Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) to Earth happens on Wed Mar 23 2016 at a distance of 0.02383898 Astronomical Units, or 3,566,261 kilometers:

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

Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) is 34.02.

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 P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS), 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 P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) rise and set times

Today's Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) 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 P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) 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 P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) 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 P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 17	00h 43m 13s	-01° 03’ 51”	34.05	Cetus
2020 Feb 18	00h 43m 59s	-00° 59’ 22”	34.04	Cetus
2020 Feb 19	00h 44m 44s	-00° 54’ 54”	34.04	Cetus
2020 Feb 20	00h 45m 33s	-00° 50’ 22”	34.04	Cetus
2020 Feb 21	00h 46m 19s	-00° 45’ 50”	34.03	Cetus
2020 Feb 22	00h 47m 08s	-00° 41’ 16”	34.03	Cetus
2020 Feb 23	00h 47m 56s	-00° 36’ 39”	34.02	Cetus
2020 Feb 24	00h 48m 44s	-00° 32’ 02”	34.02	Cetus
2020 Feb 25	00h 49m 33s	-00° 27’ 23”	34.02	Cetus
2020 Feb 26	00h 50m 22s	-00° 22’ 41”	34.01	Cetus
2020 Feb 27	00h 51m 12s	-00° 18’ 01”	34.01	Cetus
2020 Feb 28	00h 52m 03s	-00° 13’ 18”	34.00	Cetus
2020 Feb 29	00h 52m 53s	-00° 08’ 32”	34.00	Cetus
2020 Mar 01	00h 53m 44s	-00° 03’ 47”	33.99	Cetus