MPC
CBAT
ICQ
15P/Finlay
Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5
T 2008 June 22.5561 TT MPC
q 0.970035 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1517418 Peri. 347.4771 +0.9993760 -0.0210673
a 3.481228 Node 13.8245 +0.0324391 +0.8650272
e 0.721353 Incl. 6.8143 -0.0139772 +0.5012825
P 6.50
From 60 observations 1967-2002, mean residual 1".2. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.10, A2 = +0.0185.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
15P/Finlay Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 June 22.5556 TT MPC q 0.970036 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1517258 Peri. 347.4762 +0.9993762 -0.0210577 a 3.481473 Node 13.8248 +0.0324310 +0.8650279 e 0.721372 Incl. 6.8143 -0.0139826 +0.5012816 P 6.50An 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 06 13 02 19.68 +11 43.5 1.366 0.980 45.7 47.9 12.6 19.4 2008 06 18 02 41.97 +14 07.0 1.385 0.972 44.6 47.2 12.6 19.4 2008 06 23 03 04.17 +16 19.4 1.407 0.970 43.6 46.2 12.6 19.4 2008 06 28 03 26.20 +18 19.4 1.433 0.973 42.7 45.1 12.7 19.4 2008 07 03 03 47.98 +20 06.1 1.462 0.982 42.1 43.9 12.7 19.5 2008 07 08 04 09.43 +21 39.1 1.492 0.997 41.6 42.7 12.9 19.5 2008 07 13 04 30.46 +22 58.5 1.524 1.016 41.4 41.4 13.0 19.6 2008 07 18 04 50.98 +24 04.8 1.556 1.040 41.4 40.2 13.1 19.6 2008 07 23 05 10.93 +24 58.5 1.588 1.068 41.6 39.1 13.3 19.7 2008 07 28 05 30.25 +25 40.6 1.620 1.099 41.9 38.1 13.5 19.8 2008 08 02 05 48.86 +26 12.0 1.651 1.134 42.5 37.2 13.6 19.9 2008 08 07 06 06.73 +26 34.0 1.680 1.172 43.3 36.4 13.8 20.0 2008 08 12 06 23.83 +26 47.6 1.708 1.212 44.3 35.8 14.0 20.0 2008 08 17 06 40.13 +26 53.9 1.734 1.254 45.5 35.2 14.2 20.1 2008 08 22 06 55.65 +26 54.2 1.758 1.297 46.9 34.7 14.4 20.2 2008 08 27 07 10.37 +26 49.3 1.779 1.342 48.4 34.3 14.5 20.3 2008 09 01 07 24.31 +26 40.3 1.797 1.387 50.2 34.0 14.7 20.4 2008 09 06 07 37.46 +26 28.0 1.813 1.434 52.1 33.7 14.9 20.5 2008 09 11 07 49.85 +26 13.4 1.825 1.481 54.1 33.4 15.0 20.6 2008 09 16 08 01.48 +25 57.0 1.835 1.528 56.4 33.2 15.2 20.6 2008 09 21 08 12.38 +25 39.7 1.842 1.576 58.8 33.0 15.3 20.7 2008 09 26 08 22.56 +25 22.0 1.845 1.624 61.4 32.8 15.4 20.8 2008 10 01 08 32.02 +25 04.6 1.845 1.672 64.1 32.6 15.6 20.8 2008 10 06 08 40.75 +24 47.9 1.843 1.720 67.0 32.4 15.7 20.9 2008 10 11 08 48.77 +24 32.6 1.837 1.768 70.1 32.1 15.8 20.9 2008 10 16 08 56.08 +24 18.9 1.829 1.815 73.4 31.7 15.9 21.0 2008 10 21 09 02.66 +24 07.4 1.818 1.863 76.8 31.3 16.0 21.0 2008 10 26 09 08.50 +23 58.4 1.805 1.910 80.4 30.9 16.1 21.0 2008 10 31 09 13.58 +23 52.5 1.789 1.958 84.3 30.3 16.2 21.0 2008 11 05 09 17.87 +23 49.8 1.772 2.004 88.3 29.6 16.3 21.0 2008 11 10 09 21.34 +23 50.7 1.753 2.051 92.5 28.8 16.3 21.0 2008 11 15 09 23.98 +23 55.4 1.734 2.097 96.9 27.9 16.4 21.0 2008 11 20 09 25.75 +24 04.0 1.714 2.143 101.6 26.9 16.5 21.0 2008 11 25 09 26.61 +24 16.7 1.694 2.189 106.4 25.6 16.5 21.0 2008 11 30 09 26.54 +24 33.3 1.675 2.234 111.5 24.3 16.6 21.0 2008 12 05 09 25.51 +24 53.8 1.657 2.279 116.8 22.7 16.7 21.0 2008 12 10 09 23.51 +25 17.7 1.642 2.323 122.3 21.0 16.7 20.9 2008 12 15 09 20.57 +25 44.4 1.630 2.367 128.1 19.1 16.8 20.9 2008 12 20 09 16.70 +26 13.2 1.622 2.411 133.9 17.1 16.9 20.9 2008 12 25 09 11.96 +26 43.4 1.618 2.454 140.0 14.9 16.9 20.8 2008 12 30 09 06.44 +27 13.8 1.620 2.497 146.1 12.7 17.0 20.8 2009 01 04 09 00.27 +27 43.4 1.627 2.539 152.3 10.4 17.1 20.7 2009 01 09 08 53.60 +28 11.0 1.642 2.581 158.3 8.1 17.2 20.7 2009 01 14 08 46.62 +28 35.7 1.664 2.623 163.8 6.0 17.3 20.7 2009 01 19 08 39.51 +28 56.6 1.693 2.664 168.3 4.3 17.4 20.7 2009 01 24 08 32.47 +29 13.4 1.731 2.705 169.9 3.7 17.5 20.7 2009 01 29 08 25.69 +29 25.7 1.775 2.746 167.6 4.4 17.6 20.8 2009 02 03 08 19.34 +29 33.4 1.828 2.786 163.1 5.9 17.8 21.0 2009 02 08 08 13.56 +29 36.8 1.888 2.826 157.8 7.6 17.9 21.2 2009 02 13 08 08.45 +29 36.3 1.954 2.865 152.2 9.3 18.0 21.4 2009 02 18 08 04.07 +29 32.3 2.028 2.904 146.6 10.8 18.2 21.5 2009 02 23 08 00.46 +29 25.4 2.107 2.943 141.0 12.2 18.3 21.7 2009 02 28 07 57.64 +29 15.9 2.191 2.981 135.6 13.4 18.4 21.9 2009 03 05 07 55.60 +29 04.4 2.280 3.019 130.3 14.5 18.6 22.0 2009 03 10 07 54.30 +28 51.1 2.374 3.056 125.2 15.4 18.7 22.2 2009 03 15 07 53.70 +28 36.5 2.471 3.093 120.2 16.1 18.9 22.3 2009 03 20 07 53.76 +28 20.8 2.571 3.130 115.4 16.7 19.0 22.4 2009 03 25 07 54.42 +28 04.2 2.674 3.167 110.7 17.1 19.1 22.5 2009 03 30 07 55.65 +27 46.8 2.779 3.203 106.1 17.4 19.3 22.7 2009 04 04 07 57.38 +27 28.8 2.885 3.238 101.6 17.6 19.4 22.8 2009 04 09 07 59.57 +27 10.1 2.992 3.274 97.3 17.7 19.5 22.9 2009 04 14 08 02.17 +26 50.9 3.100 3.309 93.1 17.6 19.7 23.0 2009 04 19 08 05.14 +26 31.3 3.208 3.344 88.9 17.5 19.8 23.1 2009 04 24 08 08.43 +26 11.1 3.316 3.378 84.9 17.2 19.9 23.2 2009 04 29 08 12.02 +25 50.5 3.424 3.412 80.9 16.9 20.0 23.2 2009 05 04 08 15.87 +25 29.3 3.530 3.446 77.0 16.6 20.1 23.3 2009 05 09 08 19.94 +25 07.7 3.636 3.479 73.1 16.1 20.2 23.4 2009 05 14 08 24.20 +24 45.7 3.739 3.512 69.3 15.6 20.3 23.4 2009 05 19 08 28.64 +24 23.2 3.841 3.545 65.6 15.1 20.4 23.5 2009 05 24 08 33.23 +24 00.2 3.941 3.578 61.9 14.5 20.5 23.6 2009 05 29 08 37.94 +23 36.7 4.038 3.610 58.3 13.8 20.6 23.6 2009 06 03 08 42.77 +23 12.8 4.133 3.642 54.7 13.1 20.7 23.7 2009 06 08 08 47.68 +22 48.5 4.225 3.673 51.1 12.4 20.8 23.7 2009 06 13 08 52.67 +22 23.7 4.313 3.705 47.6 11.7 20.9 23.7 2009 06 18 08 57.71 +21 58.5 4.399 3.736 44.0 10.9 20.9 23.8 2009 06 23 09 02.80 +21 33.0 4.480 3.766 40.6 10.1 21.0 23.8 2009 06 28 09 07.93 +21 07.1 4.558 3.797 37.1 9.3 21.1 23.8 2009 07 03 09 13.08 +20 40.9 4.632 3.827 33.6 8.5 21.2 23.8 2009 07 08 09 18.25 +20 14.4 4.702 3.857 30.2 7.6 21.2 23.8 2009 07 13 09 23.41 +19 47.6 4.767 3.886 26.7 6.8 21.3 23.8 2009 07 18 09 28.56 +19 20.6 4.828 3.916 23.3 5.9 21.3 23.8This 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.
