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Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:49 | Tran: 11:14 | Set: 16:39
Alt: 4.16°   Az: 105.98°   Direction: East-South-East

Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 844,570,132.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 14h 06m 54s and the Declination is -06° 33’ 28” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley is 22.07 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 119P/Parker-Hartley in Virgo on November,03 2024
Map showing Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley in Virgo on November, 03 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 06m 54s
-06° 33’ 28”
19h 00m 42s
09h 07m 36s

J2000

14h 05m 36s
-06° 26’ 23”

Additional Information

Virgo
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22.07

The observed values of Magnitude, Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted 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.

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.6°
Max altitude: 31.9°
Azimuth: 263.4°
  • 119P/Parker-Hartley is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 4.16° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 119P/Parker-Hartley is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 119P/Parker-Hartley
Sky map showing Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley in Virgo on November, 03 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

119P/Parker-Hartley
RA: 14h 05m 36s
Dec: -06° 26’ 23”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley from Earth is currently 844,570,132.0 kilometers, equivalent to 5.6456026282 Astronomical Units. Light takes 46m 57.183s to travel from Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley and arrive to us.

844,570,132.0
5.6456026282
46m 57.183s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 119P/Parker-Hartley from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley to Earth happens on Sun Dec 4 2044 at a distance of 1.324875 Astronomical Units, or 198,198,526 kilometers:

Sun Dec 4 2044
198,198,526
1.324875

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

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley at epoch 07 July 2014 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456846.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.29282504
Orbit inclination i 5.19490718°
Perihelion distance q 3.02651898 AU
452,760,796 km
Aphelion distance Q 5.53294414 AU
827,716,664 km
Semi-major axis a 4.27973156 AU
640,238,730 km
Orbital period period 8.8539 years
3,233.8749 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2014-Apr-02 15:53:24
2,456,750.1621 JD
Next perihelion transit 2023-Feb-08 12:53
2,459,984.0370 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 181.31850175621°
Longitude of the ascending node node 244.09842926753°
Mean anomaly M 10.72448585852°
Mean motion n 0.11132156°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley
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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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2024 Oct 27 14h 00m 17s -05° 57’ 40” 22.05 Virgo
2024 Oct 28 14h 01m 12s -06° 02’ 41” 22.05 Virgo
2024 Oct 29 14h 02m 07s -06° 07’ 41” 22.05 Virgo
2024 Oct 30 14h 03m 01s -06° 12’ 39” 22.06 Virgo
2024 Oct 31 14h 03m 56s -06° 17’ 35” 22.06 Virgo
2024 Nov 01 14h 04m 51s -06° 22’ 29” 22.06 Virgo
2024 Nov 02 14h 05m 45s -06° 27’ 21” 22.06 Virgo
2024 Nov 03 14h 06m 40s -06° 32’ 12” 22.07 Virgo
2024 Nov 04 14h 07m 34s -06° 37’ 00” 22.07 Virgo
2024 Nov 05 14h 08m 28s -06° 41’ 47” 22.07 Virgo
2024 Nov 06 14h 09m 23s -06° 46’ 31” 22.07 Virgo
2024 Nov 07 14h 10m 17s -06° 51’ 13” 22.08 Virgo
2024 Nov 08 14h 11m 11s -06° 55’ 54” 22.08 Virgo
2024 Nov 09 14h 12m 05s -07° 00’ 32” 22.08 Virgo

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