Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon)
Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) Position
Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 20h 15m 31s and the Declination is -34° 55’ 43”.
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Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) Distance
The distance of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) from Earth is currently 259,367,523 kilometers, equivalent to 1.733765 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 25.1569 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 J1 (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/2019 J1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) to Earth happens on Wed Jul 3 2019 at a distance of 1.67663426 Astronomical Units, or 250,820,916 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) is 18.25.
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 behvior 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/2019 J1 (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/2019 J1 (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/2019 J1 (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/2019 J1 (Lemmon) touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) at epoch 07 May 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458611.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.97357219 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 24.53861986° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.47980153 AU 370,973,029 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
185.18628368 AU 27,703,473,778 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
93.83304261 AU 14,037,223,404 km |
| Orbital period | period |
908.9500 years 331,995.4450 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Apr-08 18:25:25 2,458,582.2677 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2928-Mar-29 05:06 2,790,577.7127 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 167.57930347868° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 98.107854113214° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 0.03169815937772° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00108435°/day |
Visualization of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
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Comet C/2019 J1 (Lemmon) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2019 J1 (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/2019 J1 (Lemmon) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jul 17 | 20h 18m 39s | -33° 31’ 18” | 18.16 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 18 | 20h 18m 15s | -33° 43’ 41” | 18.17 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 19 | 20h 17m 48s | -33° 55’ 55” | 18.19 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 20 | 20h 17m 21s | -34° 07’ 58” | 18.20 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 21 | 20h 16m 55s | -34° 19’ 49” | 18.21 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 22 | 20h 16m 28s | -34° 31’ 27” | 18.22 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 23 | 20h 16m 01s | -34° 42’ 55” | 18.24 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 24 | 20h 15m 34s | -34° 54’ 09” | 18.25 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 25 | 20h 15m 07s | -35° 05’ 11” | 18.27 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 26 | 20h 14m 40s | -35° 15’ 59” | 18.28 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 27 | 20h 14m 15s | -35° 26’ 35” | 18.29 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 28 | 20h 13m 48s | -35° 36’ 56” | 18.31 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 29 | 20h 13m 21s | -35° 47’ 03” | 18.32 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Jul 30 | 20h 12m 55s | -35° 56’ 57” | 18.34 | Sagittarius |