Home
Search Objects
Major Solar System Objects
Comets
Asteroids
Spacecrafts
Star Maps
Orbits
public  Dürrhennersdorf, Germania Dürrhennersdorf, Germania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Sunrise: 4:57 
Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 21:15
Search  close
Comets » 

Comet 219P/LINEAR

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:47 | Tran: 12:17 | Set: 19:46
Alt: 3.41°   Az: 66.11°   Direction: East-North-East

Comet 219P/LINEAR is in the constellation of Orion, at a distance of 701,312,730.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 18m 04s and the Declination is +17° 28’ 37” (apparent coordinates). The estimated magnitude of comet 219P/LINEAR, computed using JPL Horizons's data, is 22.27).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 219P/LINEAR in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 219P/LINEAR in the constellation of Orion on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 219P/LINEAR in the constellation of Orion 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 219P/LINEAR 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.

219P/LINEAR
RA: 06h 16m 35s
Dec: +17° 29’ 15”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 219P/LINEAR. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 18m 04s
+17° 28’ 37”
16h 52m 28s
23h 10m 32s

J2000

06h 16m 35s
+17° 29’ 15”

Additional Information

Orion
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
22.27

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 219P/LINEAR from Dürrhennersdorf, Germania (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 72.5°
Max altitude: 56.4°
Azimuth: 287.5°

If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.

Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 219P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 701,312,730.0 kilometers, equivalent to 4.6879860436 Astronomical Units. Light takes 38m 59.327s to travel from comet 219P/LINEAR and arrive to us.

701,312,730.0
4.6879860436
38m 59.327s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 219P/LINEAR 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 219P/LINEAR 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 219P/LINEAR 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 219P/LINEAR to Earth will happen on Thursday 10 September 2065 at a distance of 1.311512 Astronomical Units, or 196,199,444 kilometers:

Thursday 10 September 2065
196,199,444
1.311512

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of comet 219P/LINEAR, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of comet 219P/LINEAR as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of comet 219P/LINEAR at epoch December, 04 2012 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456266.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.35211022
Orbit inclination i 11.52904293°
Perihelion distance q 2.36464854 AU
353,746,388 km
Aphelion distance Q 4.93489103 AU
738,249,192 km
Semi-major axis a 3.64976979 AU
545,997,790 km
Orbital period period 6.9728 years
2,546.8105 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp March 4, 2010
2,455,259.9613 JD
Next perihelion transit February 22, 2017
2,457,806.7718 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 107.57607245283°
Longitude of the ascending node node 231.02834246937°
Mean anomaly M 142.27754124491°
Mean motion n 0.14135327°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of comet 219P/LINEAR relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of comet 219P/LINEAR 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
Jun 30 2025 06h 09m 00s +17° 40’ 01” 22.22 Orion
Jul 01 2025 06h 10m 17s +17° 38’ 34” 22.23 Orion
Jul 02 2025 06h 11m 34s +17° 37’ 04” 22.23 Orion
Jul 03 2025 06h 12m 50s +17° 35’ 32” 22.24 Orion
Jul 04 2025 06h 14m 07s +17° 33’ 56” 22.25 Orion
Jul 05 2025 06h 15m 23s +17° 32’ 17” 22.26 Orion
Jul 06 2025 06h 16m 39s +17° 30’ 36” 22.26 Orion
Jul 07 2025 06h 17m 54s +17° 28’ 51” 22.27 Orion
Jul 08 2025 06h 19m 10s +17° 27’ 04” 22.28 Orion
Jul 09 2025 06h 20m 25s +17° 25’ 13” 22.28 Orion
Jul 10 2025 06h 21m 40s +17° 23’ 20” 22.29 Orion
Jul 11 2025 06h 22m 55s +17° 21’ 24” 22.30 Orion
Jul 12 2025 06h 24m 10s +17° 19’ 25” 22.30 Orion
Jul 13 2025 06h 25m 24s +17° 17’ 23” 22.31 Orion

Additional Resources on TheSkyLive