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- Check the upcoming close approaches between Earth and NEO (Near Earth Object) Asteroids.
- Find information, position data and sky charts for Planets, Asteroids, Comets, Interplanetary Probes.
- Use our Observing Guide to plan observations of the Solar System objects visible tonight from your location.
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Quick links
- 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
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.
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Sun | 05h 45m 43s | +23° 23’ 46” | 1,888.6” | -26.71 | Taurus |
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Moon | 18h 44m 08s | -22° 23’ 12” | 1,819.7” | -12.28 |
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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.
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Venus | 04h 39m 09s | +21° 26’ 44” | 10.1” | -3.83 | Taurus |
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Jupiter | 17h 08m 56s | -22° 21’ 01” | 44.9” | -2.61 | Ophiucus |
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Mercury | 07h 31m 59s | +23° 11’ 32” | 7.3” | 0.09 |
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Saturn | 19h 19m 42s | -21° 49’ 24” | 17.6” | 1.02 | Sagittarius |
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Mars | 07h 32m 16s | +22° 56’ 02” | 3.7” | 1.80 | Gemini |
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Uranus | 02h 12m 15s | +12° 47’ 10” | 3.4” | 5.86 | Aries |
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Neptune | 23h 19m 06s | -05° 30’ 02” | 2.3” | 7.88 | 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 ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behvior 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 (169)
| Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (Observed)Mag Obs | Magnitude (Estimated)Mag Pred | Coma DiameterComa Diam | ConstellationConst | Map | ||
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C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) | 02h 27m 40s | +05° 38’ 57” | - | 14.07 |
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C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) | 04h 14m 58s | +14° 25’ 56” | - | 14.59 |
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C/2017 M4 (ATLAS) | 14h 27m 09s | -43° 09’ 28” | - | 14.82 |
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C/2018 A6 (Gibbs) | 07h 36m 22s | -52° 24’ 06” | - | 14.85 | - | Carina Car |
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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 00h 50m 40s | +13° 24’ 06” | - | 15.23 | - | Pisces Psc |
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168P/Hergenrother | 01h 14m 07s | -00° 19’ 27” | - | 15.28 |
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P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 21h 04m 02s | -32° 08’ 55” | - | 15.30 | - | Microscopium Mic |
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C/2017 B3 (LINEAR) | 00h 28m 24s | -44° 55’ 28” | - | 15.42 |
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C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) | 06h 58m 33s | +52° 53’ 14” | - | 15.46 |
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C/2018 W2 (Africano) | 04h 20m 31s | +62° 11’ 44” | - | 15.49 |
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C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) | 06h 04m 04s | -30° 34’ 59” | - | 15.72 |
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78P/Gehrels 2 | 05h 09m 46s | +19° 59’ 53” | - | 15.73 |
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209P/LINEAR | 10h 28m 27s | +19° 42’ 56” | - | 16.02 |
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C/2019 D1 (Flewelling) | 23h 43m 43s | +38° 00’ 03” | - | 16.04 |
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68P/Klemola | 17h 33m 23s | -03° 33’ 15” | - | 16.16 |
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260P/McNaught | 23h 47m 12s | -14° 25’ 46” | - | 16.38 |
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C/2019 J2 | 00h 02m 06s | +73° 46’ 21” | - | 16.59 |
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123P/West-Hartley | 11h 44m 15s | +10° 26’ 18” | - | 16.65 |
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C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS) | 10h 57m 55s | -54° 32’ 10” | - | 16.69 | - | Vela Vel |
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C/2016 N6 (PANSTARRS) | 06h 07m 34s | -22° 05’ 26” | - | 16.79 |
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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 dward planets (72)
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1 Ceres | 16h 05m 12s | -18° 13’ 43” | 7.47 |
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4 Vesta | 02h 12m 55s | +06° 59’ 57” | 8.25 | Cetus |
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2 Pallas | 13h 30m 12s | +22° 48’ 28” | 9.20 |
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18 Melpomene | 18h 51m 04s | -08° 23’ 22” | 9.47 |
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15 Eunomia | 21h 48m 10s | -09° 27’ 35” | 9.52 |
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11 Parthenope | 15h 03m 14s | -10° 30’ 56” | 10.21 |
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3 Juno | 07h 57m 20s | +14° 35’ 02” | 10.25 | Cancer |
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8 Flora | 14h 50m 14s | -09° 06’ 32” | 10.36 |
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20 Massalia | 15h 23m 07s | -17° 52’ 05” | 10.49 |
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16 Psyche | 21h 28m 06s | -12° 56’ 16” | 10.53 |
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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.
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Daytime Arietids | 7 Jun | 02h 54m | +24° | 50 | medium | 1566 Icarus ? |
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