24P/Schaumasse |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
Today | 4 Jul 2025 | 24.6 | 2.473 AU | 2.980 AU | 03h22m | +11°23' | 51.2° | 18.7° | 250° |
Nearest approach | 4 Jan 2026 | 9.9 | 1.185 AU | 0.594 AU | 13h03m | +13°42' | 94.1° | 55.8° | 292° |
Perihelion | 8 Jan 2026 | 9.9 | 1.184 AU | 0.595 AU | 13h20m | +12°53' | 93.9° | 56.0° | 292° |
24P/Schaumasse- 2025-07-04
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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 24P/Schaumasse are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.7082010
q (Perihelion distance) : 1.1838840
i (Inclination) : 11.50630
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.36760
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 58.39820
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 136.24429
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 9.78174
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2461048.79880
P (Orbital period in years) : 8.17
Epoch : 2025 Jul 03
Reference : MPC110085
Classification(s): : Ecliptic; Jupiter family
Tisserand (Jupiter) : 2.504
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 is based on the absolute magnitude and slope parameter as calculated from the original MPEC, or the latest values provided by the MPC (6.50 + 5 log[∆] + 35.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve is being recalculated every 6 hours based on the available COBS/MPC observations (currently 8.49 + 5 log[∆] + 35.00 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
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 03 22 16.7 +11 22 45 2.983 2.474 51.1 18.7 250 24.6
2025-07-04 03:53 UT 03 22 33.2 +11 23 53 2.980 2.473 51.2 18.7 250 24.6
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 03 23 58.8 +11 29 49 2.965 2.466 51.6 18.9 250 24.6
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 03 25 41.4 +11 36 51 2.947 2.458 52.1 19.1 250 24.5
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 03 27 24.3 +11 43 51 2.929 2.450 52.7 19.3 250 24.4
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 03 29 07.6 +11 50 49 2.911 2.441 53.2 19.5 251 24.4
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 03 30 51.3 +11 57 44 2.894 2.433 53.7 19.7 251 24.3
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 03 32 35.5 +12 04 38 2.876 2.425 54.2 19.9 251 24.2
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 03 34 20.0 +12 11 29 2.858 2.416 54.7 20.1 251 24.2
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 03 36 04.9 +12 18 18 2.839 2.408 55.2 20.3 252 24.1
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 03 37 50.2 +12 25 05 2.821 2.400 55.7 20.5 252 24.1
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 03 39 36.0 +12 31 49 2.803 2.391 56.2 20.7 252 24.0
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.