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Comet 326P/Hill

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:24 | Tran: 20:34 | Set: 4:49
Alt: 33.62°   Az: 266.31°   Direction: West

Comet 326P/Hill is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 424,497,666.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 59m 37s and the Declination is +23° 34’ 14” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 326P/Hill is 20.97 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 326P/Hill in Taurus on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 326P/Hill in Taurus 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 326P/Hill is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

326P/Hill
RA: 05h 58m 05s
Dec: +23° 34’ 12”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 326P/Hill. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 326P/Hill?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 326P/Hill in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 59m 37s
+23° 34’ 14”
04h 20m 10s
10h 19m 47s

J2000

05h 58m 05s
+23° 34’ 12”

Additional Information

Taurus
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20.97

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 326P/Hill from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.4°
Max altitude: 62.1°
Azimuth: 293.6°
  • 326P/Hill is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West direction at an altitude of 33.62° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 326P/Hill is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 326P/Hill from Earth is currently 424,497,666.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.8375916316 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23m 35.972s to travel from Comet 326P/Hill and arrive to us.

424,497,666.0
2.8375916316
23m 35.972s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 326P/Hill 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 326P/Hill 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 326P/Hill 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 326P/Hill to Earth happens on Wed Oct 17 2063 at a distance of 1.493133 Astronomical Units, or 223,369,483 kilometers:

Wed Oct 17 2063
223,369,483
1.493133

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 326P/Hill, 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 326P/Hill as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 326P/Hill at epoch 02 July 2013 00:00 UTC (JD: 2456476.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.31791029
Orbit inclination i 2.47065713°
Perihelion distance q 2.77798689 AU
415,580,925 km
Aphelion distance Q 5.36753084 AU
802,971,186 km
Semi-major axis a 4.07275887 AU
609,276,055 km
Orbital period period 8.2194 years
3,002.1437 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2015-Oct-22 12:41:22
2,457,318.0287 JD
Next perihelion transit 2024-Jan-10 16:08
2,460,320.1724 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 278.86713797364°
Longitude of the ascending node node 99.817559022456°
Mean anomaly M 259.08865988415°
Mean motion n 0.11991431°/day

Orbit Visualization

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 326P/Hill 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 06h 00m 56s +23° 30’ 55” 20.88 Taurus
2025 Feb 04 06h 00m 41s +23° 31’ 25” 20.90 Taurus
2025 Feb 05 06h 00m 27s +23° 31’ 53” 20.91 Taurus
2025 Feb 06 06h 00m 15s +23° 32’ 23” 20.92 Taurus
2025 Feb 07 06h 00m 03s +23° 32’ 50” 20.93 Taurus
2025 Feb 08 05h 59m 53s +23° 33’ 19” 20.94 Taurus
2025 Feb 09 05h 59m 45s +23° 33’ 46” 20.96 Taurus
2025 Feb 10 05h 59m 37s +23° 34’ 13” 20.97 Taurus
2025 Feb 11 05h 59m 31s +23° 34’ 40” 20.98 Taurus
2025 Feb 12 05h 59m 26s +23° 35’ 07” 21.00 Taurus
2025 Feb 13 05h 59m 23s +23° 35’ 33” 21.01 Taurus
2025 Feb 14 05h 59m 21s +23° 35’ 59” 21.02 Taurus
2025 Feb 15 05h 59m 20s +23° 36’ 24” 21.03 Taurus
2025 Feb 16 05h 59m 20s +23° 36’ 50” 21.05 Taurus

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