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Peltier

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C/1936 K1 (Peltier)

Peltier is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.1 AU to 272.32 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 1,598.5 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 20 February 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
102.326 AU
True anomaly
170.58°
Distance from Earth
102.382 AU
As of
24 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth Peltier — 102.326 AU from the Sun Peltier
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Peltier is 102.382 AU from Earth today (14.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 54m 19s
Declination
-19° 59′ 25″
Constellation
Puppis
Distance from Earth
102.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
87.14° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
136.709 AU
Eccentricity
0.992
Inclination
78.55°
Orbital period
1,598.5 years
Perihelion
1.1 AU
Aphelion
272.318 AU
Longitude of ascending node
134.94°
Argument of periapsis
148.48°
Epoch · J2000
2428353.5
Orbit class · COM
Comet
Earth MOID · 64.6 LD
0.166 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
0.296

Orbit quality

Observations used
113
Data arc
157 days
First observed
18 May 1936
Last observed
22 October 1936
Residual RMS
0.84 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 February 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.6
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 18
6.6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1936 K1

Named

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