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Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:30 | Tran: 1:08 | Set: 7:42
Alt: -14.98°   Az: 57.41°   Direction: East-North-East

Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 365,555,533.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 16h 54m 35s and the Declination is +07° 00’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The latest observed magnitude of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) is 17.8 (data provided by COBS).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) in Ophiuchus on June, 03 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) in Ophiuchus on June, 03 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)
RA: 16h 53m 21s
Dec: +07° 02’ 29”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon). Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 54m 35s
+07° 00’ 04”
15h 40m 21s
08h 34m 57s

J2000

16h 53m 21s
+07° 02’ 29”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus
17.8
0.7'
n/a
2025-05-24
19.72

The observed values of Magnitude, Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitude comes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might be inaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictable behavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted 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.

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.0°
Max altitude: 45.6°
Azimuth: 277.1°
  • C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) from Earth is currently 365,555,533.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.4435878084 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20m 19.362s to travel from Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) and arrive to us.

365,555,533.0
2.4435878084
20m 19.362s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2024 B1 (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.

Chart of the distance of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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/2024 B1 (Lemmon) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) to Earth happens on Tue Oct 15 2024 at a distance of 1.988227 Astronomical Units, or 297,434,582 kilometers:

Tue Oct 15 2024
297,434,582
1.988227

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet C/2024 B1 (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.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) at epoch 28 December 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460307.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 1.00102584
Orbit inclination i 70.88192176°
Perihelion distance q 1.63321843 AU
244,326,000 km
Aphelion distance Q n.a.
Semi-major axis a n.a.
Orbital period period n.a.
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Oct-07 16:51:03
2,460,591.2021 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 66.22067742265°
Longitude of the ascending node node 79.195561535476°
Mean anomaly M -0.0044016914812755°
Mean motion n 0.00001552°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 27 17h 05m 31s +08° 25’ 53” 19.53 Ophiuchus
2025 May 28 17h 04m 05s +08° 15’ 12” 19.56 Ophiuchus
2025 May 29 17h 02m 38s +08° 04’ 20” 19.58 Ophiuchus
2025 May 30 17h 01m 12s +07° 53’ 19” 19.60 Ophiuchus
2025 May 31 16h 59m 46s +07° 42’ 09” 19.63 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 01 16h 58m 20s +07° 30’ 50” 19.65 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 02 16h 56m 56s +07° 19’ 22” 19.68 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 03 16h 55m 31s +07° 07’ 46” 19.70 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 04 16h 54m 07s +06° 56’ 02” 19.73 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 05 16h 52m 44s +06° 44’ 11” 19.75 Ophiuchus
2025 Jun 06 16h 51m 21s +06° 32’ 12” 19.78 Hercules
2025 Jun 07 16h 50m 00s +06° 20’ 07” 19.80 Hercules
2025 Jun 08 16h 48m 38s +06° 07’ 55” 19.83 Hercules
2025 Jun 09 16h 47m 18s +05° 55’ 38” 19.85 Hercules

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