A/2019 O4 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
Nearest approach | 5 Sep 2019 | 21.1 | 3.880 AU | 3.038 AU | 21h41m | +26°59' | 141.7° | 9.3° | 149° |
Perihelion | 11 Feb 2020 | 21.7 | 3.642 AU | 4.307 AU | 20h29m | +25°06' | 42.6° | 10.6° | 336° |
Today | 15 Jul 2025 | 26.8 | 13.535 AU | 14.077 AU | 11h12m | +00°03' | 56.0° | 3.6° | 116° |
A/2019 O4- 2025-07-15
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the comet's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of A/2019 O4 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.8903850
q (Perihelion distance) : 3.6422280
i (Inclination) : 115.00260
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.92620
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.82280
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 316.65240
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 53.02382
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2458890.63480
P (Orbital period in years) : 191.53
Epoch : 2025 Jul 14
Reference : MPEC 2021-P47
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; Returning (a < 10000 AU); Halley type (P < 200 years)
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations respectively from COBS or the MPC.
The gray curve indicates the expected brightness if this object is a comet (15.50 + 5 log[∆] + 5.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve indicates the expected lightcurve for an asteroid (H=15.10; G=.15).
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the comet over the same period as the light curve. The comet's current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found further down this page as well.
The following chart shows the current location of the comet in a smaller, upside-down telescopic field of view.
A printable version of the short-term path of the comet in a field of view that is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 11 12 35.1 +00 04 23 14.061 13.531 56.8 3.6 116 26.8
2025-07-15 20:46 UT 11 12 41.0 +00 03 19 14.077 13.535 56.0 3.6 116 26.8
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 11 12 41.9 +00 03 10 14.079 13.535 55.8 3.6 116 26.8
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 11 12 48.8 +00 01 55 14.098 13.540 54.9 3.5 116 26.8
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 11 12 56.0 +00 00 39 14.117 13.545 54.0 3.5 116 26.8
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 11 13 03.3 +00 00 38 14.135 13.550 53.1 3.4 116 26.8
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 11 13 10.8 +00 01 57 14.154 13.555 52.2 3.4 117 26.8
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 11 13 18.5 +00 03 17 14.172 13.560 51.3 3.4 117 26.8
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 11 13 26.4 +00 04 38 14.190 13.565 50.4 3.3 117 26.8
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 11 13 34.4 +00 06 00 14.207 13.570 49.5 3.3 117 26.8
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 11 13 42.6 +00 07 24 14.225 13.574 48.6 3.2 117 26.8
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 11 13 51.0 +00 08 49 14.242 13.579 47.6 3.2 117 26.8
Terminology:
delta: distance between comet and earth in AU
radius: distance between comet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-comet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-comet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements usually provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Observations contributed by observers worldwide, via COBS (Comet Observation Database) or the MPC (Minor Planet Center)
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.