Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8)

Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is currently in the constellation of Orion. The current Right Ascension of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is 06h 10m 51s and the Declination is -01° 30’ 54” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is 15.20 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) from Earth is currently 321,939,508 kilometers, equivalent to 2.152033 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 53.8746 seconds to travel from Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) 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 F8 (SWAN) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) to Earth happens on Wed May 13 2020 at a distance of 0.555961 Astronomical Units, or 83,170,523 kilometers:

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

Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) is 15.20.

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 SWAN (C/2020 F8), 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 SWAN (C/2020 F8) rise and set times

Today's Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) 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 SWAN (C/2020 F8) 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 SWAN (C/2020 F8) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) 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 SWAN (C/2020 F8) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 14	06h 20m 58s	+00° 42’ 30”	15.15	Monoceros
2020 Oct 15	06h 19m 42s	+00° 24’ 29”	15.15	Orion
2020 Oct 16	06h 18m 25s	+00° 06’ 29”	15.16	Orion
2020 Oct 17	06h 17m 07s	-00° 11’ 26”	15.17	Orion
2020 Oct 18	06h 15m 45s	-00° 29’ 22”	15.18	Orion
2020 Oct 19	06h 14m 22s	-00° 47’ 16”	15.18	Orion
2020 Oct 20	06h 12m 57s	-01° 05’ 07”	15.19	Orion
2020 Oct 21	06h 11m 30s	-01° 22’ 54”	15.20	Orion
2020 Oct 22	06h 10m 03s	-01° 40’ 36”	15.21	Orion
2020 Oct 23	06h 08m 33s	-01° 58’ 14”	15.22	Orion
2020 Oct 24	06h 07m 00s	-02° 15’ 47”	15.23	Orion
2020 Oct 25	06h 05m 26s	-02° 33’ 15”	15.24	Orion
2020 Oct 26	06h 03m 51s	-02° 50’ 36”	15.24	Orion
2020 Oct 27	06h 02m 14s	-03° 07’ 50”	15.25	Orion