Object: 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (open sky map)
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This page shows Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 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 in the background 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).
List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (less than 1.5 degrees):
Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
Star | HIP 30101 | 8.2374 | 06h 20m 04s | +27° 23’ 06” |
Star | HIP 29955 | 6.5206 | 06h 18m 20s | +27° 12’ 37” |
Star | HIP 29680 | 8.8438 | 06h 15m 08s | +25° 27’ 54” |
Star | HIP 29510 | 8.3598 | 06h 13m 00s | +27° 25’ 54” |
Star | HIP 29826 | 8.2558 | 06h 16m 51s | +26° 29’ 36” |
Star | HIP 29833 | 8.402 | 06h 16m 55s | +25° 29’ 43” |
Star | HIP 29188 | 7.7268 | 06h 09m 26s | +27° 11’ 38” |
Star | HIP 29749 | 7.837 | 06h 15m 54s | +27° 51’ 42” |
Star | HIP 29628 | 8.1914 | 06h 14m 35s | +27° 36’ 49” |
Star | HIP 29927 | 7.7364 | 06h 17m 59s | +28° 00’ 24” |
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