Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Crescent in Capricornus
- T CrB: magnitude
9.9827 ± 0.0368 [2024-11-07 18:02:46 UTC, CCD/CV, PIV/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
21.1° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
7.3 in Ophiuchus - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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11.8 in Lupus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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11.9 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 VY,
Nov 8 2024 at 02:54 UTC,840,739 km,2.19 lunar distances - Uranus is close to opposition
- Asteroid 11 Parthenope is close to opposition
Popular Objects
Popular objects during the last 7 days based on the number of visualizations.
The Solar System
Current positions of the major bodies of the Solar System and the brightest comets.
Sun and Moon
How the Sun and the Moon look like today.
R.A. | Decl. | Apparent Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | |
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Sun | 14h 54m 18s | -16° 38’ 19” | 1,936.7” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 20h 10m 54s | -25° 23’ 49” | 1,870.7” | -9.50 | Capricornus | map |
The Planets
Current essential information about the planets. Click each planet to view full details.
Planet | R.A. | Decl. | Diameter | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts |
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Mercury | 16h 18m 46s | -23° 55’ 17” | 5.7” | -0.31 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 39m 53s | -25° 23’ 31” | 14.8” | -4.04 | Ophiuchus | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 15m 24s | +21° 28’ 10” | 9.7” | -0.05 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 16m 14s | +22° 20’ 21” | 45.8” | -2.73 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 37s | -08° 44’ 08” | 17.5” | 0.84 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 33m 22s | +18° 54’ 13” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 27s | -02° 15’ 04” | 2.3” | 7.71 | Pisces | map my_location |
Jupiter Moons
Position of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.
Saturn Moons & Rings
Inclination of the rings of Saturn and positions of major satellites. A dedicated tool is available, with more advanced features.
Apparent Planet Sizes
Comparison between the apparent size of the planets, measured in seconds of a degree, as they appear today.
5.7”
14.8”
9.7”
45.8”
17.5”
3.8”
2.3”
Credits for the planet images: NASA-APL - NASA.
Brightest Comets
List of the 10 brightest comets (open the full list of 228 comets).
Comet | R.A. | Decl. | Magnitude (COBS)Mag Obs | Magnitude (JPL)Mag Pred | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | 18h 25m 33s | +03° 55’ 34” | 7.3 | 9.36 | Ophiuchus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 06m 43s | -43° 44’ 36” | 11.8 | 13.44 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 10h 07m 54s | +10° 00’ 33” | 11.9 | 17.71 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 12h 47m 39s | -21° 27’ 53” | - | 12.26 | Corvus Crv | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 15h 59m 45s | -06° 52’ 36” | - | 12.56 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 41m 41s | +63° 11’ 33” | 12.7 | 13.15 | Camelopardalis Cam | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 14h 49m 35s | +37° 24’ 36” | 12.8 | 15.15 | Bootes Boo | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 11h 03m 17s | +08° 19’ 47” | 13.8 | 15.87 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 22h 37m 43s | -05° 15’ 14” | 13.8 | 15.81 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 20h 56m 10s | -66° 15’ 32” | 14.8 | 16.08 | Pavo Pav | map my_location |
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.
Brightest Asteroids
List of the 10 brightest asteroids (open the full list of 78 asteroids and dwarf planets.)
Asteroid | R.A. | Decl. | MagnitudeMag | ConstellationConst | Charts | ||
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4 Vesta | 12h 28m 08s | +02° 27’ 58” | 8.13 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 57m 42s | +35° 56’ 06” | 8.72 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 32m 48s | -28° 57’ 23” | 9.20 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 23h 58m 59s | +05° 46’ 41” | 9.39 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 04m 57s | -10° 07’ 46” | 9.69 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 32m 07s | +11° 20’ 06” | 9.83 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 14m 39s | +07° 51’ 04” | 10.01 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 58m 54s | +00° 03’ 41” | 10.20 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 28m 19s | +05° 02’ 58” | 10.41 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 04h 58m 12s | +32° 26’ 54” | 10.58 | Auriga | map my_location |
Active Meteor Showers
List of the currently active meteor showers.
Name | Peak | Radiant R.A. | Radiant Decl. | ZHR ⓘ | Rating | Parent Object | Charts | |
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Leonids | 17 Nov | 10h 05m | +22° | 15 | bright | 55P/Tempel–Tuttle | map | |
Northern Taurids | 12 Nov | 03h 53m | +22° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |
Southern Taurids | 10 Oct | 02h 06m | +09° | 5 | bright | Comet Encke | map | |