44P/Reinmuth
Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5
T 2008 Feb. 18.2563 TT MPC
q 2.106383 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1393614 Peri. 58.0680 +0.9600976 +0.2617122
a 3.684464 Node 286.6006 -0.2784928 +0.8624520
e 0.428307 Incl. 5.9047 -0.0255816 +0.4332242
P 7.07
From 418 observations 1993-2007, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = -0.01, A2 = -0.0504.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
44P/Reinmuth Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 Feb. 18.2699 TT MPC q 2.106401 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1393563 Peri. 58.0733 +0.9601215 +0.2616245 a 3.684554 Node 286.6006 -0.2784140 +0.8624775 e 0.428316 Incl. 5.9047 -0.0255420 +0.4332265 P 7.07An 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 07 13 03 33.21 +23 59.0 2.824 2.377 54.2 20.3 16.2 21.1 2008 07 18 03 41.90 +24 29.9 2.792 2.394 56.9 20.8 16.2 21.2 2008 07 23 03 50.37 +24 58.5 2.758 2.411 59.7 21.3 16.2 21.2 2008 07 28 03 58.59 +25 24.8 2.723 2.428 62.5 21.8 16.3 21.2 2008 08 02 04 06.54 +25 49.0 2.686 2.446 65.5 22.2 16.3 21.2 2008 08 07 04 14.19 +26 11.1 2.648 2.464 68.5 22.5 16.3 21.2 2008 08 12 04 21.50 +26 31.1 2.609 2.483 71.6 22.8 16.3 21.1 2008 08 17 04 28.46 +26 49.3 2.568 2.501 74.8 23.0 16.3 21.1 2008 08 22 04 35.02 +27 05.7 2.526 2.520 78.1 23.1 16.3 21.1 2008 08 27 04 41.16 +27 20.4 2.483 2.539 81.5 23.2 16.3 21.1 2008 09 01 04 46.84 +27 33.5 2.439 2.558 85.1 23.1 16.4 21.1 2008 09 06 04 52.02 +27 45.1 2.395 2.578 88.7 23.0 16.4 21.0 2008 09 11 04 56.66 +27 55.4 2.351 2.597 92.5 22.8 16.4 21.0 2008 09 16 05 00.73 +28 04.4 2.306 2.617 96.5 22.4 16.4 21.0 2008 09 21 05 04.18 +28 12.1 2.262 2.637 100.5 22.0 16.4 20.9 2008 09 26 05 06.99 +28 18.7 2.218 2.657 104.8 21.4 16.4 20.9 2008 10 01 05 09.11 +28 24.2 2.176 2.678 109.2 20.7 16.4 20.8 2008 10 06 05 10.52 +28 28.4 2.135 2.698 113.8 19.8 16.4 20.8 2008 10 11 05 11.18 +28 31.5 2.096 2.718 118.5 18.8 16.4 20.7 2008 10 16 05 11.10 +28 33.2 2.060 2.739 123.5 17.7 16.4 20.7 2008 10 21 05 10.27 +28 33.5 2.027 2.760 128.6 16.4 16.4 20.6 2008 10 26 05 08.69 +28 32.3 1.998 2.781 133.9 14.9 16.5 20.6 2008 10 31 05 06.40 +28 29.2 1.973 2.802 139.3 13.4 16.5 20.5 2008 11 05 05 03.45 +28 24.2 1.953 2.822 144.9 11.7 16.5 20.4 2008 11 10 04 59.91 +28 17.0 1.939 2.843 150.6 9.8 16.5 20.3 2008 11 15 04 55.89 +28 07.7 1.931 2.865 156.4 7.9 16.6 20.3 2008 11 20 04 51.49 +27 56.1 1.929 2.886 162.2 6.0 16.6 20.2 2008 11 25 04 46.84 +27 42.5 1.934 2.907 168.0 4.1 16.7 20.1 2008 11 30 04 42.08 +27 26.9 1.947 2.928 173.0 2.3 16.7 20.0 2008 12 05 04 37.35 +27 09.6 1.967 2.949 174.8 1.7 16.8 20.0 2008 12 10 04 32.81 +26 51.2 1.994 2.970 171.0 3.0 16.9 20.2 2008 12 15 04 28.56 +26 32.0 2.028 2.992 165.6 4.7 17.0 20.3 2008 12 20 04 24.71 +26 12.7 2.070 3.013 159.8 6.5 17.1 20.5 2008 12 25 04 21.35 +25 53.5 2.119 3.034 154.1 8.1 17.2 20.6 2008 12 30 04 18.54 +25 35.1 2.174 3.055 148.4 9.7 17.3 20.7 2009 01 04 04 16.33 +25 17.9 2.235 3.077 142.9 11.1 17.4 20.9 2009 01 09 04 14.75 +25 02.0 2.302 3.098 137.4 12.4 17.5 21.0 2009 01 14 04 13.79 +24 47.8 2.373 3.119 132.1 13.5 17.6 21.1 2009 01 19 04 13.45 +24 35.4 2.449 3.140 126.9 14.5 17.7 21.2 2009 01 24 04 13.72 +24 24.9 2.529 3.161 121.9 15.3 17.8 21.4 2009 01 29 04 14.57 +24 16.1 2.612 3.182 117.0 16.0 17.9 21.5 2009 02 03 04 15.97 +24 09.2 2.698 3.203 112.2 16.6 18.0 21.6 2009 02 08 04 17.89 +24 04.0 2.787 3.224 107.6 17.0 18.2 21.7 2009 02 13 04 20.30 +24 00.2 2.877 3.245 103.0 17.2 18.3 21.8 2009 02 18 04 23.15 +23 57.9 2.968 3.266 98.6 17.4 18.4 21.8 2009 02 23 04 26.42 +23 56.7 3.061 3.287 94.3 17.5 18.5 21.9 2009 02 28 04 30.07 +23 56.6 3.154 3.308 90.1 17.4 18.6 22.0 2009 03 05 04 34.08 +23 57.3 3.247 3.329 86.0 17.3 18.7 22.1 2009 03 10 04 38.40 +23 58.7 3.340 3.349 82.0 17.1 18.8 22.1 2009 03 15 04 43.02 +24 00.6 3.432 3.370 78.1 16.8 18.9 22.2 2009 03 20 04 47.89 +24 02.8 3.523 3.390 74.2 16.4 19.0 22.3 2009 03 25 04 53.01 +24 05.1 3.614 3.411 70.4 16.0 19.1 22.3 2009 03 30 04 58.35 +24 07.5 3.702 3.431 66.7 15.5 19.2 22.4 2009 04 04 05 03.88 +24 09.8 3.789 3.452 63.0 15.0 19.3 22.4 2009 04 09 05 09.58 +24 11.8 3.873 3.472 59.4 14.4 19.3 22.5 2009 04 14 05 15.44 +24 13.5 3.956 3.492 55.8 13.7 19.4 22.5 2009 04 19 05 21.43 +24 14.7 4.036 3.512 52.3 13.1 19.5 22.5 2009 04 24 05 27.54 +24 15.4 4.113 3.532 48.8 12.4 19.6 22.5 2009 04 29 05 33.75 +24 15.5 4.187 3.552 45.3 11.6 19.7 22.6 2009 05 04 05 40.04 +24 14.8 4.258 3.572 41.9 10.9 19.7 22.6 2009 05 09 05 46.41 +24 13.5 4.326 3.591 38.5 10.1 19.8 22.6 2009 05 14 05 52.84 +24 11.3 4.390 3.611 35.2 9.3 19.9 22.6 2009 05 19 05 59.31 +24 08.3 4.451 3.631 31.8 8.4 19.9 22.6 2009 05 24 06 05.81 +24 04.4 4.508 3.650 28.5 7.6 20.0 22.6 2009 05 29 06 12.34 +23 59.6 4.561 3.669 25.2 6.7 20.1 22.6 2009 06 03 06 18.87 +23 53.8 4.610 3.689 21.9 5.9 20.1 22.6 2009 06 08 06 25.41 +23 47.2 4.656 3.708 18.6 5.0 20.2 22.6 2009 06 13 06 31.92 +23 39.6 4.697 3.727 15.3 4.1 20.2 22.6 2009 06 18 06 38.42 +23 31.1 4.733 3.746 12.0 3.2 20.3 22.6 2009 06 23 06 44.89 +23 21.7 4.766 3.765 8.7 2.4 20.3 22.5 2009 06 28 06 51.32 +23 11.4 4.794 3.783 5.5 1.5 20.4 22.5 2009 07 03 06 57.69 +23 00.2 4.818 3.802 2.2 0.6 20.4 22.4 2009 07 08 07 04.00 +22 48.2 4.837 3.820 1.1 0.3 20.5 22.4 2009 07 13 07 10.24 +22 35.4 4.851 3.839 4.4 1.2 20.5 22.5 2009 07 18 07 16.40 +22 21.8 4.862 3.857 7.8 2.0 20.5 22.6 2009 07 23 07 22.48 +22 07.5 4.867 3.875 11.1 2.9 20.6 22.7 2009 07 28 07 28.46 +21 52.5 4.868 3.893 14.5 3.7 20.6 22.7 2009 08 02 07 34.33 +21 36.9 4.865 3.911 17.9 4.6 20.6 22.8 2009 08 07 07 40.08 +21 20.7 4.857 3.929 21.3 5.4 20.6 22.8 2009 08 12 07 45.71 +21 04.1 4.844 3.947 24.8 6.2 20.7 22.9 2009 08 17 07 51.20 +20 47.0 4.827 3.965 28.3 6.9 20.7 22.9This 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.