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
21.2° (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 UK9,
Nov 8 2024 at 20:45 UTC,1,628,389 km,4.24 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 55m 18s | -16° 42’ 37” | 1,936.8” | -26.76 | Libra | map my_location |
Moon | 20h 27m 15s | -24° 17’ 26” | 1,876.3” | -9.64 | 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 20m 09s | -23° 59’ 18” | 5.8” | -0.31 | Scorpius | map my_location |
Venus | 17h 41m 12s | -25° 24’ 36” | 14.8” | -4.04 | Ophiuchus | map my_location |
Mars | 08h 15m 44s | +21° 27’ 42” | 9.7” | -0.06 | Cancer | map my_location |
Jupiter | 05h 16m 08s | +22° 20’ 16” | 45.8” | -2.73 | Taurus | map my_location |
Saturn | 22h 59m 37s | -08° 44’ 11” | 17.5” | 0.84 | Aquarius | map my_location |
Uranus | 03h 33m 20s | +18° 54’ 04” | 3.8” | 5.64 | Taurus | map my_location |
Neptune | 23h 52m 26s | -02° 15’ 09” | 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.
5.8”
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 26m 16s | +03° 55’ 53” | 7.3 | 9.38 | Ophiuchus Oph | map my_location | ||
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) | 15h 07m 11s | -43° 42’ 58” | 11.8 | 13.43 | Lupus Lup | map my_location | ||
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann | 10h 07m 59s | +09° 59’ 53” | 11.9 | 17.71 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) | 12h 46m 28s | -21° 38’ 32” | - | 12.33 | Corvus Crv | map my_location | ||
13P/Olbers | 16h 00m 13s | -06° 56’ 04” | - | 12.57 | Libra Lib | map my_location | ||
C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) | 06h 40m 52s | +63° 16’ 29” | 12.7 | 13.15 | Camelopardalis Cam | map my_location | ||
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) | 14h 50m 30s | +37° 18’ 40” | 12.8 | 15.15 | Bootes Boo | map my_location | ||
333P/LINEAR | 11h 03m 40s | +08° 29’ 54” | 13.8 | 15.86 | Leo Leo | map my_location | ||
C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) | 22h 37m 45s | -05° 14’ 58” | 13.8 | 15.81 | Aquarius Aqr | map my_location | ||
C/2020 V2 (ZTF) | 20h 56m 06s | -66° 13’ 53” | 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 34s | +02° 25’ 34” | 8.13 | Virgo | map my_location | ||
15 Eunomia | 05h 57m 37s | +35° 55’ 58” | 8.72 | Auriga | map my_location | ||
1 Ceres | 19h 33m 08s | -28° 56’ 35” | 9.20 | Sagittarius | map my_location | ||
1036 Ganymed | 23h 59m 45s | +05° 35’ 33” | 9.40 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
7 Iris | 21h 05m 17s | -10° 06’ 50” | 9.69 | Aquarius | map my_location | ||
11 Parthenope | 03h 31m 53s | +11° 19’ 15” | 9.83 | Taurus | map my_location | ||
19 Fortuna | 01h 14m 31s | +07° 49’ 59” | 10.02 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
20 Massalia | 23h 58m 51s | +00° 03’ 16” | 10.20 | Pisces | map my_location | ||
2 Pallas | 17h 28m 39s | +05° 01’ 41” | 10.41 | Ophiuchus | map my_location | ||
13 Egeria | 04h 58m 00s | +32° 28’ 53” | 10.57 | 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 | |