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 hight 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 1.32480124 Astronomical Units, or 198,187,446 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 21.32.

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. 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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Sep 08	16h 57m 06s	-20° 26’ 16”	21.28	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 09	16h 57m 20s	-20° 27’ 11”	21.28	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 10	16h 57m 36s	-20° 28’ 09”	21.29	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 11	16h 57m 52s	-20° 29’ 08”	21.29	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 12	16h 58m 09s	-20° 30’ 06”	21.30	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 13	16h 58m 27s	-20° 31’ 08”	21.30	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 14	16h 58m 45s	-20° 32’ 09”	21.31	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 15	16h 59m 05s	-20° 33’ 11”	21.31	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 16	16h 59m 26s	-20° 34’ 15”	21.32	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 17	16h 59m 45s	-20° 35’ 21”	21.32	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 18	17h 00m 07s	-20° 36’ 25”	21.33	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 19	17h 00m 29s	-20° 37’ 32”	21.33	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 20	17h 00m 52s	-20° 38’ 39”	21.34	Ophiucus
2019 Sep 21	17h 01m 15s	-20° 39’ 47”	21.34	Ophiucus