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	20 Dec 2025	35.7	43.242 AU	44.086 AU	18h01m	-53°25'	30.0°	0.7°	177°

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
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   18 01 42.8   -53 25 18    44.052   43.209   30.2    0.7   173   35.7 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   18 01 52.5   -53 25 14    44.072   43.228   30.1    0.7   175   35.7 
2025-12-20 17:55 UT   18 01 59.7   -53 25 11    44.086   43.242   30.0    0.7   177   35.7 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   18 02 02.2   -53 25 11    44.091   43.247   30.0    0.7   177   35.7 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   18 02 11.8   -53 25 08    44.110   43.266   30.0    0.7   179   35.7 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   18 02 21.5   -53 25 06    44.129   43.285   30.0    0.7   181   35.7 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   18 02 31.1   -53 25 04    44.148   43.304   30.0    0.7   183   35.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   18 02 40.8   -53 25 03    44.166   43.323   30.1    0.7   185   35.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   18 02 50.4   -53 25 03    44.184   43.342   30.2    0.7   187   35.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   18 02 60.0   -53 25 04    44.202   43.361   30.3    0.7   189   35.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   18 03 09.6   -53 25 05    44.220   43.380   30.5    0.7   191   35.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   18 03 19.1   -53 25 07    44.237   43.399   30.6    0.7   193   35.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   18 03 28.7   -53 25 09    44.254   43.417   30.8    0.7   194   35.8 

    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.