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C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
| Perihelion | 7 Oct 2024 | 14.5 | 1.634 AU | 1.996 AU | 12h20m | +48°15' | 54.6° | 29.9° | 350° |
| Nearest approach | 15 Oct 2024 | 14.5 | 1.637 AU | 1.988 AU | 13h00m | +46°24' | 55.1° | 30.0° | 354° |
| Today | 28 Oct 2026 | 23.0 | 7.790 AU | 8.474 AU | 17h03m | -32°56' | 44.0° | 5.1° | 106° |
C/2024 B1 (Lemmon)- 2026-10-28
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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.)
Light curve
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the comet's magnitude. Blue and black dots are visual and photometric CCD observations from COBS.
This lightcurve is being recalculated every 6 hours based on the available COBS/MPC observations (currently 11.3 + 5 log[∆] + 7.8 log[r]). An additional green curve is displayed when an increase in apparent brightness is expected due to forward scattering of sunlight, which occurs when a dust-rich comet is located between the Earth and the Sun. (See Marcus 2007)
Charts
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.
Orbital elements
The orbital elements of C/2024 B1 (Lemmon) are:
e (Eccentricity) : 1.0013170
q (Perihelion distance) : 1.6339630
i (Inclination) : 70.88150
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.18640
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 66.23480
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 115.82891
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 59.85130
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2460591.32630
Epoch : 2026 Oct 23
Reference : MPC194188
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; New (a > 10000 AU)
Ephemerides
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-10-27 00:00 UT 17 02 32.8 -32 54 27 8.441 7.776 45.5 5.2 106 22.9
2026-10-28 00:00 UT 17 03 00.5 -32 55 47 8.460 7.784 44.6 5.1 106 23.0
2026-10-28 17:01 UT 17 03 20.3 -32 56 44 8.474 7.790 44.0 5.1 106 23.0
2026-10-29 00:00 UT 17 03 28.5 -32 57 08 8.479 7.792 43.7 5.1 106 23.0
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 17 03 56.8 -32 58 29 8.498 7.800 42.9 5.0 107 23.0
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 17 04 25.3 -32 59 51 8.517 7.808 42.0 4.9 107 23.0
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 17 04 54.1 -33 01 14 8.535 7.815 41.1 4.8 107 23.0
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 17 05 23.2 -33 02 37 8.553 7.823 40.3 4.7 108 23.0
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 17 05 52.5 -33 04 01 8.571 7.831 39.4 4.6 108 23.0
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 17 06 22.0 -33 05 26 8.589 7.839 38.6 4.5 108 23.0
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 17 06 51.8 -33 06 51 8.607 7.846 37.7 4.4 109 23.0
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 17 07 21.8 -33 08 17 8.624 7.854 36.9 4.3 109 23.0
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 17 07 52.0 -33 09 44 8.641 7.862 36.0 4.3 110 23.0
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.
