Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1)

Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) is currently in the constellation of Hydra. The current Right Ascension of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) is 08h 45m 08s and the Declination is -05° 03’ 18” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) Distance from Earth

The distance of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) from Earth is currently 14,577,466,067 kilometers, equivalent to 97.444342 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 hours, 30 minutes and 25.1928 seconds to travel from Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) 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/1948 V1 (Eclipse comet) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) to Earth

Between January 1900 and January 2100 the closest approach of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) to Earth happens on Wed Nov 24 1948 at a distance of 0.55571610 Astronomical Units, or 83,133,946 kilometers:

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

Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) is -100.00.

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.

Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) rise and set times

Today's Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) 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 Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) 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.

Visualization of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) 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!

Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Eclipse comet (Comet C/1948 V1) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 04	08h 44m 49s	-05° 01’ 59”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 05	08h 44m 52s	-05° 02’ 08”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 06	08h 44m 54s	-05° 02’ 17”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 07	08h 44m 57s	-05° 02’ 27”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 08	08h 44m 58s	-05° 02’ 39”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 09	08h 45m 02s	-05° 02’ 48”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 10	08h 45m 03s	-05° 02’ 59”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 11	08h 45m 06s	-05° 03’ 11”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 12	08h 45m 08s	-05° 03’ 21”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 13	08h 45m 11s	-05° 03’ 33”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 14	08h 45m 12s	-05° 03’ 44”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 15	08h 45m 15s	-05° 03’ 56”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 16	08h 45m 18s	-05° 04’ 09”	N.A.	Hydra
2020 Aug 17	08h 45m 20s	-05° 04’ 20”	N.A.	Hydra