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Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:16 | Tran: 22:32 | Set: 6:51
Alt: -12.27°   Az: 341.66°   Direction: North-North-West

Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 741,133,043.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 28m 52s and the Declination is +24° 17’ 21” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is 27.38 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught in Cancer on February, 18 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught in Cancer on February, 18 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

319P/Catalina-McNaught
RA: 08h 27m 22s
Dec: +24° 22’ 25”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 28m 52s
+24° 17’ 21”
10h 41m 09s
19h 10m 01s

J2000

08h 27m 22s
+24° 22’ 25”

Additional Information

Cancer
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
27.38

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 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.7°
Max altitude: 62.8°
Azimuth: 294.3°
  • 319P/Catalina-McNaught is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 319P/Catalina-McNaught is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught from Earth is currently 741,133,043.0 kilometers, equivalent to 4.9541683951 Astronomical Units. Light takes 41m 12.154s to travel from Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught and arrive to us.

741,133,043.0
4.9541683951
41m 12.154s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught 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 319P/Catalina-McNaught 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 319P/Catalina-McNaught 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 319P/Catalina-McNaught to Earth happens on Wed Jul 18 2068 at a distance of 0.175307 Astronomical Units, or 26,225,598 kilometers:

Wed Jul 18 2068
26,225,598
0.175307

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 319P/Catalina-McNaught, 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 319P/Catalina-McNaught as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught at epoch 09 September 2013 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456545.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.66498959
Orbit inclination i 15.07422840°
Perihelion distance q 1.19698482 AU
179,066,381 km
Aphelion distance Q 5.94897115 AU
889,953,418 km
Semi-major axis a 3.57297798 AU
534,509,900 km
Orbital period period 6.7539 years
2,466.8568 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2015-Jul-01 22:21:41
2,457,205.4317 JD
Next perihelion transit 2022-Apr-02 18:55
2,459,672.2885 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 203.68088699949°
Longitude of the ascending node node 111.36670354638°
Mean anomaly M 263.69306159703°
Mean motion n 0.14593470°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught 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 11 08h 33m 15s +23° 59’ 40” 27.35 Cancer
2025 Feb 12 08h 32m 38s +24° 02’ 13” 27.36 Cancer
2025 Feb 13 08h 32m 02s +24° 04’ 44” 27.36 Cancer
2025 Feb 14 08h 31m 26s +24° 07’ 11” 27.36 Cancer
2025 Feb 15 08h 30m 50s +24° 09’ 36” 27.37 Cancer
2025 Feb 16 08h 30m 15s +24° 11’ 57” 27.37 Cancer
2025 Feb 17 08h 29m 40s +24° 14’ 15” 27.38 Cancer
2025 Feb 18 08h 29m 05s +24° 16’ 30” 27.38 Cancer
2025 Feb 19 08h 28m 31s +24° 18’ 42” 27.38 Cancer
2025 Feb 20 08h 27m 57s +24° 20’ 51” 27.39 Cancer
2025 Feb 21 08h 27m 24s +24° 22’ 56” 27.39 Cancer
2025 Feb 22 08h 26m 52s +24° 24’ 58” 27.40 Cancer
2025 Feb 23 08h 26m 20s +24° 26’ 57” 27.40 Cancer
2025 Feb 24 08h 25m 48s +24° 28’ 52” 27.41 Cancer

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