Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER)

Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is currently in the constellation of Apus. The current Right Ascension of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is 15h 03m 05s and the Declination is -79° 06’ 10” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is 16.00 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) from Earth is currently 648,680,897 kilometers, equivalent to 4.336164 Astronomical Units. Light takes 36 minutes and 3.7666 seconds to travel from Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) to Earth happens on Sun Aug 22 2021 at a distance of 3.57372723 Astronomical Units, or 534,621,986 kilometers:

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

Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) is 16.00.

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/2020 F5 (MASTER), 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) rise and set times

Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) 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/2020 F5 (MASTER) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2020 F5 (MASTER) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Jul 30	14h 50m 12s	-79° 56’ 53”	16.00	Apus
2020 Jul 31	14h 51m 51s	-79° 50’ 02”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 01	14h 53m 30s	-79° 43’ 09”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 02	14h 55m 14s	-79° 36’ 15”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 03	14h 56m 58s	-79° 29’ 21”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 04	14h 58m 46s	-79° 22’ 24”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 05	15h 00m 35s	-79° 15’ 28”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 06	15h 02m 27s	-79° 08’ 29”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 07	15h 04m 22s	-79° 01’ 30”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 08	15h 06m 18s	-78° 54’ 29”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 09	15h 08m 16s	-78° 47’ 26”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 10	15h 10m 14s	-78° 40’ 23”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 11	15h 12m 15s	-78° 33’ 18”	16.00	Apus
2020 Aug 12	15h 14m 18s	-78° 26’ 12”	16.00	Apus