Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley?)
• Distance (see also How far is Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley to Earth happens on Sun Dec 4 2044 at a distance of 1.32480123 Astronomical Units, or 198,187,444 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley is 20.94.

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 behavior of comets. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated Magnitude as a directional indication. 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.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley rise and set times

Today's Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 22	19h 29m 31s	-21° 09’ 48”	21.00	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 23	19h 30m 07s	-21° 08’ 58”	20.99	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 24	19h 30m 42s	-21° 08’ 08”	20.98	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 25	19h 31m 18s	-21° 07’ 19”	20.97	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 26	19h 31m 51s	-21° 06’ 32”	20.96	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 27	19h 32m 26s	-21° 05’ 45”	20.96	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 28	19h 32m 58s	-21° 04’ 59”	20.95	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 29	19h 33m 30s	-21° 04’ 14”	20.94	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 30	19h 34m 02s	-21° 03’ 32”	20.93	Sagittarius
2020 Mar 31	19h 34m 35s	-21° 02’ 49”	20.92	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 01	19h 35m 04s	-21° 02’ 08”	20.91	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 02	19h 35m 35s	-21° 01’ 28”	20.90	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 03	19h 36m 03s	-21° 00’ 51”	20.89	Sagittarius
2020 Apr 04	19h 36m 33s	-21° 00’ 14”	20.88	Sagittarius