Comet 249P/LINEAR

Comet 249P/LINEAR is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension of Comet 249P/LINEAR is 08h 00m 40s and the Declination is +11° 31’ 26” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 249P/LINEAR is 24.74 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 249P/LINEAR from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet 249P/LINEAR?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 249P/LINEAR from Earth?)
• When does Comet 249P/LINEAR rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 249P/LINEAR?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 249P/LINEAR orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 249P/LINEAR with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 249P/LINEAR for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 249P/LINEAR in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 249P/LINEAR with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 249P/LINEAR is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Comet 249P/LINEAR?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 249P/LINEAR in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 249P/LINEAR Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 249P/LINEAR from Earth is currently 661,484,314 kilometers, equivalent to 4.421750 Astronomical Units. Light takes 36 minutes and 46.4742 seconds to travel from Comet 249P/LINEAR and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 249P/LINEAR 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.

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 249P/LINEAR from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 249P/LINEAR to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 249P/LINEAR to Earth happens on Thu Apr 23 2076 at a distance of 0.050799 Astronomical Units, or 7,599,441 kilometers:

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

Comet 249P/LINEAR Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 249P/LINEAR is 24.74.

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 behavior 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 249P/LINEAR, 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.

Visualization of Comet 249P/LINEAR Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 249P/LINEAR with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 249P/LINEAR 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 249P/LINEAR 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 249P/LINEAR computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 249P/LINEAR in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 20	08h 02m 35s	+11° 12’ 52”	24.69	Cancer
2023 Mar 21	08h 02m 17s	+11° 15’ 27”	24.70	Cancer
2023 Mar 22	08h 01m 59s	+11° 18’ 00”	24.70	Cancer
2023 Mar 23	08h 01m 42s	+11° 20’ 30”	24.71	Cancer
2023 Mar 24	08h 01m 27s	+11° 22’ 57”	24.71	Cancer
2023 Mar 25	08h 01m 14s	+11° 25’ 22”	24.72	Cancer
2023 Mar 26	08h 01m 00s	+11° 27’ 45”	24.73	Cancer
2023 Mar 27	08h 00m 47s	+11° 30’ 05”	24.73	Cancer
2023 Mar 28	08h 00m 35s	+11° 32’ 21”	24.74	Cancer
2023 Mar 29	08h 00m 24s	+11° 34’ 36”	24.74	Cancer
2023 Mar 30	08h 00m 15s	+11° 36’ 48”	24.75	Cancer
2023 Mar 31	08h 00m 06s	+11° 38’ 57”	24.76	Cancer
2023 Apr 01	07h 59m 57s	+11° 41’ 04”	24.76	Cancer
2023 Apr 02	07h 59m 50s	+11° 43’ 09”	24.77	Cancer