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246P/NEAT live position and data.
Right Ascension: 18.364255
Declination: -22.793625 (J2000) Magnitude: 15.28 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Sagittarius
Sun Distance: 428470404 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 467517746 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 26 Feb 2021 14:45 UTC [] |
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246P/NEAT live position and data
This page shows Comet 246P/NEAT location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).
Current close conjunctions
List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 246P/NEAT (less than 1.5 degrees):
| Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
| Star | HIP 90451 | 0 | 18h 27m 22s | -22° 31’ 46” |
| Star | HIP 90130 | 7.6788 | 18h 23m 34s | -21° 39’ 50” |
| Star | HIP 90016 | 7.3046 | 18h 22m 03s | -22° 55’ 17” |
| Star | HIP 89607 | 8.0226 | 18h 17m 09s | -22° 10’ 11” |
| Star | HIP 89741 | 8.6056 | 18h 18m 51s | -23° 03’ 58” |
| Star | HIP 90513 | 6.8758 | 18h 28m 07s | -22° 59’ 58” |
| Star | HIP 89781 | 8.2636 | 18h 19m 19s | -22° 44’ 15” |
| Star | HIP 90400 | 7.902 | 18h 26m 41s | -23° 26’ 08” |
| Star | HIP 90321 | 7.8582 | 18h 25m 43s | -23° 04’ 51” |
| Star | HIP 90029 | 7.1234 | 18h 22m 10s | -22° 14’ 19” |
Additional resources
Additional Resources about Comet 246P/NEAT
- 15 Days Ephemerides
- Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
- Rise & Set Times
- Distance from Earth
- Light Curve
- Orbital Elements
Astronomy databases
This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:
- The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
- The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
- The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
- The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies
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