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Comet 92P/Sanguin

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:00 | Tran: 4:39 | Set: 10:14
Alt: 11.67°   Az: 247.10°   Direction: West-South-West

Comet 92P/Sanguin is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 887,303,661.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 14h 01m 28s and the Declination is -04° 32’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet 92P/Sanguin is 28.62 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet 92P/Sanguin in Virgo on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet 92P/Sanguin in Virgo on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet 92P/Sanguin is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

92P/Sanguin
RA: 14h 00m 09s
Dec: -04° 24’ 49”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet 92P/Sanguin. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet 92P/Sanguin?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet 92P/Sanguin in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 01m 28s
-04° 32’ 04”
04h 19m 15s
18h 20m 43s

J2000

14h 00m 09s
-04° 24’ 49”

Additional Information

Virgo
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
28.62

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 92P/Sanguin from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.5°
Max altitude: 34.0°
Azimuth: 265.5°
  • 92P/Sanguin is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-South-West direction at an altitude of 11.67° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 92P/Sanguin is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet 92P/Sanguin from Earth is currently 887,303,661.0 kilometers, equivalent to 5.9312586259 Astronomical Units. Light takes 49m 19.726s to travel from Comet 92P/Sanguin and arrive to us.

887,303,661.0
5.9312586259
49m 19.726s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet 92P/Sanguin 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 92P/Sanguin 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 92P/Sanguin 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 92P/Sanguin to Earth happens on Thu Sep 5 2002 at a distance of 0.840116 Astronomical Units, or 125,679,578 kilometers:

Thu Sep 5 2002
125,679,578
0.840116

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 92P/Sanguin, 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 92P/Sanguin as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet 92P/Sanguin at epoch 18 December 2015 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457375.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.65932548
Orbit inclination i 19.44460631°
Perihelion distance q 1.82545566 AU
273,084,280 km
Aphelion distance Q 8.89125807 AU
1,330,113,278 km
Semi-major axis a 5.35835687 AU
801,598,779 km
Orbital period period 12.4038 years
4,530.4973 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2015-Mar-01 04:24:17
2,457,082.6835 JD
Next perihelion transit 2027-Jul-26 16:20
2,461,613.1809 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 163.78903424122°
Longitude of the ascending node node 181.45891642419°
Mean anomaly M 23.267628167862°
Mean motion n 0.07946148°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet 92P/Sanguin
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet 92P/Sanguin 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 Feb 03 14h 01m 12s -04° 46’ 23” 28.72 Virgo
2025 Feb 04 14h 01m 16s -04° 44’ 39” 28.70 Virgo
2025 Feb 05 14h 01m 20s -04° 42’ 51” 28.69 Virgo
2025 Feb 06 14h 01m 22s -04° 40’ 59” 28.68 Virgo
2025 Feb 07 14h 01m 25s -04° 39’ 03” 28.67 Virgo
2025 Feb 08 14h 01m 26s -04° 37’ 03” 28.66 Virgo
2025 Feb 09 14h 01m 27s -04° 35’ 00” 28.65 Virgo
2025 Feb 10 14h 01m 28s -04° 32’ 53” 28.63 Virgo
2025 Feb 11 14h 01m 27s -04° 30’ 42” 28.62 Virgo
2025 Feb 12 14h 01m 27s -04° 28’ 27” 28.61 Virgo
2025 Feb 13 14h 01m 25s -04° 26’ 09” 28.60 Virgo
2025 Feb 14 14h 01m 23s -04° 23’ 47” 28.59 Virgo
2025 Feb 15 14h 01m 20s -04° 21’ 21” 28.58 Virgo
2025 Feb 16 14h 01m 17s -04° 18’ 52” 28.56 Virgo

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