Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) | TheSkyLive (2024)

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Above the horizon.Circumpolar today

Alt: 8.21°Az: 9.46°Direction: North

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is in the constellation of Hercules,at a distance of 958,072,684.0 kilometers from Earth.The current Right Ascension is 16h 09m 25s and the Declination is +46° 02’ 07”(apparent coordinates).The predicted magnitude of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is 18.87 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Map showing Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) in Hercules on October, 15 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The observed values of Magnitude,Coma Diameter and Tail Length are derived from the most recent observation recorded at the Comet Observers Database. The value of Predicted Magnitudecomes from the JPL Horizons ephemerides service and, in the case of comets, might beinaccurate given the highly dynamic and unpredictablebehavior of these objects. When available, please refer to the Observed Magnitude value and consider the Predicted Magnitude as adirectional indication. We acknowledge with thanks the comet observations from the COBS Comet ObservationDatabase contributed by observers worldwide and used in this table toreport recent comet observations.

Today's rise,transit and set times ofComet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) fromGreenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is circumpolar and transits at14:30 UTCreaching a maximum altitude of 84.6°.

  • C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) isabove the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the North direction at an altitude of 8.21° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Sky map showing Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) in Hercules on October, 15 2024.Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is right now.Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
RA: 16h 08m 40s
Dec: +46° 05’ 58”

Deep sky finder chart for Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos).Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)?,a page that provides all the information needed to find Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

The distance of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) from Earth is currently 958,072,684.0 kilometers,equivalent to 6.4043203257 Astronomical Units.Light takes53m 15.786s to travel from Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) and arrive to us.

958,072,684.0

6.4043203257

53m 15.786s

The following chart shows the distance of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) from Earth as a function of time.In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.The value of the distance of C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in theLive Position and Data Tracker.

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099,the closest approach ofComet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) to Earth happens on Tue Feb 17 2026 at a distance of 1.003782 Astronomical Units, or150,163,713 kilometers:

Tue Feb 17 2026

150,163,713

1.003782

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computedwith a sampling interval of 1 day.

The following chart is the predicted light curve(visual magnitude as a function of time) of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos),according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuraciesfor objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepanciesbetween the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) as a function of time

The following table lists the orbital elements of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)at epoch01 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460371.5).Source: JPL Small-Body Database

ElementSymbolValue
Orbit eccentricitye1.00048372
Orbit inclinationi75.21807230°
Perihelion distanceq0.56171583 AU
84,031,492 km
Aphelion distanceQn.a.
Semi-major axisan.a.
Orbital periodperiodn.a.
Date of perihelion transitTp2026-Jan-20 11:09:44
2,461,060.9651 JD
Argument of perihelionperi243.65164937935°
Longitude of the ascending nodenode108.38859762573°
Mean anomalyM-0.017172395831773°
Mean motionn0.00002491°/day

Orbit Diagram of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
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The following table lists the ephemerides of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

DateRight AscensionR.A.DeclinationDec.MagnitudeMagConstellation
2024 Oct 0816h 04m 34s+46° 59’ 38”18.93Hercules
2024 Oct 0916h 05m 14s+46° 51’ 23”18.92Hercules
2024 Oct 1016h 05m 53s+46° 43’ 12”18.91Hercules
2024 Oct 1116h 06m 33s+46° 35’ 05”18.90Hercules
2024 Oct 1216h 07m 14s+46° 27’ 02”18.89Hercules
2024 Oct 1316h 07m 55s+46° 19’ 02”18.89Hercules
2024 Oct 1416h 08m 37s+46° 11’ 06”18.88Hercules
2024 Oct 1516h 09m 19s+46° 03’ 15”18.87Hercules
2024 Oct 1616h 10m 02s+45° 55’ 27”18.86Hercules
2024 Oct 1716h 10m 45s+45° 47’ 43”18.85Hercules
2024 Oct 1816h 11m 30s+45° 40’ 05”18.84Hercules
2024 Oct 1916h 12m 14s+45° 32’ 29”18.83Hercules
2024 Oct 2016h 12m 59s+45° 24’ 58”18.82Hercules
2024 Oct 2116h 13m 44s+45° 17’ 31”18.81Hercules

Compute the position of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)for any date and time between 1 January 2000and 31 December 2099and display the results on an interactive star map.

  • Position and finder charts (see also Where is Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)?)
  • Distance from Earth (see also How far is Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) from Earth?)
  • When does Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) rise and set?
  • Brightness (see also How bright is Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)?)
  • Orbital elements. Detailed informationabout Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) orbital parameters.
  • Interactive orbit visualization. 3dvisualization showing the orbit of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
  • 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) for the past and next 7 days.
  • Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)in the sky from your location.
  • Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.
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