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8P/Tuttle live position and data.
Right Ascension: 18.074246
Declination: -31.123233 (J2000) Magnitude: 21.72 (Estimated: JPL) Constellation: Sagittarius
Sun Distance: 786258844 km [ km/s]
Earth Distance: 892726951 km [ km/s]
Perihelion: 6 Sep 2021 00:29 UTC [] |
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8P/Tuttle live position and data
This page shows Comet 8P/Tuttle 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 8P/Tuttle (less than 1.5 degrees):
| Type | Name | Magnitude | Ar | Dec |
| Star | HIP 87956 | 0 | 17h 58m 04s | -30° 24’ 13” |
| Star | HIP 88276 | 0 | 18h 01m 35s | -30° 48’ 43” |
| Star | HIP 88433 | 8.9262 | 18h 03m 17s | -31° 11’ 55” |
| Star | HIP 88635 | 4.2834 | 18h 05m 48s | -30° 25’ 25” |
| Star | HIP 88837 | 7.68 | 18h 08m 02s | -31° 00’ 04” |
| Star | HIP 88072 | 8.4646 | 17h 59m 15s | -31° 26’ 31” |
| Star | HIP 88645 | 8.1882 | 18h 05m 54s | -30° 39’ 37” |
| Star | HIP 88709 | 8.3504 | 18h 06m 35s | -31° 39’ 14” |
| Star | HIP 89036 | 8.7986 | 18h 10m 20s | -31° 06’ 43” |
| Star | HIP 88585 | 8.4282 | 18h 05m 13s | -32° 15’ 35” |
| Star | HIP 88060 | 4.798 | 17h 59m 05s | -30° 15’ 10” |
| Star | HIP 88634 | 8.9776 | 18h 05m 48s | -30° 38’ 21” |
| Star | HIP 89035 | 7.6764 | 18h 10m 20s | -31° 31’ 57” |
| Star | HIP 88259 | 8.31 | 18h 01m 23s | -31° 44’ 54” |
| Star | HIP 89020 | 5.5014 | 18h 10m 05s | -30° 43’ 42” |
| Star | HIP 88914 | 7.9828 | 18h 08m 59s | -31° 09’ 35” |
Additional resources
Additional Resources about Comet 8P/Tuttle
- 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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