Comets
Comets
Comet search
Find a comet and generate ephemerides with this search engine.
You can search by designation or by name. Names are not case-sensitive. Examples: “17P”, “Arend”, “C/2001 O2”.
Comets today
List of comets with potentially moderate to good observing conditions for February 5 (data for 0h UT):
| Name | R.A. | Decl. | Δ | r | Elon | m1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/2009 P1 (Garradd) | 17:12.4 | +44° 07' | 1.50↓ | 1.66↑ | 81°↑ | 7.1↓ |
Column meaning:
- R.A. and Decl.: Right ascension and declination (ICRS).
- Δ: Earth-comet distance, in Astronomical Units of distance (AU).
- r: Comet-Sun distance, in AU.
- Elon: elongation, the comet-Earth angle, as seen from the Sun (in degrees).
- m1: Total magnitude. Note that the predicted brightness often does not match the magnitude finally displayed.
Arrows show short-term trends.