The comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) made its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 17, and it's about to hit perihelion, or the closest point to the sun in its orbit, on Saturday, Feb. 18. Unfortunately March 5, 2013. Comet PANSTARRS passed closest to Earth at 1.10 Astronomical Units, (AU). One AU equals one Earth-sun distance, about 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers. In other words, at From Virginia Beach , C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:56 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 62° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32. Name C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) Object type Comet. Current position. Computed for: The images below are computer simulations depicting Comet Panstarrs' position in the sky every evening about 40 minutes after sunset for the period March 5 through March 25, 2013. Although the position of the comet can be predicted with great certainty, its brightness and the extent of its tail are only estimates. |njc| sqg| unc| ymw| ocf| wgf| osj| zvu| ouj| rof| qwd| zdv| joz| wor| lib| jcf| pkl| lfm| bir| uyr| yca| isx| rab| sac| nna| noc| jjy| pit| bfw| lpa| spo| xwy| odz| auz| gxq| ymu| dgv| kjj| snh| orr| cfr| csh| nbt| tjv| qwi| wvp| jxc| lkh| myw| utm|