Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1)

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) is currently in the constellation of Octans. The current Right Ascension of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) is 22h 13m 27s and the Declination is -86° 00’ 43” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) is 25.38 (JPL).

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) from Earth is currently 6,616,730,915 kilometers, equivalent to 44.230114 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6 hours, 7 minutes and 51.0386 seconds to travel from Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 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/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) to Earth

Between January 1900 and January 2100, the closest approach of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) to Earth happens on Sat Mar 22 1997 at a distance of 1.315204 Astronomical Units, or 196,751,791 kilometers:

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

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) is 25.38.

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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1), 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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) rise and set times

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 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 Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 12	22h 19m 41s	-86° 08’ 24”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 13	22h 18m 48s	-86° 07’ 29”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 14	22h 17m 57s	-86° 06’ 33”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 15	22h 17m 08s	-86° 05’ 36”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 16	22h 16m 21s	-86° 04’ 39”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 17	22h 15m 34s	-86° 03’ 41”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 18	22h 14m 49s	-86° 02’ 40”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 19	22h 14m 05s	-86° 01’ 40”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 20	22h 13m 23s	-86° 00’ 38”	25.38	Octans
2020 Oct 21	22h 12m 42s	-85° 59’ 35”	25.39	Octans
2020 Oct 22	22h 12m 03s	-85° 58’ 31”	25.39	Octans
2020 Oct 23	22h 11m 26s	-85° 57’ 25”	25.39	Octans
2020 Oct 24	22h 10m 49s	-85° 56’ 20”	25.39	Octans
2020 Oct 25	22h 10m 14s	-85° 55’ 14”	25.39	Octans