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Comet 290P/Jager

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:51 | Tran: 12:24 | Set: 17:58
Alt: -32.67°   Az: 49.86°   Direction: North-East

Comet 290P/Jager is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 1,455,251,757.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 21h 48m 07s and the Declination is -04° 50’ 26” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 290P/Jager is 23.12 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 290P/Jager in Aquarius on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 290P/Jager in Aquarius on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 290P/Jager is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

290P/Jager
RA: 21h 46m 48s
Dec: -04° 57’ 27”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 290P/Jager. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 290P/Jager?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 290P/Jager in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 48m 07s
-04° 50’ 26”
14h 40m 53s
12h 29m 00s

J2000

21h 46m 48s
-04° 57’ 27”

Additional Information

Aquarius
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23.12

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

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet 290P/Jager from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.8°
Max altitude: 33.7°
Azimuth: 265.2°
  • 290P/Jager is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 290P/Jager is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 290P/Jager from Earth is currently 1,455,251,757.0 kilometers, equivalent to 9.7277571545 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1h 20m 54.197s to travel from Comet 290P/Jager and arrive to us.

1,455,251,757.0
9.7277571545
1h 20m 54.197s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 290P/Jager 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.

Chart of the distance of Comet 290P/Jager from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 290P/Jager from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet 290P/Jager to Earth happens on Fri Jan 10 2014 at a distance of 1.280853 Astronomical Units, or 191,612,841 kilometers:

Fri Jan 10 2014
191,612,841
1.280853

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet 290P/Jager, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet 290P/Jager as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 290P/Jager at epoch 31 March 2010 00:00 UTC (JD: 2455287.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.64700621
Orbit inclination i 19.06957639°
Perihelion distance q 2.15449728 AU
322,308,206 km
Aphelion distance Q 10.05250086 AU
1,503,832,727 km
Semi-major axis a 6.10349907 AU
913,070,466 km
Orbital period period 15.0791 years
5,507.6553 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2014-Mar-14 22:45:37
2,456,731.4483 JD
Next perihelion transit 2029-Apr-12 14:29
2,462,239.1036 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 180.92126218017°
Longitude of the ascending node node 303.4854561789°
Mean anomaly M 265.61838438657°
Mean motion n 0.06536357°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet 290P/Jager
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 290P/Jager 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
2025 Feb 03 21h 44m 51s -05° 09’ 46” 23.13 Aquarius
2025 Feb 04 21h 45m 19s -05° 07’ 07” 23.13 Aquarius
2025 Feb 05 21h 45m 46s -05° 04’ 27” 23.13 Aquarius
2025 Feb 06 21h 46m 13s -05° 01’ 45” 23.13 Aquarius
2025 Feb 07 21h 46m 41s -04° 59’ 02” 23.13 Aquarius
2025 Feb 08 21h 47m 08s -04° 56’ 19” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 09 21h 47m 36s -04° 53’ 34” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 10 21h 48m 03s -04° 50’ 48” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 11 21h 48m 31s -04° 48’ 00” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 12 21h 48m 58s -04° 45’ 12” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 13 21h 49m 26s -04° 42’ 23” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 14 21h 49m 54s -04° 39’ 33” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 15 21h 50m 21s -04° 36’ 41” 23.12 Aquarius
2025 Feb 16 21h 50m 49s -04° 33’ 48” 23.11 Aquarius

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