declination is -33° 48’ 26”.
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Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Distance
The distance of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) from Earth is currently 622,036,467 kilometers, equivalent to 4.158057 Astronomical Units. Light takes 34 minutes and 34.8903 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) 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 K7 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) to Earth happens on Thu Jul 16 2020 at a distance of 3.64613161 Astronomical Units, or 545,453,526 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) is 16.46.
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 behvior 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 K7 (Smith), 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 K7 (Smith) 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 C/2019 K7 (Smith) 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/2019 K7 (Smith) touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) at epoch 11 June 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458646.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 1.00585031 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 103.51917025° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 4.47165732 AU 668,950,415 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q | n.a. |
| Semi-major axis | a | n.a. |
| Orbital period | period | n.a. |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jun-16 22:15:33 2,459,017.4275 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 27.355385136723° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 307.90747259192° |
| Mean anomaly | M | -0.017300508999608° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00004664°/day |
Visualization of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Orbit
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Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) 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 K7 (Smith) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 14 | 21h 06m 32s | -34° 19’ 47” | 16.48 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 21h 05m 07s | -34° 16’ 05” | 16.48 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 21h 03m 41s | -34° 12’ 15” | 16.47 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 21h 02m 16s | -34° 08’ 17” | 16.47 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 21h 00m 51s | -34° 04’ 09” | 16.47 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 20h 59m 26s | -33° 59’ 53” | 16.46 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 20h 58m 03s | -33° 55’ 31” | 16.46 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 20h 56m 39s | -33° 50’ 58” | 16.46 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 20h 55m 17s | -33° 46’ 18” | 16.46 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 20h 53m 54s | -33° 41’ 30” | 16.46 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 20h 52m 32s | -33° 36’ 33” | 16.45 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 20h 51m 11s | -33° 31’ 29” | 16.45 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 20h 49m 50s | -33° 26’ 17” | 16.45 | Microscopium |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 20h 48m 32s | -33° 20’ 57” | 16.45 | Microscopium |