C/2020 W5 (Lemmon) |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
Perihelion | 30 Nov 2020 | 22.3 | 3.367 AU | 2.514 AU | 04h57m | +56°38' | 144.6° | 9.8° | 192° |
Nearest approach | 1 Dec 2020 | 22.3 | 3.367 AU | 2.514 AU | 04h53m | +57°01' | 144.7° | 9.7° | 188° |
Today | 19 Apr 2024 | 30.1 | 10.351 AU | 9.884 AU | 17h31m | +24°38' | 115.1° | 5.0° | 243° |
C/2020 W5 (Lemmon)- 2024-04-19
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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 C/2020 W5 (Lemmon) are:
e (Eccentricity) : 1.0014880
q (Perihelion distance) : 3.3668780
i (Inclination) : 88.61240
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 75.47060
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 24.53310
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 76.10385
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 24.52543
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2459183.95540
Epoch : 2024 Apr 18
Reference : MPEC 2021-BE3
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; New (a > 10000 AU)
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 light curve is based on the absolute magnitude and slope parameter as calculated from an MPEC, or the latest values provided by the minor planet center. (15.00 + 5 log[∆] + 10.00 log[r]).
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
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 17 31 10.4 +24 38 00 9.885 10.348 114.9 5.0 243 30.1
2024-04-19 08:54 UT 17 31 04.3 +24 38 49 9.884 10.351 115.1 5.0 243 30.1
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 17 30 53.8 +24 40 09 9.882 10.355 115.5 5.0 242 30.1
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 17 30 36.7 +24 42 15 9.879 10.361 116.1 5.0 242 30.1
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 17 30 19.4 +24 44 19 9.876 10.367 116.7 5.0 241 30.1
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 17 30 01.6 +24 46 20 9.873 10.373 117.3 4.9 240 30.1
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 17 29 43.5 +24 48 18 9.871 10.379 117.9 4.9 239 30.1
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 17 29 25.0 +24 50 13 9.869 10.386 118.4 4.9 238 30.1
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 17 29 06.2 +24 52 05 9.867 10.392 119.0 4.9 237 30.1
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 17 28 47.0 +24 53 54 9.865 10.398 119.5 4.8 236 30.1
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 17 28 27.5 +24 55 40 9.863 10.404 120.1 4.8 235 30.1
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 17 28 07.7 +24 57 23 9.861 10.411 120.6 4.8 233 30.1
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.