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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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Comets » Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR

Where is Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR?

Altitude: 10.3°   Azimuth: 211.8°   Direction: South-South-West

Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension is 16h 06m 03s and the Declination is -22° 21’ 39”.

Right now, from the selected location (Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt), Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR can be observed looking in the South-South-West direction at an altitude of 10° degrees above the horizon (view Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR position on a interactive sky map). Given its current brightness (magnitude 32.74), 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR is visible only through long exposure photography.

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16h 06m 03s
-22° 21’ 39”
Scorpius
Map showing Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR in Scorpius on March, 19 2024
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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 = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
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 From: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

See also the following additional resources about Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR

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