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 hight 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 0.02383901 Astronomical Units, or 3,566,265 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 34.53.

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 behvior 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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Aug 15	01h 08m 44s	+04° 25’ 27”	34.61	Pisces
2019 Aug 16	01h 08m 31s	+04° 22’ 09”	34.60	Pisces
2019 Aug 17	01h 08m 18s	+04° 18’ 47”	34.59	Pisces
2019 Aug 18	01h 08m 03s	+04° 15’ 19”	34.58	Pisces
2019 Aug 19	01h 07m 49s	+04° 11’ 45”	34.57	Pisces
2019 Aug 20	01h 07m 32s	+04° 08’ 05”	34.55	Pisces
2019 Aug 21	01h 07m 15s	+04° 04’ 20”	34.54	Pisces
2019 Aug 22	01h 06m 57s	+04° 00’ 30”	34.53	Pisces
2019 Aug 23	01h 06m 38s	+03° 56’ 35”	34.52	Pisces
2019 Aug 24	01h 06m 20s	+03° 52’ 33”	34.51	Pisces
2019 Aug 25	01h 05m 58s	+03° 48’ 27”	34.50	Pisces
2019 Aug 26	01h 05m 38s	+03° 44’ 14”	34.49	Pisces
2019 Aug 27	01h 05m 16s	+03° 39’ 56”	34.48	Pisces
2019 Aug 28	01h 04m 54s	+03° 35’ 34”	34.46	Pisces