July 13, 2020
12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.
Griffith Observatory
Tracking Comet NEOWISE, July-August 2020
In July 2020, the Observatory provided observing guidance for the arrival of Comet Neowise, which definitely lived up to its billing.
Upcoming Astronomical Observing at Griffith Observatory
EVENING SKY CHART for Comet NEOWISE
MORNING SKY CHART for Comet NEOWISE
Ephemeris data for NEOWISE (C/2020 F3)
Positions for 9:30 p.m., PST
Calculated for Los Angeles California by Starry Night/Carina Software. Magnitudes Seiichi Yoshida (analysis June 27)
| Date 2020 | Set | Mag | Az | Alt | RA | Dec | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13 | 9:55 PM | 2 | 327.4° | 2.1° | 7h 29.2m | 45° 50.0′ | Lynx |
| July 14 | 10:16 PM | 2.1 | 326.3° | 4.2° | 7h 46.2m | 46° 45.9′ | Lynx |
| July 15 | 10:37 PM | 2.3 | 325.0° | 6.5° | 8h 4.7m | 47° 28.8′ | Lynx |
| July 16 | 10:58 PM | 2.5 | 323.5° | 8.7° | 8h 24.6m | 47° 56.7′ | Lynx |
| July 17 | 11:16 PM | 2.8 | 321.7° | 11.0° | 8h 45.5m | 48° 7.5′ | Ursa Major |
| July 18 | 11:33 PM | 2.9 | 319.7° | 13.2° | 9h 7.1m | 47° 59.9′ | Ursa Major |
| July 19 | 11:46 PM | 3.1 | 317.5° | 15.4° | 9h 29.0m | 47° 33.0′ | Ursa Major |
| July 20 | 11:57 PM | 3.2 | 315.2° | 17.5° | 9h 50.7m | 46° 47.1′ | Ursa Major |
| July 21 | 12:05 AM | 3.4 | 312.6° | 19.5° | 10h 11.7m | 45° 43.2′ | Ursa Major |
| July 22 | 12:11 AM | 3.6 | 309.9° | 21.4° | 10h 31.8m | 44° 23.3′ | Ursa Major |
| July 23 | 12:15 AM | 3.8 | 307.1° | 23.1° | 10h 50.6m | 42° 49.7′ | Ursa Major |
| July 24 | 12:17 AM | 3.9 | 304.2° | 24.7° | 11h 8.2m | 41° 5.2′ | Ursa Major |
| July 25 | 12:18 AM | 4.1 | 301.3° | 26.0° | 11h 24.3m | 39° 12.8′ | Ursa Major |
| July 26 | 12:19 AM | 4.3 | 298.3° | 27.2° | 11h 39.0m | 37° 15.0′ | Ursa Major |
| July 27 | 12:18 AM | 4.5 | 295.4° | 28.1° | 11h 52.4m | 35° 14.3′ | Ursa Major |
| July 28 | 12:17 AM | 4.7 | 292.5° | 28.9° | 12h 4.6m | 33° 12.9′ | Ursa Major |
| July 29 | 12:16 AM | 4.9 | 289.7° | 29.4° | 12h 15.7m | 31° 12.3′ | Coma Berenices |
| July 30 | 12:14 AM | 5.1 | 287.0° | 29.8° | 12h 25.7m | 29° 13.9′ | Coma Berenices |
| July 31 | 12:12 AM | 5.3 | 284.4° | 30.0° | 12h 34.9m | 27° 18.8′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 01 | 12:09 AM | 5.5 | 282.0° | 30.1° | 12h 43.2m | 25° 27.5′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 02 | 12:07 AM | 5.7 | 279.7° | 30.0° | 12h 50.8m | 23° 40.5′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 03 | 12:04 AM | 5.9 | 277.6° | 29.9° | 12h 57.8m | 21° 58.1′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 04 | 12:01 AM | 6.1 | 275.6° | 29.6° | 13h 4.2m | 20° 20.5′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 05 | 11:58 PM | 6.3 | 273.8° | 29.3° | 13h 10.1m | 18° 47.6′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 06 | 11:55 PM | 6.4 | 272.1° | 28.8° | 13h 15.5m | 17° 19.3′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 07 | 11:52 PM | 6.6 | 270.6° | 28.4° | 13h 20.6m | 15° 55.4′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 08 | 11:49 PM | 6.7 | 269.2° | 27.8° | 13h 25.2m | 14° 35.9′ | Coma Berenices |
| August 09 | 11:45 PM | 6.9 | 268.0° | 27.3° | 13h 29.6m | 13° 20.5′ | Virgo |
| August 19 | 11:42 PM | 7.1 | 266.8° | 26.7° | 13h 33.7m | 12° 9.0′ | Virgo |
| August 11 | 11:39 PM | 7.2 | 265.8° | 26.0° | 13h 37.6m | 11° 1.2′ | Boˆtes |
| Augsut 12 | 11:35 PM | 7.4 | 264.8° | 25.4° | 13h 41.2m | 9° 56.9′ | Boˆtes |
| August 13 | 11:32 PM | 7.6 | 263.9° | 24.7° | 13h 44.6m | 8° 55.8′ | Boˆtes |
| August 14 | 11:29 PM | 7.7 | 263.2° | 24.0° | 13h 47.8m | 7° 57.7′ | Boˆtes |
| August 15 | 11:25 PM | 7.9 | 262.5° | 23.3° | 13h 50.9m | 7° 2.5′ | Virgo |