Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A)

Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) is 21h 48m 53s and the Declination is -04° 22’ 05” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A)?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) Distance from Earth

The distance of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) from Earth is currently 14,121,806,850 kilometers, equivalent to 94.398448 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 hours, 5 minutes and 5.2772 seconds to travel from Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 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/1947 X1-A (Southern Comet) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) to Earth

Between January 1900 and January 2100 the closest approach of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) to Earth happens on Sun Dec 7 1947 at a distance of 0.85011025 Astronomical Units, or 127,174,683 kilometers:

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

Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 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.

Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) rise and set times

Today's Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 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 Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 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 Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 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!

Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Southern Comet (C/1947 X1-A) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Aug 04	21h 49m 10s	-04° 20’ 39”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 05	21h 49m 09s	-04° 20’ 51”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 06	21h 49m 06s	-04° 21’ 01”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 07	21h 49m 04s	-04° 21’ 11”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 08	21h 49m 01s	-04° 21’ 24”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 09	21h 49m 00s	-04° 21’ 34”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 10	21h 48m 56s	-04° 21’ 46”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 11	21h 48m 55s	-04° 21’ 57”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 12	21h 48m 52s	-04° 22’ 09”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 13	21h 48m 50s	-04° 22’ 20”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 14	21h 48m 47s	-04° 22’ 32”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 15	21h 48m 46s	-04° 22’ 45”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 16	21h 48m 42s	-04° 22’ 57”	N.A.	Aquarius
2020 Aug 17	21h 48m 41s	-04° 23’ 08”	N.A.	Aquarius