Today's quick hilights

• The Sun is in the constellation of Taurus. The Moon is in the constellation of Ophiucus and it is in Waning Gibbous (just past Full Moon) phase.
• Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) latest observed magnitude is 6.9 and it is in the constellation of Puppis. It should be visible with the help of a small binocular.
• Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) latest observed magnitude is 7.8 and it is in the constellation of Auriga. It should be visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.
• Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) latest observed magnitude is 8.0 and it is in the constellation of Orion. It should be visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.
• The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2020 KA7 on Jun 7 2020 at 06:33 UTC (9 hours 25 minutes), at an approach distance of 3,968,819 kilometers, or 10.32 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 7.34 kilometers per second.
• The Moon is at opposition, current elongation 165.8°

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• Check the upcoming close approaches between Earth and NEO (Near Earth Object) Asteroids.
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• Popular Objects
• Current Solar System Configuration
• The Sun and The Moon Today
• The Planets Today
• Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison
• Brightest Comets Visible Today
• Brightest Asteroids Visible Today
• Active Meteor Showers Visible Today

Popular Objects This Week

Popular objects this week

Current Solar System Configuration

This interactive 3D model shows the today's configuration of the major bodies of the Solar System along their orbits. It is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. For more advanced features, check out our 3D Solar System Simulator. Please provide us feedback!

The Sun and the Moon Today

Here is how the Sun and the Moon look like today.

		R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Sun	05h 00m 34s	+22° 43’ 55”	1,890.7”	-26.71		Taurus
	Moon	18h 04m 28s	-24° 25’ 10”	1,919.3”	-12.37		Ophiucus

The Planets Today

Key information about the Planets today. Click each row to go to each planet's detail page. Click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the planet's current position.

	Planet	R.A.	Decl.	Apparent Diameter	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	Jupiter	19h 52m 38s	-21° 08’ 57”	44.3”	-2.61		Sagittarius
	Mars	23h 13m 30s	-07° 44’ 06”	9.6”	-0.11		Aquarius
	Mercury	06h 42m 42s	+24° 16’ 39”	8.6”	0.65		Gemini
	Saturn	20h 13m 28s	-20° 04’ 07”	17.3”	1.14		Capricornus
	Uranus	02h 25m 21s	+13° 56’ 05”	3.4”	5.87		Aries
	Neptune	23h 27m 08s	-04° 41’ 49”	2.3”	7.90		Aquarius
	Venus	04h 39m 24s	+21° 52’ 43”	57.5”	-		Taurus

Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

Images credits: NASA-APL - NASA.

Bright Comets Today

These are the brightest comets currently visible in the sky. The Observed Magnitude and Coma Diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemeris service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication.

Click on each line to go to the comet's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the comet's current position in real time. Also check the full list of tracked comets (187)

	Comet	R.A.	Decl.	Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs	Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred		Coma DiameterComa Diam	ConstellationConst	Map
	C/2019 U6 (Lemmon)	07h 37m 30s	-17° 41’ 33”	6.9	11.39		6.5'	Puppis Pup
	C/2020 F8 (SWAN)	05h 35m 57s	+43° 15’ 21”	7.8	8.46		6.1'	Auriga Aur
	C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)	06h 02m 35s	+02° 14’ 12”	8.0	12.10		5.0'	Orion Ori
	C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)	11h 20m 11s	+60° 38’ 31”	8.9	11.82		8.2'	Ursa Major UMa
	Encke's Comet	04h 57m 19s	+26° 54’ 21”	-	9.68		-	Taurus Tau
	58P/Jackson-Neujmin	02h 19m 39s	+09° 20’ 11”	10.6	16.76		2.5'	Cetus Cet
	C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)	04h 07m 41s	+09° 41’ 22”	-	11.08		-	Taurus Tau
	C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS)	11h 39m 47s	+41° 59’ 20”	11.2	17.70		5.4'	Ursa Major UMa
	88P/Howell	12h 39m 35s	-02° 14’ 09”	12.9	13.56		3.0'	Virgo Vir
	C/2018 N2 (ASASSN)	02h 10m 24s	+73° 34’ 54”	13.2	15.27		0.9'	Cassiopeia Cas
	210P/Christensen	09h 34m 34s	+24° 29’ 42”	13.8	16.48		0.6'	Leo Leo
	C/2019 N1 (ATLAS)	12h 12m 20s	+68° 59’ 34”	14.7	15.05		1.3'	Draco Dra
	C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)	17h 50m 32s	+53° 25’ 22”	15.4	16.28		1.0'	Draco Dra
	C/2020 F5 (MASTER)	15h 22m 54s	-84° 32’ 25”	-	15.74		-	Octans Oct
	C/2020 K3 (Leonard)	23h 50m 29s	+45° 52’ 16”	15.8	17.77		0.3'	Andromeda And
	249P/LINEAR	07h 20m 03s	+21° 37’ 07”	-	16.00		-	Gemini Gem
	C/2019 K7 (Smith)	20h 31m 46s	+11° 08’ 29”	-	16.01		-	Delphinus Del
	29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1	02h 16m 14s	+22° 17’ 38”	-	16.03		-	Aries Ari
	C/2019 F1 (ATLAS-Africano)	14h 03m 17s	-21° 31’ 28”	-	16.11		-	Virgo Vir
	C/2019 L3 (ATLAS)	00h 27m 35s	+52° 08’ 44”	16.3	16.99		0.4'	Cassiopeia Cas

We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet Observation Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table to report recent comet observations.

Bright Asteroids Today

These are the top 10 brightest asteroids visible tonight. Click on each line to go to the asteroids's detail page, or click the blue 'full screen' icon () to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the asteroids's current position in real time. Also check the full list of tracked asteroids and dwarf planets (79)

	Asteroid	R.A.	Decl.	MagnitudeMag		ConstellationConst	Map
	4 Vesta	06h 04m 34s	+22° 48’ 14”	8.13		Gemini
	1 Ceres	23h 02m 17s	-17° 10’ 26”	8.95		Aquarius
	7 Iris	18h 48m 41s	-21° 05’ 32”	9.53		Sagittarius
	2 Pallas	19h 30m 55s	+21° 20’ 30”	9.83		Vulpecula
	15 Eunomia	03h 57m 04s	+27° 23’ 24”	9.85		Taurus
	324 Dembowska	14h 50m 30s	-21° 16’ 16”	10.55		Libra
	8 Flora	00h 36m 29s	-00° 34’ 38”	10.67		Cetus
	18 Melpomene	04h 02m 53s	+13° 57’ 28”	10.71		Taurus
	3 Juno	12h 35m 05s	+05° 35’ 26”	10.72		Virgo
	29 Amphitrite	05h 27m 52s	+27° 31’ 04”	10.74		Taurus

Active Meteor Showers Today

This is a list of the currently active meteor showers. The celestial coordinates refer to the meteor shower radiant position, i.e. the point in the sky where the meteors appear to come from. The ZHR value refers to the Zenithal Hourly Rate, i.e. the average number of meteors an individual observer could see in an hour, assuming perfectly dark sky conditions. This number is an estimate, the actual number an observer could see depends on the actual intensity of the shower (which can be highly variable) and on the actual sky conditions. Clicking on the blue square icon will bring you to a sky map showing the radiant position. The data used here is derived from Wikipedia.

	Name	Peak	Radiant R.A.	Radiant Decl.	ZHR	Rating	Parent Object	Map
	Daytime Arietids	7 Jun	02h 54m	+24°	50	medium	1566 Icarus ?