MPC
CBAT
ICQ
9P/Tempel
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 July 5.3153 TT MPC
q 1.506167 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1787117 Peri. 178.8390 -0.3779058 +0.9100015
a 3.121530 Node 68.9373 -0.8509115 -0.2687824
e 0.517491 Incl. 10.5301 -0.3648792 -0.3156792
P 5.52
From 672 observations 1967-2000, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.01, A2 = +0.0018.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
9P/Tempel Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2011 Jan. 11.8637 TT MPC q 1.507904 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1785357 Peri. 178.9199 -0.3766783 +0.9105151 a 3.123580 Node 68.9337 -0.8512684 -0.2676433 e 0.517251 Incl. 10.5287 -0.3653158 -0.3151656 P 5.52An 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 03 55.38 +20 14.3 5.506 4.739 36.6 7.3 22.1 2008 04 19 03 59.51 +20 29.6 5.552 4.739 32.8 6.6 22.1 2008 04 24 04 03.75 +20 44.7 5.594 4.738 28.9 5.9 22.1 2008 04 29 04 08.10 +20 59.6 5.631 4.738 25.1 5.2 22.1 2008 05 04 04 12.54 +21 14.3 5.662 4.737 21.3 4.4 22.0 2008 05 09 04 17.06 +21 28.6 5.689 4.736 17.5 3.7 22.0 2008 05 14 04 21.65 +21 42.6 5.710 4.735 13.8 2.9 22.0 2008 05 19 04 26.30 +21 56.3 5.727 4.734 10.1 2.1 21.9 2008 05 24 04 30.99 +22 09.5 5.737 4.732 6.4 1.4 21.9 2008 05 29 04 35.72 +22 22.2 5.743 4.731 2.7 0.6 21.8 2008 06 03 04 40.47 +22 34.5 5.743 4.729 1.1 0.2 21.7 2008 06 08 04 45.24 +22 46.3 5.738 4.727 4.7 1.0 21.8 2008 06 13 04 50.00 +22 57.6 5.727 4.725 8.3 1.8 21.9 2008 06 18 04 54.76 +23 08.3 5.712 4.722 12.0 2.6 21.9 2008 06 23 04 59.49 +23 18.6 5.691 4.720 15.7 3.3 22.0 2008 06 28 05 04.19 +23 28.3 5.664 4.717 19.3 4.1 22.0 2008 07 03 05 08.85 +23 37.5 5.633 4.714 23.0 4.8 22.0 2008 07 08 05 13.45 +23 46.1 5.597 4.711 26.7 5.6 22.1 2008 07 13 05 17.98 +23 54.3 5.556 4.708 30.5 6.3 22.1 2008 07 18 05 22.42 +24 02.0 5.510 4.705 34.2 7.0 22.1 2008 07 23 05 26.77 +24 09.3 5.460 4.701 38.0 7.6 22.1 2008 07 28 05 31.01 +24 16.2 5.406 4.698 41.8 8.3 22.1 2008 08 02 05 35.13 +24 22.6 5.347 4.694 45.6 8.9 22.1 2008 08 07 05 39.11 +24 28.7 5.284 4.690 49.5 9.5 22.1 2008 08 12 05 42.92 +24 34.6 5.218 4.686 53.4 10.0 22.1 2008 08 17 05 46.57 +24 40.2 5.148 4.681 57.4 10.5 22.1 2008 08 22 05 50.02 +24 45.6 5.075 4.677 61.4 10.9 22.1 2008 08 27 05 53.26 +24 50.8 4.999 4.672 65.5 11.4 22.0 2008 09 01 05 56.28 +24 55.9 4.921 4.667 69.7 11.7 22.0 2008 09 06 05 59.05 +25 01.1 4.840 4.662 73.9 12.0 22.0 2008 09 11 06 01.54 +25 06.2 4.758 4.657 78.2 12.2 22.0 2008 09 16 06 03.75 +25 11.5 4.674 4.651 82.5 12.4 21.9 2008 09 21 06 05.64 +25 16.9 4.589 4.646 87.0 12.5 21.9 2008 09 26 06 07.21 +25 22.4 4.504 4.640 91.5 12.5 21.8 2008 10 01 06 08.41 +25 28.2 4.419 4.634 96.2 12.4 21.8 2008 10 06 06 09.24 +25 34.3 4.334 4.628 100.9 12.2 21.7 2008 10 11 06 09.67 +25 40.6 4.250 4.622 105.7 12.0 21.7 2008 10 16 06 09.69 +25 47.3 4.168 4.615 110.7 11.7 21.6 2008 10 21 06 09.28 +25 54.2 4.089 4.609 115.7 11.2 21.6 2008 10 26 06 08.44 +26 01.3 4.012 4.602 120.9 10.7 21.5 2008 10 31 06 07.14 +26 08.6 3.939 4.595 126.2 10.0 21.4 2008 11 05 06 05.40 +26 16.0 3.870 4.588 131.5 9.3 21.4 2008 11 10 06 03.22 +26 23.3 3.806 4.580 137.0 8.5 21.3 2008 11 15 06 00.62 +26 30.6 3.747 4.573 142.6 7.5 21.2 2008 11 20 05 57.62 +26 37.5 3.695 4.565 148.3 6.5 21.1 2008 11 25 05 54.26 +26 44.0 3.649 4.557 154.1 5.4 21.0 2008 11 30 05 50.58 +26 49.9 3.611 4.549 159.9 4.3 21.0 2008 12 05 05 46.63 +26 55.1 3.580 4.541 165.7 3.1 20.9 2008 12 10 05 42.50 +26 59.5 3.557 4.533 171.3 1.9 20.8 2008 12 15 05 38.24 +27 03.0 3.542 4.524 175.8 0.9 20.7 2008 12 20 05 33.94 +27 05.5 3.535 4.515 174.4 1.2 20.7 2008 12 25 05 29.66 +27 07.1 3.537 4.507 169.1 2.4 20.8 2008 12 30 05 25.50 +27 07.7 3.547 4.497 163.3 3.6 20.9 2009 01 04 05 21.52 +27 07.6 3.564 4.488 157.5 4.8 20.9 2009 01 09 05 17.80 +27 06.8 3.589 4.479 151.6 6.0 21.0 2009 01 14 05 14.40 +27 05.5 3.621 4.469 145.8 7.1 21.1 2009 01 19 05 11.36 +27 03.9 3.660 4.459 140.1 8.1 21.1 2009 01 24 05 08.72 +27 02.0 3.704 4.449 134.4 9.1 21.2 2009 01 29 05 06.52 +27 00.2 3.754 4.439 128.9 9.9 21.3 2009 02 03 05 04.78 +26 58.4 3.809 4.429 123.4 10.7 21.3 2009 02 08 05 03.52 +26 57.0 3.867 4.418 118.1 11.4 21.4 2009 02 13 05 02.72 +26 55.8 3.929 4.407 112.9 11.9 21.4 2009 02 18 05 02.39 +26 55.2 3.993 4.396 107.8 12.4 21.5 2009 02 23 05 02.52 +26 55.0 4.059 4.385 102.8 12.7 21.5 2009 02 28 05 03.09 +26 55.3 4.127 4.374 97.9 13.0 21.5 2009 03 05 05 04.11 +26 56.1 4.195 4.363 93.1 13.1 21.6 2009 03 10 05 05.53 +26 57.4 4.263 4.351 88.4 13.2 21.6 2009 03 15 05 07.35 +26 59.1 4.331 4.339 83.9 13.2 21.6 2009 03 20 05 09.54 +27 01.3 4.398 4.327 79.4 13.1 21.7 2009 03 25 05 12.08 +27 03.8 4.464 4.315 75.0 12.9 21.7 2009 03 30 05 14.95 +27 06.5 4.528 4.302 70.7 12.7 21.7 2009 04 04 05 18.13 +27 09.5 4.589 4.290 66.5 12.3 21.7 2009 04 09 05 21.61 +27 12.7 4.648 4.277 62.4 12.0 21.7 2009 04 14 05 25.35 +27 15.9 4.705 4.264 58.3 11.5 21.7 2009 04 19 05 29.34 +27 19.1 4.758 4.251 54.3 11.1 21.7 2009 04 24 05 33.56 +27 22.2 4.807 4.238 50.4 10.5 21.7 2009 04 29 05 38.00 +27 25.2 4.853 4.224 46.6 10.0 21.7 2009 05 04 05 42.64 +27 28.0 4.895 4.210 42.8 9.4 21.7 2009 05 09 05 47.46 +27 30.5 4.932 4.196 39.0 8.7 21.7 2009 05 14 05 52.44 +27 32.6 4.966 4.182 35.3 8.0 21.7 2009 05 19 05 57.58 +27 34.4 4.995 4.168 31.7 7.3 21.6This 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.
