Highlights
- The Sun is in Libra, the Moon is Waxing Gibbous in Aquarius
- T CrB: magnitude
10.148 ± 0.035 [2024-11-11 01:58:59 UTC, CCD/V, RGED/AAVSO] -
Mercury is in very favorable conditions for evening observations with a solar elongation of
22° (sky map) - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS):
magnitude
7.6 in Serpens - Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS):
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11.8 in Lupus - Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann:
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12.1 in Leo -
Next NEO approach:
Asteroid (NEO) 2024 UE4,
Nov 11 2024 at 22:37 UTC,1,293,214 km,3.36 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 | 15h 07m 44s | -17° 34’ 28” | 1,938.3” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 23h 10m 12s | -07° 53’ 06” | 1,949.5” | -11.12 | Aquarius | 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 36m 55s | -24° 42’ 29” | 6.0” | -0.29 | Ophiuchus | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 57m 29s | -25° 34’ 33” | 15.1” | -4.05 | Sagittarius | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 19m 40s | +21° 21’ 51” | 9.9” | -0.15 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 14m 50s | +22° 19’ 00” | 46.1” | -2.74 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 29s | -08° 44’ 26” | 17.4” | 0.85 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 32m 49s | +18° 52’ 17” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 16s | -02° 16’ 11” | 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.
6.0”
15.1”
9.9”
46.1”
17.4”
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 34m 20s | +03° 59’ 41” | 7.6 | 9.68 | Serpens Ser | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 13m 06s | -43° 22’ 10” | 11.8 | 13.25 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 10h 08m 59s | +09° 51’ 39” | 12.1 | 17.70 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 16h 05m 56s | -07° 38’ 21” | - | 12.69 | Ophiuchus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 12h 32m 12s | -23° 48’ 18” | - | 13.06 | Corvus Crv | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 11h 08m 52s | +10° 46’ 59” | 13.8 | 15.66 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
P/2010 H2 (Vales) | 12h 30m 14s | +09° 22’ 15” | - | 14.79 | Virgo Vir | map my_location | ||
C/2023 C2 (ATLAS) | 18h 42m 18s | -25° 57’ 10” | - | 14.95 | Sagittarius Sgr | map my_location | ||
C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) | 09h 40m 36s | -36° 57’ 33” | - | 15.09 | Antlia Ant | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 15h 01m 35s | +36° 04’ 36” | - | 15.22 | Bootes Boo | 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 33m 56s | +01° 56’ 02” | 8.12 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 56m 22s | +35° 53’ 32” | 8.65 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 37m 19s | -28° 46’ 25” | 9.22 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 00h 09m 07s | +03° 25’ 56” | 9.55 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 09m 31s | -09° 54’ 37” | 9.72 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 28m 48s | +11° 09’ 11” | 9.78 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 13m 02s | +07° 37’ 30” | 10.11 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 58m 24s | -00° 00’ 55” | 10.27 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 32m 48s | +04° 46’ 18” | 10.41 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 04h 55m 18s | +32° 53’ 14” | 10.50 | 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 | |