Today's highlights
- It's tricky to predict, but newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a truly promising one for autumn next year. Here you can find detailed information, a 3d orbit visualization, interactive star maps and a real time position tracker to start following and observing it.
- Tonight observing guide from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
- The Sun is in the constellation of Pisces. The Moon is in the constellation of Aquarius and it is in Waning Crescent (Approaching New Moon) phase.
- Comet ZTF (C/2020 V2) is in the constellation of Triangulum and its latest estimated magnitude is 11.96. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is in the constellation of Eridanus and its latest estimated magnitude is 12.13. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) is in the constellation of Horologium and its latest estimated magnitude is 12.47. It should be visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
- The next close approach with a Near Earth Object (NEO) will happen with Asteroid (NEO) 2023 FG on Mar 23 2023 at 04:45 UTC (2 days 18 hours 21 minutes), at an approach distance of 682,636 kilometers, or 1.78 lunar distances, and a relative speed of 10.78 kilometers per second.
- Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres is at opposition, current elongation 163.0°
Popular Objects This Week
Current Solar System Configuration
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The Sun and the Moon Today
Here is how the Sun and the Moon look like today.
Current Moon Sky Map
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Sun | 23h 57m 09s | -00° 18’ 35” | 1,927.0” | -26.75 | Pisces |
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Moon | 22h 58m 22s | -11° 54’ 34” | 1,973.2” | -5.89 |
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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 | ||
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Venus | 02h 06m 07s | +13° 06’ 04” | 13.2” | -3.98 | Aries |
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Mercury | 00h 09m 43s | -00° 08’ 49” | 5.0” | -1.84 |
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Uranus | 02h 54m 17s | +16° 17’ 47” | 3.4” | 5.85 | Aries |
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Jupiter | 01h 00m 46s | +05° 18’ 41” | 32.7” | - | Pisces |
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Mars | 05h 47m 53s | +25° 35’ 52” | 7.0” | - | Taurus |
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Neptune | 23h 43m 22s | -03° 04’ 21” | 2.2” | - | Pisces |
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Saturn | 22h 14m 40s | -12° 16’ 53” | 15.0” | - | Aquarius |
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Current Planets Apparent Size Comparison

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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
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to view an accurate deep sky chart showing the comet's current position in real time.
Also check the full list of tracked comets (219)
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs | Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred | Coma DiameterComa Diam | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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5D/Brorsen (Lost) | 01h 29m 49s | +21° 50’ 24” | - | 4.85 | - | Pisces Psc |
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C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 02h 01m 09s | +35° 14’ 08” | - | 11.96 |
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- | Triangulum Tri |
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 04h 45m 33s | -05° 32’ 14” | - | 12.13 |
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- | Eridanus Eri |
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C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) | 03h 14m 25s | -46° 01’ 43” | - | 12.47 |
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- | Horologium Hor |
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C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) | 23h 24m 52s | +46° 15’ 43” | - | 13.01 |
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- | Andromeda And |
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81P/Wild 2 | 17h 26m 26s | -19° 03’ 13” | - | 13.47 |
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- | Ophiucus Oph |
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C/2020 K1 (PANSTARRS) | 19h 55m 29s | -40° 51’ 42” | - | 13.55 |
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- | Sagittarius Sgr |
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364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS) | 14h 55m 42s | +29° 00’ 42” | - | 14.25 |
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- | Bootes Boo |
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C/2019 T4 (ATLAS) | 15h 44m 44s | +10° 43’ 45” | - | 14.36 | - | Serpens Ser |
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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) | 09h 07m 05s | -34° 26’ 02” | - | 14.63 |
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- | Pyxis Pyx |
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C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) | 05h 16m 16s | -31° 27’ 27” | - | 14.77 |
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- | Columba Col |
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237P/LINEAR | 18h 28m 51s | -22° 39’ 59” | - | 14.95 |
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- | Sagittarius Sgr |
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96P/Machholz 1 | 20h 19m 26s | -07° 55’ 05” | - | 15.29 |
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- | Aquila Aql |
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C/2022 S3 (PANSTARRS) | 06h 50m 18s | -11° 22’ 12” | - | 15.37 |
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- | Canis Majoris CMa |
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C/2021 Y1 (ATLAS) | 03h 42m 06s | -18° 42’ 48” | - | 15.38 | - | Eridanus Eri |
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77P/Longmore | 14h 33m 05s | -23° 12’ 44” | - | 15.74 |
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- | Libra Lib |
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C/2020 S4 (PANSTARRS) | 09h 21m 09s | +29° 08’ 21” | - | 15.85 |
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71P/Clark | 21h 46m 12s | -19° 42’ 39” | - | 16.24 |
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- | Capricornus Cap |
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P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 04h 00m 58s | +23° 20’ 59” | - | 16.26 |
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- | Taurus Tau |
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118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 | 08h 31m 28s | +20° 35’ 39” | - | 16.28 |
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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 | ||
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1 Ceres | 12h 28m 40s | +15° 21’ 56” | 6.91 | Coma |
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2 Pallas | 06h 50m 55s | -07° 58’ 19” | 8.16 |
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4 Vesta | 01h 13m 11s | +02° 14’ 12” | 8.29 | Cetus |
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3 Juno | 02h 20m 57s | +05° 06’ 09” | 9.53 | Cetus |
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6 Hebe | 08h 00m 54s | +20° 15’ 53” | 10.00 |
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7 Iris | 14h 52m 59s | -22° 14’ 54” | 10.45 |
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9 Metis | 00h 04m 00s | -03° 31’ 18” | 10.88 | Pisces |
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15 Eunomia | 18h 59m 20s | -28° 28’ 38” | 10.93 |
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17 Thetis | 13h 35m 56s | -00° 38’ 25” | 11.00 |
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18 Melpomene | 21h 38m 29s | -10° 52’ 57” | 11.12 | Capricornus |
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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 | |
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Gamma Normids | 14 Mar | 15h 54m | -50° | 6 | bright |
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