The Sky Tonight from Iowa City, United States
Observing Location: Iowa City, United States
Latitude: 41° 39’ 39” N
Longitude: 91° 31’ 48” W
Timezone: America/Chicago
This organized Observing Guide is designed to provide key information for planning observing sessions of Solar System Objects from your location. The webpage is divided into three distinct sections, offering an overview of celestial objects visible during specific time intervals: post-sunset observations, nocturnal observations, pre-sunrise observations.
Only objects that will reach an altitude of at least 15° and set/rise at least 15 minutes after/before the Sun are listed. All rise and set times are expressed in local time (America/Chicago) and are approximated with an error that could be as large as few minutes.
Additional useful tools that you can consider when planning your observation sessions are the Online Sky Map and Planetarium and the list of Celestial Objects Visible Now.
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Objects Visible Just After Sunset
Object | Visibility | Set | Magnitude | Constellation | |
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Comet C/2020 J1 (SONEAR) | Professional Telescope |
16:53 0h 19m after sunset |
19.47 | Ursa Major | Sky Map |
Comet Encke (2P/Encke) | Large Telescope |
16:56 0h 22m after sunset |
17.17 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 16 Psyche | Small Telescope |
16:57 0h 23m after sunset |
11.79 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
5D/Brorsen (Lost) | Large Telescope |
16:58 0h 25m after sunset |
16.85 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid A/2017 U7 | Professional Telescope |
17:00 0h 26m after sunset |
20.34 | Serpens | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 UX1 | Professional Telescope |
17:01 0h 27m after sunset |
30.83 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 210P/Christensen | Professional Telescope |
17:06 0h 32m after sunset |
26.28 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 240P/NEAT | Professional Telescope |
17:09 0h 36m after sunset |
20.07 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 27P/Crommelin | Professional Telescope |
17:10 0h 36m after sunset |
53.93 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 70P/Kojima | Professional Telescope |
17:10 0h 36m after sunset |
23.94 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 263P/Gibbs | Professional Telescope |
17:10 0h 36m after sunset |
24.18 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 8P/Tuttle | Professional Telescope |
17:11 0h 38m after sunset |
22.89 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 96P/Machholz | Professional Telescope |
17:13 0h 39m after sunset |
22.55 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK | Professional Telescope |
17:18 0h 45m after sunset |
34.03 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK | Professional Telescope |
17:18 0h 45m after sunset |
34.03 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 164P/Christensen | Professional Telescope |
17:24 0h 51m after sunset |
20.63 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 UP6 | Professional Telescope |
17:25 0h 52m after sunset |
30.24 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff | Professional Telescope |
17:26 0h 52m after sunset |
26.88 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 17 Thetis | Large Telescope |
17:29 0h 55m after sunset |
12.42 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 | Professional Telescope |
17:29 0h 56m after sunset |
31.90 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 VW10 | Professional Telescope |
17:34 1h 00m after sunset |
26.48 | Serpens | Sky Map |
Comet 398P/Boattini | Professional Telescope |
17:36 1h 02m after sunset |
26.43 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 YB1 | Professional Telescope |
17:38 1h 04m after sunset |
29.49 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Mercury | Naked Eye |
17:42 1h 08m after sunset |
-0.02 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 289P/Blanpain | Professional Telescope |
17:45 1h 11m after sunset |
28.45 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XG2 | Professional Telescope |
17:45 1h 11m after sunset |
22.89 | Canes Venatici | Sky Map |
Comet 18D/Perrine-Mrkos (Lost) | Professional Telescope |
17:52 1h 19m after sunset |
25.98 | Serpens | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 | Professional Telescope |
17:53 1h 19m after sunset |
26.93 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 19 Fortuna | Large Telescope |
18:07 1h 34m after sunset |
12.66 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 1566 Icarus | Professional Telescope |
18:08 1h 35m after sunset |
20.69 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2016 WF9 | Professional Telescope |
18:09 1h 35m after sunset |
27.51 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 WG2 | Professional Telescope |
18:20 1h 46m after sunset |
27.41 | Serpens | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 | Professional Telescope |
18:25 1h 52m after sunset |
31.80 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 153P/Ikeya-Zhang | Professional Telescope |
18:27 1h 53m after sunset |
35.94 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 KU | Professional Telescope |
18:27 1h 54m after sunset |
24.84 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet C/2019 T4 (ATLAS) | Large Telescope |
18:31 1h 57m after sunset |
16.44 | Hercules | Sky Map |
Comet 154P/Brewington | Professional Telescope |
18:32 1h 59m after sunset |
19.96 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2008 DB | Professional Telescope |
18:35 2h 01m after sunset |
28.39 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 269P/Jedicke | Professional Telescope |
18:35 2h 01m after sunset |
24.22 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 KQ4 | Professional Telescope |
18:43 2h 09m after sunset |
29.45 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 81P/Wild | Professional Telescope |
18:45 2h 12m after sunset |
19.23 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 20 Massalia | Large Telescope |
18:50 2h 17m after sunset |
12.13 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2018 AJ | Professional Telescope |
19:00 2h 27m after sunset |
28.80 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet C/2020 R7 (ATLAS) | Large Telescope |
19:06 2h 32m after sunset |
17.97 | Corona Borealis | Sky Map |
Comet C/2022 U4 (Bok) | Professional Telescope |
19:06 2h 32m after sunset |
18.66 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 EA6 | Professional Telescope |
19:17 2h 43m after sunset |
30.16 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 11 Parthenope | Small Telescope |
19:17 2h 44m after sunset |
11.63 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet P/2016 J3 (STEREO = 2021 A3) | Professional Telescope |
19:22 2h 48m after sunset |
34.91 | Aquila | Sky Map |
Comet P/2016 J3 (STEREO) | Professional Telescope |
19:22 2h 48m after sunset |
34.91 | Aquila | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2014 YN | Professional Telescope |
19:22 2h 48m after sunset |
27.81 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 JW2 | Professional Telescope |
19:22 2h 48m after sunset |
29.19 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet West (C/1975 V1-A) | Professional Telescope |
19:22 2h 49m after sunset |
29.19 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Dwarf Planet Pluto | Large Telescope |
19:23 2h 49m after sunset |
14.52 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 CO6 | Professional Telescope |
19:23 2h 49m after sunset |
27.68 | Capricornus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 SB | Professional Telescope |
19:44 3h 10m after sunset |
28.52 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux | Professional Telescope |
19:44 3h 10m after sunset |
21.10 | Capricornus | Sky Map |
Comet 116P/Wild | Professional Telescope |
19:45 3h 12m after sunset |
20.45 | Capricornus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 GY1 | Professional Telescope |
19:46 3h 12m after sunset |
30.60 | Sagittarius | Sky Map |
Comet C/2020 U5 (PANSTARRS) | Professional Telescope |
19:49 3h 15m after sunset |
20.10 | Aquila | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 HG | Professional Telescope |
19:54 3h 20m after sunset |
31.79 | Capricornus | Sky Map |
Asteroid 87 Sylvia | Large Telescope |
19:57 3h 24m after sunset |
13.11 | Capricornus | Sky Map |
Objects Visible for Most Part of the Night
Objects Visible Just Before Sunrise
Object | Visibility | Rise | Magnitude | Constellation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA) | Professional Telescope |
21:38 9h 43m before sunrise |
21.91 | Leo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 | Professional Telescope |
02:07 5h 14m before sunrise |
28.00 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu | Professional Telescope |
01:34 5h 47m before sunrise |
29.65 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) | Professional Telescope |
04:51 2h 30m before sunrise |
19.02 | Hydra | Sky Map |
Comet 260P/McNaught | Professional Telescope |
03:24 3h 57m before sunrise |
26.38 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OC3 | Professional Telescope |
01:50 5h 31m before sunrise |
28.70 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy | Professional Telescope |
01:57 5h 24m before sunrise |
20.22 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 92P/Sanguin | Professional Telescope |
01:54 5h 27m before sunrise |
30.74 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2013 FT28 | Professional Telescope |
03:08 4h 13m before sunrise |
24.64 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 | Professional Telescope |
02:43 4h 38m before sunrise |
28.83 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 16P/Brooks | Professional Telescope |
02:04 5h 17m before sunrise |
25.60 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE | Professional Telescope |
02:38 4h 43m before sunrise |
31.53 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 4P/Faye | Professional Telescope |
02:44 4h 37m before sunrise |
21.64 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 BE5 | Professional Telescope |
02:54 4h 27m before sunrise |
27.34 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 BE5 | Professional Telescope |
02:54 4h 27m before sunrise |
27.34 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley | Professional Telescope |
01:29 5h 52m before sunrise |
20.02 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 XF2 | Professional Telescope |
04:37 2h 44m before sunrise |
30.46 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2016 EP84 | Professional Telescope |
02:59 4h 22m before sunrise |
29.75 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 157P/Tritton | Professional Telescope |
05:08 2h 13m before sunrise |
24.52 | Hydra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 | Professional Telescope |
04:18 3h 03m before sunrise |
29.90 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 65P/Gunn | Professional Telescope |
01:25 5h 56m before sunrise |
18.49 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DW | Professional Telescope |
03:25 3h 56m before sunrise |
26.98 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XT | Professional Telescope |
02:10 5h 11m before sunrise |
24.82 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 261P/Larson | Professional Telescope |
04:18 3h 03m before sunrise |
28.67 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet P/2022 L3 (ATLAS) | Professional Telescope |
20:54 10h 27m before sunrise |
20.20 | Leo Minor | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 BB | Professional Telescope |
04:14 3h 07m before sunrise |
30.61 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels | Professional Telescope |
05:00 2h 21m before sunrise |
24.33 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA | Professional Telescope |
04:03 3h 18m before sunrise |
26.86 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 | Professional Telescope |
03:22 3h 59m before sunrise |
31.24 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) | Large Telescope |
00:47 6h 34m before sunrise |
17.30 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) | Professional Telescope |
00:32 6h 49m before sunrise |
18.31 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 | Professional Telescope |
03:07 4h 14m before sunrise |
31.18 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2016 HO3 | Professional Telescope |
00:14 7h 07m before sunrise |
23.61 | Coma | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 | Professional Telescope |
02:06 5h 15m before sunrise |
23.80 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 CL2 | Professional Telescope |
03:47 3h 34m before sunrise |
25.78 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 141P/Machholz | Professional Telescope |
04:56 2h 25m before sunrise |
27.27 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ | Professional Telescope |
03:58 3h 23m before sunrise |
29.53 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 | Professional Telescope |
03:52 3h 29m before sunrise |
30.83 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 108P/Ciffreo | Professional Telescope |
03:01 4h 20m before sunrise |
28.68 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 | Professional Telescope |
01:10 6h 11m before sunrise |
27.48 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 MH4 | Professional Telescope |
05:51 1h 30m before sunrise |
29.55 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
04:07 3h 14m before sunrise |
23.24 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 | Professional Telescope |
04:03 3h 18m before sunrise |
30.89 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup | Professional Telescope |
04:55 2h 26m before sunrise |
18.30 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 125P/Spacewatch | Professional Telescope |
03:24 3h 57m before sunrise |
18.51 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Venus | Naked Eye |
03:51 3h 30m before sunrise |
-4.13 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham | Professional Telescope |
05:44 1h 37m before sunrise |
26.31 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2004 DF2 | Professional Telescope |
05:10 2h 11m before sunrise |
31.45 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2007 FT3 | Professional Telescope |
02:54 4h 27m before sunrise |
22.95 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2013 GM3 | Professional Telescope |
04:27 2h 54m before sunrise |
28.92 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 6 Hebe | Small Telescope |
02:34 4h 47m before sunrise |
11.33 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 106P/Schuster | Professional Telescope |
03:00 4h 21m before sunrise |
31.57 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko | Professional Telescope |
04:42 2h 39m before sunrise |
22.25 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 99942 Apophis | Professional Telescope |
04:43 2h 38m before sunrise |
21.51 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 1998 OR2 | Professional Telescope |
04:30 2h 51m before sunrise |
18.57 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2011 LJ19 | Professional Telescope |
04:59 2h 22m before sunrise |
25.98 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 110P/Hartley | Professional Telescope |
06:23 0h 58m before sunrise |
23.44 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XD3 | Professional Telescope |
03:11 4h 10m before sunrise |
23.03 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA | Professional Telescope |
04:52 2h 29m before sunrise |
31.46 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
05:25 1h 56m before sunrise |
33.39 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 | Professional Telescope |
01:09 6h 12m before sunrise |
27.39 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2010 GB174 | Professional Telescope |
01:20 6h 01m before sunrise |
25.63 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 402P/LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
00:17 7h 04m before sunrise |
20.48 | Coma | Sky Map |
Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) | Professional Telescope |
05:32 1h 49m before sunrise |
22.39 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 DG200 | Professional Telescope |
03:31 3h 50m before sunrise |
28.87 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid 1999 KW4 | Professional Telescope |
06:41 0h 40m before sunrise |
18.04 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Comet 201P/LONEOS | Professional Telescope |
05:42 1h 39m before sunrise |
28.13 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 PX | Professional Telescope |
05:28 1h 53m before sunrise |
26.50 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 | Professional Telescope |
04:46 2h 35m before sunrise |
32.13 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 14P/Wolf | Professional Telescope |
04:07 3h 14m before sunrise |
22.81 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova | Professional Telescope |
04:46 2h 35m before sunrise |
32.82 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 QT7 | Professional Telescope |
05:58 1h 23m before sunrise |
30.65 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) | Professional Telescope |
05:04 2h 17m before sunrise |
23.05 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle | Professional Telescope |
05:04 2h 17m before sunrise |
45.87 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy | Professional Telescope |
04:02 3h 19m before sunrise |
20.89 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid 1036 Ganymed | Large Telescope |
05:02 2h 19m before sunrise |
14.71 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 204P/LINEAR-NEAT | Professional Telescope |
04:39 2h 42m before sunrise |
21.96 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2013 CY | Professional Telescope |
05:41 1h 40m before sunrise |
31.05 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 48P/Johnson | Professional Telescope |
03:49 3h 32m before sunrise |
21.11 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 WV | Professional Telescope |
05:36 1h 45m before sunrise |
27.75 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet C/2022 Q2 (ATLAS) | Professional Telescope |
03:13 4h 08m before sunrise |
22.60 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet C/2020 S4 (PANSTARRS) | Large Telescope |
02:25 4h 56m before sunrise |
17.82 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 UC4 | Professional Telescope |
05:44 1h 37m before sunrise |
27.76 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 | Professional Telescope |
03:43 3h 38m before sunrise |
30.01 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) | Large Telescope |
04:00 3h 21m before sunrise |
14.7 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 94P/Russell | Professional Telescope |
05:23 1h 58m before sunrise |
19.86 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FH1 | Professional Telescope |
05:02 2h 19m before sunrise |
27.44 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 230P/LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
03:26 3h 55m before sunrise |
22.42 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet C/2023 K1 (ATLAS) | Professional Telescope |
04:08 3h 13m before sunrise |
19.27 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2019 DP | Professional Telescope |
07:04 0h 17m before sunrise |
28.04 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 GQ2 | Professional Telescope |
07:31 23h 50m before sunrise |
24.28 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Comet C/2022 L2 (ATLAS) | Large Telescope |
05:04 2h 17m before sunrise |
13.93 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2003 LN6 | Professional Telescope |
05:57 1h 24m before sunrise |
27.05 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 XF | Professional Telescope |
05:46 1h 35m before sunrise |
28.80 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SU7 | Professional Telescope |
04:46 2h 35m before sunrise |
32.00 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner | Professional Telescope |
04:08 3h 13m before sunrise |
22.03 | Libra | Sky Map |
Dwarf Planet 136472 Makemake | Large Telescope |
00:49 6h 32m before sunrise |
17.18 | Coma | Sky Map |
The Moon Waning Crescent | Naked Eye |
05:54 1h 27m before sunrise |
-6.40 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) | Large Telescope |
04:29 2h 52m before sunrise |
14.71 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 UL3 | Professional Telescope |
06:12 1h 09m before sunrise |
25.98 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Asteroid 2 Pallas | Small Telescope |
03:30 3h 51m before sunrise |
9.59 | Virgo | Sky Map |
Comet 104P/Kowal | Professional Telescope |
05:49 1h 32m before sunrise |
27.32 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XZ | Professional Telescope |
01:11 6h 10m before sunrise |
24.81 | Bootes | Sky Map |
Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma | Professional Telescope |
04:58 2h 23m before sunrise |
27.54 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XB4 | Professional Telescope |
05:12 2h 09m before sunrise |
28.03 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 | Professional Telescope |
06:23 0h 58m before sunrise |
28.54 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2023 XJ1 | Professional Telescope |
06:57 0h 24m before sunrise |
39.97 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 274P/Tombaugh-Tenagra | Professional Telescope |
05:43 1h 38m before sunrise |
24.35 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 19P/Borrelly | Professional Telescope |
04:22 2h 59m before sunrise |
24.32 | Libra | Sky Map |
Comet 217P/LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
04:55 2h 26m before sunrise |
22.04 | Libra | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 VV | Professional Telescope |
06:42 0h 39m before sunrise |
29.75 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR | Professional Telescope |
08:26 22h 55m before sunrise |
23.51 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres | Binocular |
06:17 1h 04m before sunrise |
8.76 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 DR | Professional Telescope |
06:35 0h 46m before sunrise |
29.71 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 PJ1 | Professional Telescope |
06:44 0h 37m before sunrise |
29.25 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Mars | Naked Eye |
06:52 0h 29m before sunrise |
1.38 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW | Professional Telescope |
06:54 0h 27m before sunrise |
29.44 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2021 CD | Professional Telescope |
06:34 0h 47m before sunrise |
28.07 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid (NEO) 2010 RA91 | Professional Telescope |
06:25 0h 56m before sunrise |
26.80 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 78P/Gehrels | Professional Telescope |
06:23 0h 58m before sunrise |
22.31 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 255P/Levy | Professional Telescope |
07:34 23h 47m before sunrise |
38.33 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 52P/Harrington-Abell | Professional Telescope |
08:36 22h 45m before sunrise |
27.19 | Scorpius | Sky Map |
Dwarf Planet 136108 Haumea | Large Telescope |
02:29 4h 52m before sunrise |
17.39 | Bootes | Sky Map |
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) | Professional Telescope |
06:05 1h 16m before sunrise |
21.40 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Asteroid 7 Iris | Small Telescope |
07:27 23h 54m before sunrise |
10.81 | Ophiucus | Sky Map |
Comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes | Professional Telescope |
07:36 23h 45m before sunrise |
18.61 | Ophiucus | 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 | |
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5D/Brorsen (Lost) | Asteroid 16 Psyche |
0° 18’ 00”
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Sky Map |
The Sun | Asteroid 7 Iris |
0° 44’ 16”
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Sky Map |
Comet 130P/McNaught-Hughes | Asteroid 7 Iris |
1° 24’ 11”
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Sky Map |
Comet 32P/Comas Sola | Comet 144P/Kushida |
1° 34’ 43”
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Sky Map |
Comet P/2023 M4 (ATLAS) | Asteroid 10 Hygiea |
1° 36’ 51”
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Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu | Comet 242P/Spahr |
1° 45’ 11”
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