When Is 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) Visible During the Year?
See how 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) will remain visible until March 18, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS)
Based on the amount of time 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, October 2027, November 2026.
90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) Visibility Throughout the Year
90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) visibility on 2026-10-17
90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) Visible from before midnight until sunrise
90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) rise and set timetable
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Moonrise, 25.9% illuminated  | 11:16 | -19° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:55 | -41° |
| Moonset | 20:29 | -13° |
| 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) rise | 21:37 | |
| 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) transit | 03:35 | 52° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:51 | 52° |
| Twilight end (−12°) | 04:21 | 51° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:51 | 48° |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 45° |
| 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) set | 09:33 |
Track 90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) position throughout the night
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90004981 C/2026 S2 (ATLAS) Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-17 | 21:36 - 09:32 | 03:34 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 06h 11m 11s", Dec: 00° 20' 18s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 21:04 - 08:56 | 03:00 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 06h 04m 32s", Dec: 00° 59' 20s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 20:31 - 08:19 | 02:25 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 05h 56m 45s", Dec: -1° 38' 10s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 19:56 - 07:41 | 01:49 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 05h 47m 51s", Dec: -2° 15' 52s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 19:21 - 07:02 | 01:12 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 05h 38m 37s", Dec: -2° 48' 51s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 18:45 - 06:22 | 00:34 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 05h 27m 48s", Dec: -3° 21' 03s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 18:07 - 05:42 | 23:54 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 05h 16m 13s", Dec: -3° 48' 38s @ Orion | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 17:29 - 05:01 | 23:15 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 05h 04m 08s", Dec: -4° 10' 31s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 16:50 - 04:21 | 22:35 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 04h 51m 51s", Dec: -4° 25' 48s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 16:10 - 03:41 | 21:55 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 04h 39m 39s", Dec: -4° 33' 59s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 15:31 - 03:01 | 21:16 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 04h 27m 53s", Dec: -4° 35' 00s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 14:52 - 02:23 | 20:38 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 04h 16m 46s", Dec: -4° 29' 12s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 14:14 - 01:46 | 20:00 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 04h 06m 32s", Dec: -4° 17' 10s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 13:36 - 01:10 | 19:23 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 03h 57m 19s", Dec: -3° 59' 45s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 13:00 - 00:35 | 18:48 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 03h 49m 13s", Dec: -3° 37' 57s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 12:24 - 00:02 | 18:13 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 03h 42m 14s", Dec: -3° 12' 43s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 11:49 - 23:30 | 17:40 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 03h 36m 21s", Dec: -2° 44' 54s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 11:15 - 22:59 | 17:07 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 03h 31m 32s", Dec: -2° 15' 20s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 10:42 - 22:30 | 16:36 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 03h 27m 41s", Dec: -1° 44' 43s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 10:10 - 22:01 | 16:05 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 03h 24m 43s", Dec: -1° 13' 39s @ Eridanus | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 09:39 - 21:33 | 15:36 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 03h 22m 34s", Dec: 00° 42' 33s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 09:08 - 21:05 | 15:07 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 03h 21m 07s", Dec: 00° 11' 52s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 08:35 - 20:34 | 14:35 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 03h 20m 18s", Dec: 00° 18' 03s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 08:05 - 20:08 | 14:07 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 03h 20m 00s", Dec: 00° 46' 57s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 07:37 - 19:42 | 13:39 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 03h 20m 10s", Dec: 01° 14' 37s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 07:08 - 19:17 | 13:12 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 03h 20m 43s", Dec: 01° 40' 50s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 06:40 - 18:51 | 12:46 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 03h 21m 35s", Dec: 02° 05' 25s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 06:13 - 18:26 | 12:19 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 03h 22m 41s", Dec: 02° 28' 12s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 05:45 - 18:01 | 11:53 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 03h 23m 58s", Dec: 02° 49' 04s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 05:18 - 17:36 | 11:27 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 03h 25m 23s", Dec: 03° 07' 52s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 04:51 - 17:10 | 11:01 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 03h 26m 52s", Dec: 03° 24' 26s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 04:25 - 16:45 | 10:35 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 03h 28m 21s", Dec: 03° 38' 39s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 03:58 - 16:20 | 10:09 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 03h 29m 47s", Dec: 03° 50' 25s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 03:31 - 15:54 | 09:43 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 03h 31m 06s", Dec: 03° 59' 32s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 03:05 - 15:28 | 09:16 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 03h 32m 16s", Dec: 04° 05' 52s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 02:38 - 15:01 | 08:50 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 03h 33m 11s", Dec: 04° 09' 15s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 02:11 - 14:34 | 08:23 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 03h 33m 49s", Dec: 04° 09' 33s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 01:44 - 14:07 | 07:55 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 03h 34m 05s", Dec: 04° 06' 32s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 01:17 - 13:39 | 07:28 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 03h 33m 55s", Dec: 04° 00' 01s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 00:49 - 13:10 | 07:00 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 03h 33m 13s", Dec: 03° 49' 47s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 00:21 - 12:41 | 06:31 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 03h 31m 56s", Dec: 03° 35' 40s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 23:52 - 12:10 | 06:01 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 03h 29m 57s", Dec: 03° 17' 24s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 23:23 - 11:39 | 05:31 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 03h 27m 12s", Dec: 02° 54' 48s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 22:53 - 11:06 | 05:00 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 03h 23m 34s", Dec: 02° 27' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 22:23 - 10:33 | 04:28 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 03h 18m 58s", Dec: 01° 56' 05s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 21:52 - 09:58 | 03:55 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 03h 13m 21s", Dec: 01° 19' 52s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 21:19 - 09:21 | 03:20 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 03h 06m 37s", Dec: 00° 39' 14s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 20:46 - 08:44 | 02:45 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 02h 58m 46s", Dec: 00° 05' 24s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 20:12 - 08:05 | 02:09 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 02h 49m 47s", Dec: 00° 53' 22s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 19:37 - 07:25 | 01:31 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 02h 39m 45s", Dec: -1° 43' 44s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 19:01 - 06:44 | 00:53 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 02h 28m 47s", Dec: -2° 35' 11s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-10-09 | 18:25 - 06:02 | 00:13 | 16:35 - 05:08 | RA: 02h 17m 05s", Dec: -3° 26' 08s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-10-16 | 17:48 - 05:20 | 23:34 | 16:25 - 05:15 | RA: 02h 04m 55s", Dec: -4° 14' 52s @ Cetus | |||||