A/2024 D1 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
PA |
Today | 9 Feb 2025 | 20.5 | 9.396 AU | 8.682 AU | 10h02m | +60°04' | 134.2° | 4.3° | 190° |
Nearest approach | 9 Nov 2027 | 19.1 | 6.696 AU | 5.945 AU | 01h21m | +56°36' | 136.3° | 5.9° | 146° |
Perihelion | 3 Dec 2027 | 19.1 | 6.694 AU | 6.035 AU | 00h55m | +52°00' | 128.5° | 6.6° | 104° |
A/2024 D1- 2025-02-09
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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/2024 D1 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.9991420
q (Perihelion distance) : 6.6941940
i (Inclination) : 132.45280
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 179.66900
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 125.76900
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 222.80475
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 36.77424
T (Time of perihelion passage) : 2461742.82350
P (Orbital period in years) : 689154.36
Epoch : 2025 Feb 02
Reference : MPEC 2025-AE4
Classification(s): : Nearly isotropic; Returning (a < 10000 AU); External (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 (11.00 + 5 log[∆] + 55.00 log[r]), whereas the red curve indicates the expected lightcurve for an asteroid (H=10.60; 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.