Comet West (C/1975 V1-A)

Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) is 19h 34m 01s and the Declination is -16° 26’ 50” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).

Summary of key facts about Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:

If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.

Additional information about Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet West (C/1975 V1-A)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet West (C/1975 V1-A)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet West (C/1975 V1-A)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) from Earth is currently 10,584,210,332 kilometers, equivalent to 70.751076 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 hours, 48 minutes and 25.1254 seconds to travel from Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) 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/1975 V1-A (West) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) to Earth

Between January 1900 and January 2100, the closest approach of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) to Earth happens on Sun Feb 29 1976 at a distance of 0.794181 Astronomical Units, or 118,807,840 kilometers:

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

Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) is -100.00.

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.

Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) rise and set times

Today's Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) 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 West (C/1975 V1-A) 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 West (C/1975 V1-A) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) 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 West (C/1975 V1-A) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 18	19h 33m 57s	-16° 26’ 22”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 19	19h 33m 57s	-16° 26’ 26”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 20	19h 33m 57s	-16° 26’ 30”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 21	19h 33m 59s	-16° 26’ 35”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 22	19h 33m 59s	-16° 26’ 39”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 23	19h 34m 00s	-16° 26’ 43”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 24	19h 34m 00s	-16° 26’ 45”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 25	19h 34m 00s	-16° 26’ 48”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 26	19h 34m 01s	-16° 26’ 53”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 27	19h 34m 02s	-16° 26’ 56”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 28	19h 34m 02s	-16° 26’ 58”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 29	19h 34m 04s	-16° 27’ 01”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 30	19h 34m 05s	-16° 27’ 03”	N.A.	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 31	19h 34m 05s	-16° 27’ 06”	N.A.	Sagittarius