Comet 269P/Jedicke

Comet 269P/Jedicke is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Comet 269P/Jedicke is 19h 02m 36s and the Declination is -18° 23’ 22” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 269P/Jedicke is 24.03 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 269P/Jedicke 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 269P/Jedicke?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet 269P/Jedicke from Earth?)
• When does Comet 269P/Jedicke rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Comet 269P/Jedicke?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Comet 269P/Jedicke orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Comet 269P/Jedicke with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet 269P/Jedicke for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet 269P/Jedicke in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet 269P/Jedicke with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 269P/Jedicke is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Comet 269P/Jedicke Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 269P/Jedicke from Earth is currently 1,535,658,341 kilometers, equivalent to 10.265242 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 25 minutes and 22.4049 seconds to travel from Comet 269P/Jedicke and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 269P/Jedicke 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 269P/Jedicke from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Comet 269P/Jedicke to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 269P/Jedicke to Earth happens on Mon Dec 26 2089 at a distance of 3.115341 Astronomical Units, or 466,048,322 kilometers:

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

Comet 269P/Jedicke Brightness

The current visual magnitude of Comet 269P/Jedicke is 24.03.

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 269P/Jedicke, 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 269P/Jedicke Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet 269P/Jedicke with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet 269P/Jedicke 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 269P/Jedicke 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 269P/Jedicke computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet 269P/Jedicke in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Mar 13	19h 00m 51s	-18° 30’ 02”	24.06	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 14	19h 01m 05s	-18° 29’ 09”	24.05	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 15	19h 01m 21s	-18° 28’ 17”	24.05	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 16	19h 01m 35s	-18° 27’ 24”	24.05	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 17	19h 01m 49s	-18° 26’ 32”	24.04	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 18	19h 02m 02s	-18° 25’ 41”	24.04	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 19	19h 02m 15s	-18° 24’ 48”	24.04	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 20	19h 02m 27s	-18° 23’ 57”	24.03	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 21	19h 02m 39s	-18° 23’ 06”	24.03	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 22	19h 02m 52s	-18° 22’ 14”	24.03	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 23	19h 03m 02s	-18° 21’ 24”	24.03	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 24	19h 03m 15s	-18° 20’ 34”	24.02	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 25	19h 03m 24s	-18° 19’ 44”	24.02	Sagittarius
2023 Mar 26	19h 03m 35s	-18° 18’ 55”	24.02	Sagittarius