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Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:14 | Tran: 7:13 | Set: 14:08
Alt: 43.46°   Az: 220.20°   Direction: South-West

Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 581,794,320.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 34m 48s and the Declination is +11° 07’ 22” (apparent coordinates). The estimated magnitude of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami, computed using JPL Horizons's data, is 28.58.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

332P/Ikeya-Murakami
RA: 01h 33m 27s
Dec: +10° 59’ 33”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 34m 48s
+11° 07’ 22”
01h 54m 05s
03h 28m 53s

J2000

01h 33m 27s
+10° 59’ 33”

Additional Information

Pisces
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28.58

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

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.8°
Max altitude: 49.6°
Azimuth: 281.1°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth is currently 581,794,320.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.8890548193 Astronomical Units. Light takes 32m 20.657s to travel from comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami and arrive to us.

581,794,320.0
3.8890548193
32m 20.657s

The following graph shows the distance of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 332P/Ikeya-Murakami from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami to Earth will happen on Friday 6 March 2076 at a distance of 0.538171 Astronomical Units, or 80,509,296 kilometers:

Friday 6 March 2076
80,509,296
0.538171

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami as a function of time

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 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
Jul 05 2025 01h 31m 05s +10° 36’ 31” 28.68 Pisces
Jul 06 2025 01h 31m 38s +10° 40’ 54” 28.67 Pisces
Jul 07 2025 01h 32m 09s +10° 45’ 12” 28.65 Pisces
Jul 08 2025 01h 32m 40s +10° 49’ 28” 28.64 Pisces
Jul 09 2025 01h 33m 12s +10° 53’ 41” 28.63 Pisces
Jul 10 2025 01h 33m 42s +10° 57’ 50” 28.61 Pisces
Jul 11 2025 01h 34m 11s +11° 01’ 57” 28.60 Pisces
Jul 12 2025 01h 34m 39s +11° 06’ 00” 28.59 Pisces
Jul 13 2025 01h 35m 07s +11° 10’ 00” 28.57 Pisces
Jul 14 2025 01h 35m 34s +11° 13’ 56” 28.56 Pisces
Jul 15 2025 01h 36m 01s +11° 17’ 50” 28.55 Pisces
Jul 16 2025 01h 36m 27s +11° 21’ 41” 28.53 Pisces
Jul 17 2025 01h 36m 52s +11° 25’ 26” 28.52 Pisces
Jul 18 2025 01h 37m 16s +11° 29’ 10” 28.50 Pisces

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