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 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Jan. 27.0003 TT MPC q 1.027537 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0724219 Peri. 207.5191 -0.2704802 -0.5061612 a 5.700193 Node 270.3443 +0.9627127 -0.1378157 e 0.819736 Incl. 54.9790 +0.0049682 -0.8513564 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 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 20.0 2009 05 24 17 50.43 -36 07.3 4.086 5.003 152.0 5.5 20.0 2009 05 29 17 45.78 -35 54.8 4.087 5.036 157.0 4.5 20.0 2009 06 03 17 41.01 -35 40.4 4.096 5.069 161.7 3.6 19.9 2009 06 08 17 36.19 -35 24.1 4.112 5.102 165.7 2.8 19.9 2009 06 13 17 31.38 -35 06.0 4.137 5.135 168.0 2.4 19.9 2009 06 18 17 26.67 -34 46.2 4.169 5.167 167.9 2.4 19.9 2009 06 23 17 22.11 -34 25.0 4.210 5.199 165.3 2.8 20.0 2009 06 28 17 17.76 -34 02.6 4.258 5.231 161.3 3.6 20.1 2009 07 03 17 13.69 -33 39.3 4.314 5.263 156.7 4.4 20.2 2009 07 08 17 09.93 -33 15.4 4.378 5.295 151.7 5.2 20.3 2009 07 13 17 06.51 -32 51.1 4.448 5.327 146.7 6.0 20.3 2009 07 18 17 03.46 -32 26.8 4.525 5.358 141.5 6.8 20.4 2009 07 23 17 00.81 -32 02.8 4.608 5.389 136.4 7.5 20.5 2009 07 28 16 58.55 -31 39.1 4.697 5.420 131.2 8.1 20.6 2009 08 02 16 56.70 -31 16.2 4.790 5.451 126.2 8.6 20.7 2009 08 07 16 55.25 -30 54.1 4.888 5.482 121.1 9.1 20.8 2009 08 12 16 54.19 -30 32.9 4.990 5.512 116.2 9.5 20.8 2009 08 17 16 53.52 -30 12.7 5.095 5.543 111.3 9.8 20.9 2009 08 22 16 53.22 -29 53.7 5.202 5.573 106.4 10.0 21.0 2009 08 27 16 53.27 -29 35.7 5.312 5.603 101.6 10.2 21.0 2009 09 01 16 53.66 -29 18.9 5.423 5.633 96.9 10.2 21.1 2009 09 06 16 54.38 -29 03.2 5.534 5.663 92.2 10.2 21.1 2009 09 11 16 55.39 -28 48.6 5.646 5.693 87.6 10.2 21.2 2009 09 16 16 56.68 -28 35.1 5.757 5.722 83.0 10.0 21.2 2009 09 21 16 58.24 -28 22.4 5.868 5.751 78.4 9.8 21.3 2009 09 26 17 00.05 -28 10.7 5.977 5.781 73.9 9.6 21.3This 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.
