The comet 185P/Petriew
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From Ashburn , 185P/Petriew is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:59 (EST) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:47.
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Name
185P/Petriew
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Object Type
Comet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 18.78 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h13m [1] |
| Declination: | -10°04' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.10 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.698857 |
| Inclination: | 13.99° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 214.10° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 181.91° |
| Epoch of elements: | 19 November 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 53.31° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 0.93 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.27 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.46 years |
Source
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Additional sources
Magnitudes estimates are derived from observations sent into the BAA Comet Section, as compiled by Jonathan Shanklin and last updated on 2 April 2018. We use these amateur observations in preference to the MPC's magnitude estimates, since they are updated much more often. Nonetheless, all comets are intrinsically unpredictable objects, and future magnitude estimates must always be taken with a pinch of salt.