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Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:20 | Tran: 20:21 | Set: 0:26
Alt: 7.73°   Az: 220.88°   Direction: South-West

Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) is in the constellation of Lepus, at a distance of 288,582,297.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 54m 19s and the Declination is -21° 11’ 04” (apparent coordinates). The predicted magnitude of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) is 20.49 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) in Lepus on February, 12 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) in Lepus on February, 12 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 S1 (disintegrated) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

C/2024 S1 (disintegrated)
RA: 05h 53m 15s
Dec: -21° 11’ 17”
Deep sky finder chart for Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated). Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 54m 19s
-21° 11’ 04”
02h 56m 17s
08h 50m 36s

J2000

05h 53m 15s
-21° 11’ 17”

Additional Information

Lepus
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
20.49

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 S1 (disintegrated) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.3°
Max altitude: 17.3°
Azimuth: 248.5°
  • C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-West direction at an altitude of 7.73° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) from Earth is currently 288,582,297.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.9290535062 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 2.607s to travel from Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) and arrive to us.

288,582,297.0
1.9290535062
16m 2.607s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) 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 S1 (disintegrated) 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 S1 (disintegrated) 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 S1 (disintegrated) to Earth happens on Thu Oct 24 2024 at a distance of 0.879725 Astronomical Units, or 131,604,936 kilometers:

Thu Oct 24 2024
131,604,936
0.879725

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 S1 (disintegrated), 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 S1 (disintegrated) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) at epoch 28 September 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460582.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 1.00013945
Orbit inclination i 141.79345144°
Perihelion distance q 0.00821665 AU
1,229,193 km
Aphelion distance Q n.a.
Semi-major axis a n.a.
Orbital period period n.a.
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Oct-28 10:58:11
2,460,611.9571 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 68.282155720399°
Longitude of the ascending node node 346.46448534614°
Mean anomaly M -0.064192275175718°
Mean motion n 0.00217918°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated)
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2024 S1 (disintegrated) 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 Feb 05 06h 01m 54s -24° 18’ 10” 20.03 Lepus
2025 Feb 06 06h 00m 44s -23° 53’ 26” 20.09 Lepus
2025 Feb 07 05h 59m 37s -23° 29’ 04” 20.15 Lepus
2025 Feb 08 05h 58m 35s -23° 05’ 03” 20.21 Lepus
2025 Feb 09 05h 57m 37s -22° 41’ 24” 20.27 Lepus
2025 Feb 10 05h 56m 42s -22° 18’ 06” 20.32 Lepus
2025 Feb 11 05h 55m 50s -21° 55’ 11” 20.38 Lepus
2025 Feb 12 05h 55m 02s -21° 32’ 38” 20.43 Lepus
2025 Feb 13 05h 54m 18s -21° 10’ 25” 20.49 Lepus
2025 Feb 14 05h 53m 36s -20° 48’ 34” 20.55 Lepus
2025 Feb 15 05h 52m 57s -20° 27’ 05” 20.60 Lepus
2025 Feb 16 05h 52m 21s -20° 05’ 56” 20.65 Lepus
2025 Feb 17 05h 51m 49s -19° 45’ 09” 20.71 Lepus
2025 Feb 18 05h 51m 18s -19° 24’ 43” 20.76 Lepus

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