Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon)
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) Position
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) is currently in the constellation of Pyxis. The current Right Ascension is 08h 51m 20s and the Declination is -34° 08’ 41”.
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Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) Distance
The distance of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) from Earth is currently 530,297,093 kilometers, equivalent to 3.544817 Astronomical Units. Light takes 29 minutes and 28.8807 seconds to travel from Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) 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.
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 C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) to Earth happens on Thu May 23 2019 at a distance of 1.92176202 Astronomical Units, or 287,491,506 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) is 20.92.
The observed magnitude and coma diameter values are derived from the Comet Observers Database by averaging the values reported in recent observations (more recent than 4 days), when available. The Estimated Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of comets. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Estimated 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.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon), 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.
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) at epoch 23 February 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458538.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.99934503 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 69.71540696° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.29060200 AU 193,071,312 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
3,939.67757561 AU 589,367,377,737 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1,970.48408881 AU 294,780,224,525 km |
| Orbital period | period |
87,471.7100 years 31,949,040.9108 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Jun-07 04:45:17 2,458,641.6981 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 89492-Dec-07 02:36 34,407,682.6089 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 112.87545965238° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 324.62602476655° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 359.9988371694° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00001127°/day |
Visualization of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) Orbit
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Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 31 | 08h 55m 03s | -34° 59’ 54” | 20.75 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 08h 54m 28s | -34° 52’ 54” | 20.77 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 08h 53m 53s | -34° 45’ 54” | 20.80 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 08h 53m 21s | -34° 38’ 53” | 20.82 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 08h 52m 50s | -34° 31’ 53” | 20.84 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 08h 52m 22s | -34° 24’ 52” | 20.87 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 08h 51m 54s | -34° 17’ 53” | 20.89 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 07 | 08h 51m 29s | -34° 10’ 55” | 20.91 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 08 | 08h 51m 03s | -34° 03’ 59” | 20.93 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 09 | 08h 50m 40s | -33° 57’ 03” | 20.96 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 10 | 08h 50m 20s | -33° 50’ 11” | 20.98 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 11 | 08h 49m 59s | -33° 43’ 19” | 21.00 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 12 | 08h 49m 41s | -33° 36’ 32” | 21.03 | Pyxis |
| 2020 Apr 13 | 08h 49m 24s | -33° 29’ 47” | 21.05 | Pyxis |