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C/1932 M2 (Geddes)

Geddes is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 2.31 AU to 6,553.34 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 187,666.8 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
113.613 AU
True anomaly
163.74°
Distance from Earth
112.962 AU
As of
25 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 Geddes — 113.613 AU from the Sun Geddes
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Geddes is 112.962 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 41m 46s
Declination
+57° 36′ 01″
Constellation
Camelopardalis
Distance from Earth
112.96 AU
Elongation from the Sun
131.07° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
3,277.828 AU
Eccentricity
0.9993
Inclination
124.98°
Orbital period
187,666.8 years
Perihelion
2.313 AU
Aphelion
6,553.344 AU
Longitude of ascending node
216.08°
Argument of periapsis
329.63°
Epoch · J2000
2427167.5
Orbit class · COM
Comet
Earth MOID · 539.2 LD
1.3855 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
-1.079

Orbit quality

Observations used
15
Data arc
69 days
First observed
18 March 1933
Last observed
26 May 1933
Residual RMS
0.71 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.1
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5
6.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1932 M2

Named

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