Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith)
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Position
Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 20h 05m 01s and the Declination is -27° 12’ 36”.
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Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) Distance
The distance of Comet C/2019 K7 (Smith) from Earth is currently 702,671,180 kilometers, equivalent to 4.697067 Astronomical Units. Light takes 39 minutes and 3.8588 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 3.64892742 Astronomical Units, or 545,871,773 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 16.55.
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 19 June 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458654.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 1.00207826 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 103.49010164° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 4.47505632 AU 669,458,898 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 19:34:35 2,459,017.3157 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 27.27829151085° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 307.91653036617° |
| Mean anomaly | M | -0.0035788317595521° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00000986°/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 Oct 09 | 20h 08m 09s | -28° 11’ 43” | 16.53 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 10 | 20h 07m 40s | -28° 03’ 34” | 16.53 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 11 | 20h 07m 12s | -27° 55’ 26” | 16.53 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 12 | 20h 06m 43s | -27° 47’ 17” | 16.54 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 13 | 20h 06m 18s | -27° 39’ 06” | 16.54 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 14 | 20h 05m 53s | -27° 30’ 57” | 16.55 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 20h 05m 29s | -27° 22’ 47” | 16.55 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 20h 05m 07s | -27° 14’ 38” | 16.55 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 20h 04m 45s | -27° 06’ 28” | 16.56 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 20h 04m 24s | -26° 58’ 18” | 16.56 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 20h 04m 05s | -26° 50’ 08” | 16.56 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 20h 03m 47s | -26° 41’ 57” | 16.57 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 20h 03m 29s | -26° 33’ 47” | 16.57 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 20h 03m 14s | -26° 25’ 38” | 16.58 | Sagittarius |