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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:48
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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Comet 6P/d'Arrest ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 1970 and 01 Jan 1970 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

Time: : UTC

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Where is Comet 6P/d'Arrest?

Altitude: 41.7°   Azimuth: 240.3°   Direction: West-South-West

Comet 6P/d'Arrest is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 07h 58m 48s and the Declination is +16° 50’ 34”.

Right now, from the selected location (Greenwich, United Kingdom), Comet 6P/d'Arrest can be observed looking in the West-South-West direction at an altitude of 42° degrees above the horizon (view Comet 6P/d'Arrest position on a interactive sky map). Given its current brightness (magnitude 26.07), 6P/d'Arrest is visible only through long exposure photography.

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07h 58m 48s
+16° 50’ 34”
Cancer
Map showing Comet 6P/d'Arrest in Cancer on May, 19 2024
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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See also the following additional resources about Comet 6P/d'Arrest