MPC
CBAT
ICQ
8P/Tuttle
Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5
T 2008 Jan. 27.0229 TT MPC
q 1.027132 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0723924 Peri. 207.5068 -0.2703035 -0.5061908
a 5.701737 Node 270.3416 +0.9627614 -0.1375728
e 0.819856 Incl. 54.9830 +0.0051391 -0.8513781
P 13.6
From 1058 observations 1967-2008, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.11, A2 = +0.0137.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
8P/Tuttle Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 Jan. 27.0212 TT MPC q 1.027136 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0724212 Peri. 207.5060 -0.2702921 -0.5061995 a 5.700227 Node 270.3412 +0.9627646 -0.1375580 e 0.819808 Incl. 54.9828 +0.0051513 -0.8513753 P 13.6An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Personalized ephemerides for this (and other) objects may be generated using the Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service.
Recent magnitude estimates for this comet (as reported to the ICQ) may be available.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2WARNING! 2008 04 14 05 37.73 -62 15.1 1.232 1.533 85.9 40.8 12.2 16.0 2008 04 19 05 59.62 -62 48.8 1.256 1.583 88.1 39.4 12.5 16.1 2008 04 24 06 23.31 -63 14.9 1.280 1.633 90.4 38.0 12.8 16.1 2008 04 29 06 48.62 -63 31.4 1.305 1.684 92.6 36.7 13.1 16.2 2008 05 04 07 15.25 -63 36.9 1.331 1.735 94.8 35.4 13.4 16.3 2008 05 09 07 42.76 -63 30.1 1.360 1.787 96.8 34.1 13.7 16.3 2008 05 14 08 10.63 -63 10.3 1.391 1.838 98.6 32.9 14.0 16.4 2008 05 19 08 38.31 -62 37.6 1.426 1.890 100.2 31.8 14.3 16.5 2008 05 24 09 05.29 -61 52.7 1.465 1.941 101.6 30.7 14.6 16.6 2008 05 29 09 31.18 -60 56.9 1.509 1.993 102.6 29.8 14.9 16.7 2008 06 03 09 55.72 -59 52.3 1.557 2.044 103.3 28.9 15.2 16.8 2008 06 08 10 18.78 -58 41.1 1.610 2.095 103.6 28.1 15.5 16.9 2008 06 13 10 40.30 -57 25.5 1.669 2.146 103.5 27.4 15.7 17.0 2008 06 18 11 00.33 -56 07.6 1.732 2.197 103.1 26.8 16.0 17.1 2008 06 23 11 18.95 -54 49.1 1.800 2.248 102.3 26.2 16.3 17.2 2008 06 28 11 36.28 -53 31.6 1.873 2.298 101.2 25.7 16.6 17.3 2008 07 03 11 52.47 -52 16.2 1.951 2.348 99.8 25.3 16.9 17.5 2008 07 08 12 07.64 -51 04.0 2.033 2.398 98.1 24.8 17.1 17.6 2008 07 13 12 21.90 -49 55.5 2.119 2.448 96.2 24.4 17.4 17.7 2008 07 18 12 35.37 -48 51.2 2.208 2.497 94.2 24.0 17.7 17.8 2008 07 23 12 48.14 -47 51.2 2.301 2.546 91.9 23.5 17.9 17.9 2008 07 28 13 00.29 -46 55.7 2.397 2.594 89.5 23.0 18.1 2008 08 02 13 11.92 -46 04.5 2.495 2.643 86.9 22.5 18.2 2008 08 07 13 23.09 -45 17.7 2.595 2.691 84.3 22.0 18.3 2008 08 12 13 33.84 -44 34.9 2.698 2.738 81.5 21.5 18.4 2008 08 17 13 44.23 -43 56.1 2.801 2.786 78.7 20.9 18.5 2008 08 22 13 54.31 -43 20.8 2.905 2.833 75.8 20.3 18.6 2008 08 27 14 04.10 -42 48.9 3.010 2.880 72.9 19.6 18.7 2008 09 01 14 13.64 -42 20.1 3.115 2.926 69.9 18.9 18.8 2008 09 06 14 22.96 -41 54.2 3.220 2.972 66.9 18.2 18.8 2008 09 11 14 32.08 -41 30.9 3.324 3.018 63.8 17.4 18.9 2008 09 16 14 41.01 -41 09.9 3.427 3.064 60.7 16.6 19.0 2008 09 21 14 49.78 -40 51.0 3.529 3.109 57.6 15.8 19.1 2008 09 26 14 58.39 -40 34.0 3.629 3.154 54.5 15.0 19.1 2008 10 01 15 06.87 -40 18.7 3.727 3.198 51.3 14.1 19.2 2008 10 06 15 15.21 -40 04.9 3.823 3.243 48.1 13.3 19.2 2008 10 11 15 23.43 -39 52.5 3.916 3.287 45.0 12.4 19.3 2008 10 16 15 31.52 -39 41.1 4.006 3.330 41.8 11.5 19.3 2008 10 21 15 39.49 -39 30.8 4.093 3.374 38.6 10.6 19.4 2008 10 26 15 47.35 -39 21.3 4.177 3.417 35.5 9.7 19.4 2008 10 31 15 55.10 -39 12.5 4.257 3.460 32.4 8.8 19.4 2008 11 05 16 02.73 -39 04.4 4.332 3.502 29.4 8.0 19.5 2008 11 10 16 10.24 -38 56.9 4.404 3.544 26.4 7.1 19.5 2008 11 15 16 17.63 -38 49.7 4.470 3.586 23.7 6.4 19.5 2008 11 20 16 24.89 -38 42.9 4.532 3.628 21.1 5.6 19.5 2008 11 25 16 32.03 -38 36.5 4.590 3.670 18.9 5.0 19.6 2008 11 30 16 39.04 -38 30.2 4.642 3.711 17.1 4.5 19.6 2008 12 05 16 45.90 -38 24.2 4.689 3.752 16.0 4.2 19.6 2008 12 10 16 52.61 -38 18.3 4.731 3.792 15.8 4.0 19.6 2008 12 15 16 59.16 -38 12.5 4.767 3.833 16.4 4.2 19.7 2008 12 20 17 05.55 -38 06.9 4.798 3.873 17.8 4.5 19.7 2008 12 25 17 11.77 -38 01.4 4.823 3.913 19.9 4.9 19.8 2008 12 30 17 17.80 -37 55.9 4.843 3.952 22.5 5.5 19.9 2009 01 04 17 23.63 -37 50.6 4.857 3.992 25.4 6.1 19.9 2009 01 09 17 29.25 -37 45.4 4.866 4.031 28.7 6.7 20.0 2009 01 14 17 34.65 -37 40.3 4.870 4.070 32.1 7.4 20.0 2009 01 19 17 39.81 -37 35.4 4.868 4.108 35.6 8.0 20.1 2009 01 24 17 44.73 -37 30.6 4.861 4.147 39.4 8.7 20.1 2009 01 29 17 49.38 -37 26.1 4.849 4.185 43.2 9.3 20.2 2009 02 03 17 53.76 -37 21.8 4.832 4.223 47.1 9.8 20.2 2009 02 08 17 57.83 -37 17.8 4.811 4.261 51.1 10.4 20.2 2009 02 13 18 01.60 -37 14.0 4.785 4.298 55.2 10.9 20.2 2009 02 18 18 05.04 -37 10.6 4.756 4.335 59.3 11.3 20.3 2009 02 23 18 08.13 -37 07.5 4.722 4.372 63.5 11.7 20.3 2009 02 28 18 10.86 -37 04.7 4.686 4.409 67.9 12.0 20.3 2009 03 05 18 13.20 -37 02.3 4.647 4.446 72.2 12.3 20.3 2009 03 10 18 15.15 -37 00.3 4.605 4.482 76.7 12.5 20.3 2009 03 15 18 16.67 -36 58.5 4.561 4.518 81.2 12.6 20.3 2009 03 20 18 17.77 -36 57.1 4.517 4.554 85.9 12.6 20.3 2009 03 25 18 18.41 -36 55.8 4.471 4.590 90.5 12.5 20.3 2009 03 30 18 18.59 -36 54.8 4.425 4.625 95.3 12.4 20.3 2009 04 04 18 18.30 -36 53.7 4.379 4.661 100.2 12.2 20.3 2009 04 09 18 17.52 -36 52.6 4.334 4.696 105.1 11.9 20.3 2009 04 14 18 16.26 -36 51.2 4.291 4.731 110.1 11.5 20.2 2009 04 19 18 14.52 -36 49.4 4.250 4.765 115.2 11.0 20.2 2009 04 24 18 12.30 -36 46.9 4.213 4.800 120.4 10.4 20.2 2009 04 29 18 09.61 -36 43.7 4.179 4.834 125.6 9.8 20.2 2009 05 04 18 06.50 -36 39.3 4.149 4.868 130.8 9.0 20.1 2009 05 09 18 02.97 -36 33.7 4.124 4.902 136.1 8.2 20.1 2009 05 14 17 59.09 -36 26.6 4.105 4.936 141.5 7.3 20.1 2009 05 19 17 54.89 -36 17.8 4.092 4.970 146.8 6.4 20.0This comet gets close to the sun during the period covered in the ephemeris below. Observers are warned to be wary of observing comets near the sun. NEVER point any kind of optical instrument at the sun--instant blindness will be the probable result.
