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	11 Feb 2026	35.9	44.250 AU	44.772 AU	18h09m	-53°36'	57.2°	1.1°	247°

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
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   18 09 15.0   -53 36 05    44.758   44.214   55.7    1.1   246   35.9 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   18 09 21.3   -53 36 32    44.765   44.233   56.5    1.1   246   35.9 
2026-02-11 20:57 UT   18 09 26.7   -53 36 56    44.772   44.250   57.2    1.1   247   35.9 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   18 09 27.4   -53 36 60    44.773   44.252   57.3    1.1   247   35.9 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   18 09 33.5   -53 37 28    44.780   44.271   58.1    1.1   248   35.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 09 39.4   -53 37 56    44.787   44.290   58.9    1.1   248   35.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 09 45.2   -53 38 25    44.794   44.309   59.7    1.1   249   35.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 09 50.9   -53 38 55    44.801   44.328   60.5    1.1   250   35.9 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 09 56.4   -53 39 24    44.808   44.347   61.3    1.1   250   35.9 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 10 01.8   -53 39 54    44.814   44.366   62.1    1.1   251   35.9 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 10 07.1   -53 40 25    44.820   44.385   63.0    1.1   252   35.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 10 12.2   -53 40 56    44.827   44.404   63.8    1.1   252   35.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 10 17.2   -53 41 27    44.833   44.423   64.6    1.2   253   35.9 

    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.