Comet 269P/Jedicke

Comet 269P/Jedicke is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Comet 269P/Jedicke is 16h 46m 14s and the Declination is -20° 34’ 01” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current estimated magnitude of Comet 269P/Jedicke is 24.05 (JPL).

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Additional information about Comet 269P/Jedicke available on TheSkyLive:

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?)
• Rise and set times (see also 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.

Also check out Where is Comet 269P/Jedicke?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 269P/Jedicke in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Comet 269P/Jedicke Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 269P/Jedicke from Earth is currently 1,472,452,219 kilometers, equivalent to 9.842735 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 21 minutes and 51.5719 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 January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Comet 269P/Jedicke to Earth happens on Mon Dec 26 2089 at a distance of 3.115342 Astronomical Units, or 466,048,463 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 24.05.

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.

Comet 269P/Jedicke rise and set times

Today's Comet 269P/Jedicke rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet 269P/Jedicke touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

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
2020 Oct 12	16h 43m 05s	-20° 28’ 42”	24.01	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 13	16h 43m 27s	-20° 29’ 22”	24.02	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 14	16h 43m 50s	-20° 30’ 02”	24.02	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 15	16h 44m 15s	-20° 30’ 42”	24.03	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 16	16h 44m 38s	-20° 31’ 22”	24.03	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 17	16h 45m 02s	-20° 32’ 02”	24.03	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 18	16h 45m 25s	-20° 32’ 43”	24.04	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 19	16h 45m 51s	-20° 33’ 23”	24.04	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 20	16h 46m 15s	-20° 34’ 04”	24.05	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 21	16h 46m 41s	-20° 34’ 45”	24.05	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 22	16h 47m 06s	-20° 35’ 26”	24.05	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 23	16h 47m 30s	-20° 36’ 06”	24.06	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 24	16h 47m 57s	-20° 36’ 47”	24.06	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 25	16h 48m 23s	-20° 37’ 28”	24.07	Ophiucus