Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar)
Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) Position
Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension is 14h 28m 29s and the Declination is -19° 22’ 55”.
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Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) Distance
The distance of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) from Earth is currently 396,412,829 kilometers, equivalent to 2.649856 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22 minutes and 2.2909 seconds to travel from Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) 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 J2 (Palomar) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) to Earth happens on Sun Jul 14 2019 at a distance of 1.75644685 Astronomical Units, or 262,760,709 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) is 21.55.
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/2019 J2 (Palomar), 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 J2 (Palomar) 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 J2 (Palomar) 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 J2 (Palomar) 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/2019 J2 (Palomar) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) at epoch 09 June 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458644.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.99710418 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 105.13838624° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 1.72686358 AU 258,335,115 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1,190.93174277 AU 178,160,853,224 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
596.32930317 AU 89,209,594,170 km |
| Orbital period | period |
14,562.5500 years 5,318,971.3742 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Jul-19 17:24:49 2,458,684.2256 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 16582-May-25 02:23 7,777,655.5998 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 98.703373952647° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 25.470984166252° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 359.99731128379° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00006768°/day |
Visualization of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) 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 J2 (Palomar) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2019 J2 (Palomar) 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 J2 (Palomar) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Feb 17 | 14h 37m 27s | -18° 17’ 30” | 21.46 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 18 | 14h 36m 20s | -18° 26’ 42” | 21.48 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 19 | 14h 35m 12s | -18° 35’ 48” | 21.49 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 20 | 14h 34m 00s | -18° 44’ 50” | 21.50 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 21 | 14h 32m 48s | -18° 53’ 47” | 21.51 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 22 | 14h 31m 32s | -19° 02’ 38” | 21.52 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 23 | 14h 30m 15s | -19° 11’ 22” | 21.54 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 24 | 14h 28m 56s | -19° 20’ 00” | 21.55 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 25 | 14h 27m 36s | -19° 28’ 32” | 21.56 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 26 | 14h 26m 13s | -19° 36’ 57” | 21.57 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 27 | 14h 24m 48s | -19° 45’ 15” | 21.59 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 28 | 14h 23m 21s | -19° 53’ 26” | 21.60 | Libra |
| 2020 Feb 29 | 14h 21m 52s | -20° 01’ 29” | 21.61 | Virgo |
| 2020 Mar 01 | 14h 20m 21s | -20° 09’ 24” | 21.63 | Virgo |