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46P/Wirtanen live position and data.
Right Ascension: 17.776444
Declination: -26.890673 (J2000) Magnitude: 22.77 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Sagittarius
Sun Distance: 676826571 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 690565629 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 21 May 2024 12:17 UTC [] |
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46P/Wirtanen live position and data
This page shows Comet 46P/Wirtanen location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements).
Current close conjunctions
List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 46P/Wirtanen (less than 1.5 degrees):
| Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
| Star | HIP 87282 | 7.9172 | 17h 50m 05s | -26° 48’ 38” |
| Star | HIP 87369 | 8.8724 | 17h 51m 07s | -27° 23’ 45” |
| Star | HIP 86949 | 7.403 | 17h 46m 01s | -26° 58’ 20” |
| Star | HIP 86696 | 8.8054 | 17h 42m 49s | -27° 50’ 38” |
| Star | HIP 87163 | 6.322 | 17h 48m 27s | -26° 58’ 29” |
| Star | HIP 86858 | 8.858 | 17h 44m 48s | -26° 35’ 19” |
| Star | HIP 87072 | 4.4942 | 17h 47m 33s | -27° 49’ 50” |
| Star | HIP 86971 | 8.4526 | 17h 46m 25s | -26° 12’ 01” |
| Star | HIP 86633 | 8.078 | 17h 42m 05s | -26° 50’ 44” |
| Star | HIP 86725 | 6.3654 | 17h 43m 17s | -27° 53’ 02” |
| Star | HIP 86730 | 8.6792 | 17h 43m 20s | -27° 14’ 31” |
| Star | HIP 87306 | 6.9504 | 17h 50m 21s | -27° 03’ 41” |
Additional resources
Additional Resources about Comet 46P/Wirtanen
- 15 Days Ephemerides
- Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium)
- Rise & Set Times
- Distance from Earth
- Light Curve
- Orbital Elements
Astronomy databases
This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services:
- The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain
- The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars
- The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies
- The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies
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