Tonight's Observing Guide

Observing guide of astronomical events visible tonight from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

This page lists the Solar System objects visible tonight from Greenwich, United Kingdom following an ideal timeline that goes from today's sunset to tomorrow's sunrise. Only objects that will reach an altitude of at least 15° and set/rise at least 15 minutes after/before the Sun for given location are listed.

All rise and set times are expressed in local time (Europe/London) and are approximated with an error that could be as large as few minutes.

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Objects Visible Just After Sunset

Object	Visibility	Set	Magnitude	Constellation
Asteroid 2012 TC4	Professional Telescope	18:19 0h 15m after sunset	31.45	Virgo	Sky Map
Mercury	Naked Eye	18:22 0h 18m after sunset	-0.30	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh	Large Telescope	18:27 0h 24m after sunset	17.83	Virgo	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres	Binocular	18:32 0h 29m after sunset	8.52	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 O1 (ATLAS)	Professional Telescope	18:40 0h 36m after sunset	21.66	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 79 Eurynome	Large Telescope	18:42 0h 38m after sunset	13.63	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 269P/Jedicke	Professional Telescope	18:47 0h 43m after sunset	20.90	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup	Large Telescope	18:47 0h 44m after sunset	17.22	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova	Professional Telescope	18:51 0h 48m after sunset	36.40	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 108P/Ciffreo	Professional Telescope	18:53 0h 49m after sunset	30.26	Libra	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 A3 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	18:55 0h 52m after sunset	20.97	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 99942 Apophis	Professional Telescope	19:00 0h 57m after sunset	21.53	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	Professional Telescope	19:00 0h 57m after sunset	23.65	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 2017 XO2	Professional Telescope	19:04 1h 00m after sunset	24.33	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle	Professional Telescope	19:04 1h 01m after sunset	48.43	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 1566 Icarus	Professional Telescope	19:05 1h 01m after sunset	18.96	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 18 Melpomene	Small Telescope	19:06 1h 03m after sunset	11.92	Virgo	Sky Map
Jupiter	Naked Eye	19:11 1h 08m after sunset	-1.76	Libra	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)	Professional Telescope	19:12 1h 09m after sunset	22.29	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 4P/Faye	Professional Telescope	19:22 1h 18m after sunset	22.66	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR	Professional Telescope	19:22 1h 19m after sunset	25.65	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley	Professional Telescope	19:25 1h 21m after sunset	23.08	Libra	Sky Map
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan 1	Professional Telescope	19:30 1h 26m after sunset	21.40	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 2010 GB174	Professional Telescope	19:30 1h 27m after sunset	25.19	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	19:33 1h 30m after sunset	16.83	Coma	Sky Map
Comet 104P/Kowal 2	Professional Telescope	19:40 1h 37m after sunset	25.24	Libra	Sky Map
Asteroid 16 Psyche	Small Telescope	19:47 1h 44m after sunset	11.93	Scorpius	Sky Map
Comet 19P/Borrelly	Professional Telescope	19:50 1h 46m after sunset	25.32	Scorpius	Sky Map
Comet 24P/Schaumasse	Professional Telescope	19:51 1h 47m after sunset	21.11	Ophiucus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN1)	Professional Telescope	19:58 1h 55m after sunset	20.96	Coma	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 S1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	20:25 2h 22m after sunset	26.86	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)	Professional Telescope	20:28 2h 25m after sunset	24.11	Leo Minor	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet 136472 Makemake	Large Telescope	20:34 2h 30m after sunset	17.15	Coma	Sky Map
Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski	Professional Telescope	20:37 2h 34m after sunset	26.21	Bootes	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet 136108 Haumea	Large Telescope	20:55 2h 52m after sunset	17.37	Bootes	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS)	Large Telescope	21:01 2h 58m after sunset	14.56	Serpens	Sky Map
Comet C/2015 O1 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	21:19 3h 16m after sunset	15.87	Ursa Major	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 F1 (Grauer)	Large Telescope	21:20 3h 17m after sunset	17.99	Bootes	Sky Map
Asteroid 2016 WF9	Professional Telescope	21:22 3h 19m after sunset	27.67	Serpens	Sky Map
Saturn	Naked Eye	21:26 3h 23m after sunset	1.44	Sagittarius	Sky Map
Comet 110P/Hartley 3	Professional Telescope	21:28 3h 25m after sunset	24.23	Sagittarius	Sky Map

Objects Visible for Most Part of the Night

Object	Visibility	Rise	Set	Magnitude	Constellation
Comet C/2017 M4 (ATLAS)	Large Telescope	09:14	22:14	15.39	Hercules	Sky Map
KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule)	Professional Telescope	14:15	22:27	27.65	Sagittarius	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet Pluto	Large Telescope	14:43	22:36	14.34	Sagittarius	Sky Map
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)	Professional Telescope	11:01	23:06	30.79	Ophiucus	Sky Map
The Moon Waxing Crescent	Naked Eye	14:30	23:26	-9.83	Sagittarius	Sky Map
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks	Professional Telescope	09:54	00:04	28.51	Ophiucus	Sky Map
Mars	Naked Eye	16:11	00:33	-0.95	Capricornus	Sky Map
Comet C/2015 X7 (ATLAS)	Professional Telescope	04:16	00:42	22.18	Bootes	Sky Map
Comet C/2015 D4 (Borisov)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		32.79	Ursa Minor	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 N4 (MASTER)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		18.10	Canes Venatici	Sky Map
Asteroid 433 Eros	Small Telescope	circumpolar		11.47	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 A1 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	circumpolar		17.18	Lynx	Sky Map
Comet C/2013 US10 (CATALINA)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		20.83	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		18.49	Draco	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	circumpolar		14.68	Canes Venatici	Sky Map
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		18.48	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 Y2 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		20.26	Cygnus	Sky Map
Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)	Large Telescope	circumpolar		16.34	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet 294P/LINEAR	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		26.68	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 K6 (Jacques)	Professional Telescope	circumpolar		19.19	Lynx	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 A3 (ATLAS)	Large Telescope	circumpolar		16.35	Ursa Major	Sky Map
Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	16:51	01:17	20.69	Capricornus	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 R3 (Lemmon)	Professional Telescope	14:41	01:28	19.38	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 78P/Gehrels 2	Large Telescope	15:26	01:59	13.13	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 Q2 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	12:55	02:03	19.92	Aquila	Sky Map
Comet 8P/Tuttle	Professional Telescope	11:09	02:11	33.05	Sagitta	Sky Map
Comet 81P/Wild 2	Professional Telescope	16:32	02:15	21.69	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 65P/Gunn	Large Telescope	17:55	02:22	16.77	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet Encke (2P/Encke)	Professional Telescope	16:15	02:30	20.63	Aquarius	Sky Map
Asteroid 2007 OR10	Professional Telescope	16:45	02:40	21.33	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 40P/Vaisala 1	Professional Telescope	17:28	03:04	36.06	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 364P/2018 A2 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	18:46	03:25	19.08	Aquarius	Sky Map
Neptune	Binocular	16:58	03:46	7.83	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1	Large Telescope	16:10	04:06	14.71	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	16:33	04:08	35.15	Pisces	Sky Map
Asteroid 5 Astraea	Small Telescope	17:33	04:09	11.37	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak	Professional Telescope	17:51	04:15	28.93	Aquarius	Sky Map
Comet 252P/LINEAR	Professional Telescope	16:33	04:17	28.43	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet P/2017 P1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	16:19	04:37	20.79	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet 37P/Forbes	Large Telescope	15:49	04:41	16.58	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet 66P/du Toit	Large Telescope	18:03	04:43	15.79	Cetus	Sky Map
Comet 116P/Wild 4	Professional Telescope	17:21	04:49	23.05	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet 77P/Longmore	Professional Telescope	17:55	04:59	21.85	Pisces	Sky Map
Asteroid 10 Hygiea	Small Telescope	16:41	05:18	10.51	Pisces	Sky Map
Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB)	Professional Telescope	16:55	05:25	18.59	Pisces	Sky Map
Asteroid 2015 RR245	Professional Telescope	17:13	06:16	21.72	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet 134P/Kowal-Vavrova	Professional Telescope	17:34	06:29	24.33	Pisces	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)	Professional Telescope	21:37	06:31	24.19	Cetus	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 R4 (Fuls)	Professional Telescope	15:45	06:39	20.52	Pegasus	Sky Map
Asteroid 2015 TG387 (The Goblin)	Professional Telescope	16:23	06:42	24.32	Pegasus	Sky Map
Asteroid 2015 TB145	Professional Telescope	21:13	06:48	20.43	Cetus	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris	Professional Telescope	19:14	06:54	18.75	Cetus	Sky Map
Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)	Professional Telescope	15:08	07:36	31.24	Pegasus	Sky Map
Dwarf Planet 2014 UZ224	Professional Telescope	21:24	07:42	23.13	Eridanus	Sky Map
Uranus	Binocular	18:16	08:13	5.68	Aries	Sky Map
Asteroid 2013 RF98	Professional Telescope	20:05	08:33	24.47	Cetus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 S7 (Lemmon)	Professional Telescope	22:59	08:40	20.26	Eridanus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	21:39	08:45	16.81	Eridanus	Sky Map
Asteroid 249516 Aretha	Professional Telescope	20:08	08:51	20.79	Cetus	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 K4 (ATLAS)	Professional Telescope	15:06	09:03	18.12	Andromeda	Sky Map
Asteroid 2012 VP113	Professional Telescope	20:39	09:14	23.29	Taurus	Sky Map
Asteroid 2004 VN112	Professional Telescope	19:46	09:24	23.37	Cetus	Sky Map
Asteroid 3 Juno	Binocular	21:15	09:39	7.89	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 E2 (Barros)	Professional Telescope	00:29	09:44	19.75	Lepus	Sky Map
Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)	Professional Telescope	20:29	09:49	20.86	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet 71P/Clark	Professional Telescope	19:22	10:03	20.71	Aries	Sky Map
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels	Large Telescope	13:44	10:05	14.08	Andromeda	Sky Map
Comet 25D/Neujmin 2	Professional Telescope	17:46	10:17	21.40	Aries	Sky Map
Comet P/2017 R1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	19:36	10:32	22.29	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck	Professional Telescope	20:15	10:32	20.42	Taurus	Sky Map
Asteroid 2007 TG422	Professional Telescope	21:17	10:49	22.12	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet 9P/Tempel 1	Professional Telescope	19:47	10:51	21.29	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner	Large Telescope	02:06	11:06	12.05	Canis Majoris	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 E1 (Borisov)	Professional Telescope	21:58	11:21	37.15	Orion	Sky Map
Asteroid 12 Victoria	Small Telescope	19:35	11:51	10.89	Taurus	Sky Map
Asteroid 6 Hebe	Binocular	23:31	12:30	9.47	Monoceros	Sky Map
Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	20:55	12:46	19.36	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle	Professional Telescope	05:03	13:10	36.14	Hydra	Sky Map
Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma	Large Telescope	22:33	13:11	11.26	Gemini	Sky Map
Comet 80P/Peters-Hartley	Professional Telescope	17:42	13:14	30.99	Perseus	Sky Map
Comet 297P/Beshore (2008 J2)	Professional Telescope	21:41	13:18	22.92	Orion	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 S2 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	20:17	13:19	24.80	Taurus	Sky Map
Asteroid 2016 HO3	Professional Telescope	05:02	13:47	25.00	Hydra	Sky Map
Comet C/2013 YG46 (Spacewatch)	Professional Telescope	20:28	13:56	19.56	Taurus	Sky Map
Comet Halley (1P/Halley)	Professional Telescope	01:42	13:59	25.55	Hydra	Sky Map

Objects Visible Just Before Sunrise

Object	Visibility	Rise	Magnitude	Constellation
Comet 22P/Kopff	Professional Telescope	22:55 8h 29m before sunrise	21.38	Gemini	Sky Map
Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke	Professional Telescope	22:14 9h 09m before sunrise	26.21	Gemini	Sky Map
Comet P/2017 S5 (ATLAS)	Professional Telescope	00:23 7h 01m before sunrise	22.29	Cancer	Sky Map
Comet 213P/Van Ness	Professional Telescope	18:41 12h 42m before sunrise	28.29	Auriga	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 A6 (Gibbs)	Large Telescope	05:58 1h 25m before sunrise	17.26	Crater	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 N6 (PANSTARRS)	Large Telescope	01:45 5h 39m before sunrise	13.45	Cancer	Sky Map
Asteroid 2015 BN509	Professional Telescope	00:11 7h 13m before sunrise	24.00	Cancer	Sky Map
Comet 92P/Sanguin	Professional Telescope	03:12 4h 12m before sunrise	28.45	Sextans	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 T3 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	07:42 23h 42m before sunrise	21.44	Corvus	Sky Map
Comet P/2014 L2 (NEOWISE)	Professional Telescope	00:53 6h 31m before sunrise	30.31	Cancer	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 E1 (ATLAS)	Professional Telescope	03:36 3h 47m before sunrise	18.64	Sextans	Sky Map
Comet 209P/LINEAR	Professional Telescope	21:11 10h 13m before sunrise	25.74	Gemini	Sky Map
Asteroid 2 Pallas	Binocular	04:54 2h 30m before sunrise	9.04	Leo	Sky Map
Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	07:07 0h 16m before sunrise	20.84	Corvus	Sky Map
Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1	Professional Telescope	23:16 8h 08m before sunrise	19.57	Cancer	Sky Map
Asteroid 2014 FE72	Professional Telescope	07:02 0h 22m before sunrise	24.18	Corvus	Sky Map
Comet 185P/Petriew	Professional Telescope	05:30 1h 54m before sunrise	21.57	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 17P/Holmes	Professional Telescope	07:45 23h 39m before sunrise	20.65	Corvus	Sky Map
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed	Large Telescope	07:03 0h 21m before sunrise	16.07	Corvus	Sky Map
Comet 6P/d'Arrest	Professional Telescope	02:30 4h 53m before sunrise	24.73	Leo	Sky Map
Comet 88P/Howell	Professional Telescope	01:28 5h 56m before sunrise	22.42	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 324 Bamberga	Small Telescope	22:53 8h 31m before sunrise	11.61	Cancer	Sky Map
Asteroid 7 Iris	Small Telescope	04:45 2h 39m before sunrise	10.81	Leo	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 F4 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	08:50 22h 34m before sunrise	18.92	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught	Professional Telescope	01:20 6h 04m before sunrise	27.99	Leo	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 A1 (PANSTARRS)	Professional Telescope	04:02 3h 21m before sunrise	23.18	Leo	Sky Map
Comet 154P/Brewington	Professional Telescope	08:27 22h 57m before sunrise	26.03	Virgo	Sky Map
Asteroid 17 Thetis	Large Telescope	03:11 4h 13m before sunrise	13.22	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)	Professional Telescope	05:51 1h 32m before sunrise	19.22	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 10P/Tempel 2	Professional Telescope	02:08 5h 16m before sunrise	22.45	Leo	Sky Map
Comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham	Professional Telescope	03:51 3h 33m before sunrise	23.57	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)	Professional Telescope	03:24 4h 00m before sunrise	22.72	Leo	Sky Map
Comet 217P/LINEAR	Professional Telescope	03:07 4h 17m before sunrise	21.76	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)	Small Telescope	02:03 5h 21m before sunrise	11.69	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 2013 FT28	Professional Telescope	07:33 23h 50m before sunrise	24.26	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 51P/Harrington	Professional Telescope	04:16 3h 07m before sunrise	27.74	Leo	Sky Map
Venus	Naked Eye	09:31 21h 52m before sunrise	-4.38	Virgo	Sky Map
Asteroid 20 Massalia	Small Telescope	06:22 1h 02m before sunrise	11.28	Virgo	Sky Map
Asteroid 19 Fortuna	Large Telescope	06:34 0h 50m before sunrise	12.59	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 15P/Finlay	Professional Telescope	06:20 1h 04m before sunrise	29.13	Virgo	Sky Map
Comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux	Large Telescope	03:52 3h 32m before sunrise	17.06	Leo	Sky Map
Asteroid 11 Parthenope	Small Telescope	05:57 1h 27m before sunrise	11.86	Virgo	Sky Map
Asteroid 2002 AJ129	Professional Telescope	04:48 2h 36m before sunrise	24.13	Virgo	Sky Map
Asteroid 8 Flora	Small Telescope	05:59 1h 24m before sunrise	11.51	Virgo	Sky Map

Tonight's Conjunctions

In astronomy a conjunction is defined as a close apparent alignment in the sky between two or more celestial bodies. Here we list, the closest conjunctions happening between objects we are currently tracking, in order of increasing separation.

The green arrow indicates that the objects are currently getting closer, while the red arrow means that the objects are increasing their apparent separation.

Object 1	Object 2	Separation
Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle	Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	0° 36’ 51”	Sky Map
Comet 48P/Johnson	Asteroid 2014 SR349	0° 40’ 30”	Sky Map
Comet 15P/Finlay	Asteroid 20 Massalia	0° 41’ 48”	Sky Map
Comet 19P/Borrelly	Asteroid 16 Psyche	0° 57’ 22”	Sky Map
Asteroid 29 Amphitrite	Asteroid 192 Nausikaa	0° 59’ 50”	Sky Map
Asteroid 1566 Icarus	Asteroid 99942 Apophis	1° 03’ 03”	Sky Map
Comet 289P/Blanpain	Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)	1° 05’ 26”	Sky Map
Comet C/2017 S6 (Catalina)	Comet C/2015 B1 (PANSTARRS)	1° 06’ 05”	Sky Map
Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)	Asteroid 2014 FE72	1° 19’ 08”	Sky Map
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova	Asteroid 79 Eurynome	1° 23’ 26”	Sky Map
Comet 19P/Borrelly	Comet 104P/Kowal 2	1° 23’ 43”	Sky Map
Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)	Comet 252P/LINEAR	1° 26’ 25”	Sky Map
Comet 88P/Howell	Comet 319P/Catalina-McNaught	1° 28’ 30”	Sky Map
Comet C/2014 F3 (Sheppard-Trujillo)	Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales)	1° 32’ 39”	Sky Map
Comet C/2018 K1 (Weiland)	Asteroid 18 Melpomene	1° 34’ 17”	Sky Map
Asteroid 8 Flora	Asteroid 11 Parthenope	1° 35’ 06”	Sky Map
The Moon	Dwarf Planet Pluto	1° 35’ 57”	Sky Map
Asteroid 9 Metis	Asteroid 192 Nausikaa	1° 38’ 01”	Sky Map
Asteroid 9 Metis	Asteroid 29 Amphitrite	1° 38’ 38”	Sky Map
Comet 104P/Kowal 2	Asteroid 16 Psyche	1° 43’ 22”	Sky Map
Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle	Jupiter	1° 44’ 22”	Sky Map
Comet 110P/Hartley 3	Saturn	1° 46’ 00”	Sky Map
Comet C/2016 R3 (Borisov)	Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)	1° 46’ 33”	Sky Map
Asteroid 19 Fortuna	Asteroid 20 Massalia	1° 54’ 22”	Sky Map