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C/2013 V3 (Nevski)

Nevski is a comet in the Halley-type comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.39 AU to 24.05 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 45.36 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
21.076 AU
True anomaly
169.34°
Distance from Earth
21.791 AU
As of
24 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth Nevski — 21.076 AU from the Sun Nevski
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Nevski is 21.791 AU from Earth today (3.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 50m 33s
Declination
-06° 59′ 47″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
21.8 AU
Elongation from the Sun
42.79° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
12.719 AU
Eccentricity
0.891
Inclination
32.13°
Orbital period
45.36 years
Perihelion
1.387 AU
Aphelion
24.05 AU
Longitude of ascending node
100.92°
Argument of periapsis
339.64°
Epoch · J2000
2456629.5
Orbit class · HTC
Halley-type comet
Earth MOID · 166.3 LD
0.4272 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
1.611

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
904
Data arc
122 days
First observed
6 November 2013
Last observed
8 March 2014
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.4
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 5.8
15.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2013 V3

Named

Close approaches 2 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2056-12-06 21:35:00 Juptr 1.7133 AU 666.8 LD 12.7 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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