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46P/Wirtanen live position and data.
Right Ascension: 15.831188
Declination: -16.743699 (J2000) Magnitude: 30.00 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Libra
Sun Distance: 715002426 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 852072267 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 21 May 2024 12:15 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 77663 | 0 | 15h 51m 16s | -15° 45’ 02” |
| Star | HIP 77250 | 8.3114 | 15h 46m 24s | -16° 09’ 41” |
| Star | HIP 77744 | 8.6066 | 15h 52m 23s | -17° 13’ 59” |
| Star | HIP 77590 | 7.8854 | 15h 50m 28s | -17° 20’ 55” |
| Star | HIP 77534 | 6.8044 | 15h 49m 52s | -17° 54’ 06” |
| Star | HIP 77554 | 7.5672 | 15h 50m 03s | -18° 08’ 33” |
| Star | HIP 77044 | 7.125 | 15h 43m 57s | -16° 52’ 09” |
| Star | HIP 77203 | 7.61 | 15h 45m 50s | -16° 57’ 02” |
| Star | HIP 77853 | 4.024 | 15h 53m 49s | -16° 43’ 46” |
| Star | HIP 77297 | 7.488 | 15h 46m 52s | -17° 06’ 31” |
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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