C/2022 N1 (Attard-Maury)
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase	PA
Nearest approach	22 Jul 2022	17.8	1.620 AU	0.612 AU	19h20m	-17°44'	168.4°	7.2°	104°
Perihelion	9 Sep 2022	19.6	1.479 AU	1.704 AU	15h01m	-08°12'	59.7°	36.0°	101°
Today	6 Sep 2026	33.2	12.253 AU	12.981 AU	08h13m	+18°56'	42.2°	3.2°	282°

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 16.8 + 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 C/2022 N1 (Attard-Maury) are:

    e (Eccentricity)                : 0.9592300
    q (Perihelion distance)         : 1.4788910
    i (Inclination)                 : 164.72400
    Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 301.87880
    ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 40.95820
    L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 261.93808
    B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.94519
    T (Time of perihelion passage)  : 2459831.58280
    P (Orbital period in years)     : 218.47

    Epoch                           : 2026 May 29
    Reference                       : MPC194180

    Classification(s):              : Nearly isotropic; Returning (a < 10000 AU); External (P > 200 years)

Ephemerides

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 13 41.5   +18 57 18    12.990   12.244   40.7    3.1   282   33.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 13 52.3   +18 56 30    12.984   12.249   41.6    3.1   282   33.2 
2026-09-06 13:39 UT   08 13 58.3   +18 56 03    12.981   12.253   42.2    3.2   282   33.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 14 02.9   +18 55 43    12.978   12.255   42.6    3.2   282   33.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 14 13.3   +18 54 56    12.972   12.261   43.5    3.2   282   33.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 14 23.4   +18 54 10    12.966   12.267   44.4    3.3   282   33.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 14 33.4   +18 53 25    12.959   12.273   45.3    3.3   282   33.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 14 43.1   +18 52 40    12.953   12.279   46.3    3.4   282   33.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 14 52.6   +18 51 56    12.946   12.285   47.2    3.4   282   33.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 15 01.9   +18 51 12    12.939   12.291   48.1    3.5   282   33.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 15 11.0   +18 50 29    12.931   12.296   49.1    3.5   282   33.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 15 19.8   +18 49 47    12.924   12.302   50.0    3.6   282   33.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   08 15 28.4   +18 49 05    12.916   12.308   51.0    3.6   282   33.2 

    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.