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Transit: 11:46 
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Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:08 | Tran: 16:59 | Set: 22:49
Alt: -45.00°   Az: 83.71°   Direction: South

Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 948,393,691.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 11h 13m 42s and the Declination is +11° 16’ 46” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is 36.49 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa in Leo on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa in Leo on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

72P/Denning-Fujikawa
RA: 11h 12m 23s
Dec: +11° 25’ 06”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 13m 42s
+11° 16’ 46”
15h 03m 08s
02h 16m 50s

J2000

11h 12m 23s
+11° 25’ 06”

Additional Information

Leo
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n/a
n/a
36.49

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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa from Nefoneut, Indonesia (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 78.7°
Max altitude: 69.0°
Azimuth: 281.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa from Earth is currently 948,393,691.0 kilometers, equivalent to 6.3396202537 Astronomical Units. Light takes 52m 43.501s to travel from Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa and arrive to us.

948,393,691.0
6.3396202537
52m 43.501s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa to Earth happens on Fri Aug 22 2059 at a distance of 0.170790 Astronomical Units, or 25,549,815 kilometers:

Fri Aug 22 2059
25,549,815
0.170790

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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa, 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 72P/Denning-Fujikawa as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa at epoch 20 September 2015 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457286.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.82045974
Orbit inclination i 9.23291453°
Perihelion distance q 0.78052891 AU
116,765,464 km
Aphelion distance Q 7.91422175 AU
1,183,950,725 km
Semi-major axis a 4.34737533 AU
650,358,094 km
Orbital period period 9.0646 years
3,310.8472 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2014-Jul-12 06:43:54
2,456,850.7805 JD
Next perihelion transit 2023-Aug-05 03:03
2,460,161.6277 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 338.47296453447°
Longitude of the ascending node node 35.435634609379°
Mean anomaly M 47.377306623804°
Mean motion n 0.10873350°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa 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 Jun 14 11h 11m 54s +11° 38’ 21” 36.39 Leo
2025 Jun 15 11h 12m 06s +11° 35’ 46” 36.40 Leo
2025 Jun 16 11h 12m 18s +11° 33’ 11” 36.41 Leo
2025 Jun 17 11h 12m 31s +11° 30’ 33” 36.43 Leo
2025 Jun 18 11h 12m 44s +11° 27’ 52” 36.44 Leo
2025 Jun 19 11h 12m 58s +11° 25’ 09” 36.45 Leo
2025 Jun 20 11h 13m 12s +11° 22’ 24” 36.46 Leo
2025 Jun 21 11h 13m 27s +11° 19’ 36” 36.48 Leo
2025 Jun 22 11h 13m 42s +11° 16’ 46” 36.49 Leo
2025 Jun 23 11h 13m 58s +11° 13’ 54” 36.50 Leo
2025 Jun 24 11h 14m 14s +11° 10’ 58” 36.51 Leo
2025 Jun 25 11h 14m 30s +11° 08’ 01” 36.52 Leo
2025 Jun 26 11h 14m 47s +11° 05’ 02” 36.54 Leo
2025 Jun 27 11h 15m 05s +11° 02’ 02” 36.55 Leo

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