2I/Borisov
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase	PA
Perihelion	9 Dec 2019	15.6	1.998 AU	1.974 AU	11h27m	-18°35'	77.0°	28.7°	290°
Nearest approach	28 Dec 2019	15.7	2.042 AU	1.919 AU	11h58m	-33°16'	82.7°	28.5°	293°
Today	22 Oct 2026	53.2	651.164 AU	598.261 AU	18h19m	-52°07'	67.8°	0.1°	101°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

Light curve

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations from COBS. This lightcurve is being recalculated every 6 hours based on the available COBS/MPC observations (currently 11.2 + 5 log[∆] + 10.0 log[r]). An additional green curve is displayed when an increase in apparent brightness is expected due to forward scattering of sunlight, which occurs when a dust-rich comet is located between the Earth and the Sun. (See Marcus 2007)

Charts

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the comet over the same period as the light curve. The comet's current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Orbital elements

The orbital elements of 2I/Borisov are:

    e (Eccentricity)                : 3.3459520
    q (Perihelion distance)         : 1.9977240
    i (Inclination)                 : 44.26240
    Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.80240
    ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 209.29110
    L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 329.68965
    B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -19.96632
    T (Time of perihelion passage)  : 2458826.55720

    Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21
    Reference                       : MPEC 2025-R69

    Classification(s):              : Interstellar

Ephemerides

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   18 19 31.5   -52 07 39   576.786  625.766   69.3    0.1   100   52.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   18 19 34.3   -52 07 25   588.939  640.118   68.4    0.1   100   53.1 
2026-10-22 18:07 UT   18 19 36.3   -52 07 15   598.261  651.164   67.8    0.1   101   53.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   18 19 36.9   -52 07 12   601.316  654.790   67.6    0.1   101   53.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   18 19 39.6   -52 06 59   613.918  669.790   66.7    0.1   101   53.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   18 19 42.1   -52 06 46   626.750  685.125   65.9    0.1   102   53.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   18 19 44.6   -52 06 34   639.813  700.801   65.0    0.1   103   53.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   18 19 47.1   -52 06 22   653.111  716.827   64.2    0.1   103   53.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   18 19 49.5   -52 06 11   666.647  733.210   63.4    0.1   104   53.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   18 19 51.8   -52 05 59   680.422  749.958   62.5    0.1   104   54.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   18 19 54.1   -52 05 48   694.441  767.079   61.7    0.1   105   54.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   18 19 56.4   -52 05 38   708.705  784.581   60.9    0.1   106   54.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   18 19 58.6   -52 05 27   723.218  802.473   60.0    0.1   106   54.5 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between comet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between comet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-comet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-comet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km      
    

Orbital elements usually provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Observations contributed by observers worldwide, via COBS (Comet Observation Database) or the MPC (Minor Planet Center)
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.