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Comet 205P/Giacobini

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:38 | Tran: 16:09 | Set: 22:39
Alt: -0.31°   Az: 280.63°   Direction: West

Comet 205P/Giacobini is in the constellation of Sextans, at a distance of 942,054,467.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 05m 58s and the Declination is +06° 10’ 35” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 205P/Giacobini in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 205P/Giacobini in the constellation of Sextans on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 205P/Giacobini in the constellation of Sextans on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of comet 205P/Giacobini against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

205P/Giacobini
RA: 10h 04m 38s
Dec: +06° 18’ 04”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 205P/Giacobini. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 05m 58s
+06° 10’ 35”
06h 34m 41s
16h 40m 40s

J2000

10h 04m 38s
+06° 18’ 04”

Additional Information

Sextans
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-

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

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of comet 205P/Giacobini from Annacotty, Ireland (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Dublin):

Azimuth: 83.8°
Max altitude: 43.5°
Azimuth: 276.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 205P/Giacobini from Earth is currently 942,054,467.0 kilometers, equivalent to 6.2972451586 Astronomical Units. Light takes 52m 22.355s to travel from comet 205P/Giacobini and arrive to us.

942,054,467.0
6.2972451586
52m 22.355s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 205P/Giacobini from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of comet 205P/Giacobini from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 205P/Giacobini from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of comet 205P/Giacobini to Earth happened on Sunday 24 August 2008 at a distance of 0.585072 Astronomical Units, or 87,525,543 kilometers:

Sunday 24 August 2008
87,525,543
0.585072

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

Light Curve

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of comet 205P/Giacobini 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
Jul 07 2025 10h 01m 03s +06° 27’ 56” N.A. Leo
Jul 08 2025 10h 01m 39s +06° 25’ 53” N.A. Leo
Jul 09 2025 10h 02m 16s +06° 23’ 47” N.A. Leo
Jul 10 2025 10h 02m 53s +06° 21’ 40” N.A. Leo
Jul 11 2025 10h 03m 30s +06° 19’ 29” N.A. Leo
Jul 12 2025 10h 04m 08s +06° 17’ 15” N.A. Leo
Jul 13 2025 10h 04m 45s +06° 15’ 00” N.A. Sextans
Jul 14 2025 10h 05m 24s +06° 12’ 42” N.A. Sextans
Jul 15 2025 10h 06m 02s +06° 10’ 21” N.A. Sextans
Jul 16 2025 10h 06m 40s +06° 07’ 59” N.A. Sextans
Jul 17 2025 10h 07m 19s +06° 05’ 34” N.A. Sextans
Jul 18 2025 10h 07m 58s +06° 03’ 06” N.A. Sextans
Jul 19 2025 10h 08m 37s +06° 00’ 36” N.A. Sextans
Jul 20 2025 10h 09m 16s +05° 58’ 04” N.A. Sextans

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