MPC
CBAT
ICQ
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5
T 2009 Feb. 28.3641 TT MPC
q 1.246518 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1528604 Peri. 12.6996 +0.4568649 -0.8845373
a 3.464224 Node 50.1974 +0.8050398 +0.3661103
e 0.640174 Incl. 7.0409 +0.3783985 +0.2890622
P 6.45
From 1154 observations 1969-2004, mean residual 0".9. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.05, A2 = +0.0096.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2009 Feb. 28.3606 TT MPC q 1.246543 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1528542 Peri. 12.6956 +0.4569199 -0.8845089 a 3.464318 Node 50.1978 +0.8050174 +0.3661607 e 0.640176 Incl. 7.0409 +0.3783796 +0.2890852 P 6.45An 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 21 15.59 -28 24.5 1.423 2.398 159.7 8.4 15.6 21.2 2008 08 27 21 09.54 -28 46.1 1.408 2.360 154.5 10.6 15.5 21.3 2008 09 01 21 03.73 -29 02.2 1.399 2.323 149.0 12.9 15.4 21.3 2008 09 06 20 58.37 -29 12.5 1.395 2.285 143.4 15.2 15.3 21.4 2008 09 11 20 53.61 -29 16.7 1.396 2.247 137.9 17.5 15.2 21.4 2008 09 16 20 49.61 -29 15.2 1.402 2.208 132.5 19.6 15.2 21.4 2008 09 21 20 46.46 -29 08.0 1.411 2.170 127.2 21.6 15.1 21.5 2008 09 26 20 44.26 -28 55.7 1.423 2.132 122.0 23.5 15.1 21.5 2008 10 01 20 43.05 -28 38.4 1.438 2.093 117.1 25.2 15.0 21.6 2008 10 06 20 42.85 -28 16.7 1.455 2.055 112.3 26.8 14.9 21.6 2008 10 11 20 43.67 -27 50.7 1.474 2.016 107.8 28.1 14.9 21.6 2008 10 16 20 45.49 -27 20.9 1.492 1.978 103.4 29.4 14.8 21.6 2008 10 21 20 48.25 -26 47.4 1.512 1.939 99.3 30.4 14.8 21.6 2008 10 26 20 51.93 -26 10.3 1.531 1.901 95.3 31.4 14.7 21.7 2008 10 31 20 56.48 -25 29.5 1.550 1.863 91.5 32.2 14.7 21.7 2008 11 05 21 01.86 -24 45.2 1.568 1.825 88.0 32.9 14.6 21.7 2008 11 10 21 08.02 -23 57.1 1.585 1.787 84.6 33.5 14.5 21.7 2008 11 15 21 14.90 -23 05.2 1.601 1.750 81.3 34.0 14.5 21.6 2008 11 20 21 22.46 -22 09.4 1.615 1.713 78.3 34.4 14.4 21.6 2008 11 25 21 30.66 -21 09.5 1.628 1.677 75.3 34.7 14.3 21.6 2008 11 30 21 39.46 -20 05.3 1.639 1.641 72.6 35.0 14.2 21.6 2008 12 05 21 48.83 -18 56.6 1.649 1.606 70.0 35.2 14.1 21.6 2008 12 10 21 58.73 -17 43.3 1.657 1.571 67.6 35.4 14.1 21.5 2008 12 15 22 09.13 -16 25.4 1.663 1.538 65.3 35.5 14.0 21.5 2008 12 20 22 20.01 -15 02.6 1.668 1.505 63.1 35.7 13.9 21.5 2008 12 25 22 31.35 -13 34.9 1.671 1.474 61.1 35.8 13.8 21.4 2008 12 30 22 43.13 -12 02.3 1.673 1.444 59.3 35.8 13.7 21.4 2009 01 04 22 55.34 -10 24.8 1.674 1.415 57.5 35.9 13.6 21.3 2009 01 09 23 07.97 -08 42.5 1.674 1.389 56.0 35.9 13.5 21.3 2009 01 14 23 21.02 -06 55.5 1.674 1.363 54.5 36.0 13.5 21.3 2009 01 19 23 34.47 -05 04.2 1.673 1.340 53.3 36.0 13.4 21.2 2009 01 24 23 48.34 -03 08.9 1.671 1.319 52.1 36.1 13.3 21.2 2009 01 29 00 02.63 -01 09.8 1.670 1.301 51.1 36.1 13.3 21.2 2009 02 03 00 17.34 +00 52.2 1.670 1.285 50.2 36.1 13.2 21.1 2009 02 08 00 32.48 +02 56.6 1.670 1.271 49.4 36.1 13.2 21.1 2009 02 13 00 48.06 +05 02.5 1.671 1.261 48.7 36.1 13.1 21.1 2009 02 18 01 04.08 +07 09.2 1.673 1.253 48.2 36.0 13.1 21.1 2009 02 23 01 20.56 +09 15.5 1.677 1.248 47.7 35.9 13.1 21.1 2009 02 28 01 37.50 +11 20.3 1.683 1.247 47.3 35.7 13.1 21.1 2009 03 05 01 54.89 +13 22.6 1.692 1.248 47.0 35.5 13.1 21.1 2009 03 10 02 12.73 +15 20.9 1.702 1.252 46.8 35.3 13.1 21.1 2009 03 15 02 31.00 +17 14.1 1.716 1.259 46.5 35.0 13.2 21.1 2009 03 20 02 49.66 +19 01.0 1.733 1.270 46.3 34.6 13.2 21.1 2009 03 25 03 08.70 +20 40.4 1.753 1.283 46.2 34.1 13.3 21.2 2009 03 30 03 28.04 +22 11.3 1.776 1.298 46.0 33.6 13.4 21.2 2009 04 04 03 47.63 +23 32.8 1.802 1.317 45.8 33.0 13.5 21.3 2009 04 09 04 07.38 +24 44.3 1.832 1.337 45.5 32.3 13.6 21.3 2009 04 14 04 27.21 +25 45.1 1.864 1.360 45.3 31.6 13.7 21.4 2009 04 19 04 47.03 +26 35.2 1.901 1.385 44.9 30.8 13.8 21.4 2009 04 24 05 06.75 +27 14.3 1.940 1.411 44.5 30.0 13.9 21.5 2009 04 29 05 26.27 +27 42.8 1.982 1.440 44.0 29.1 14.1 21.6 2009 05 04 05 45.51 +28 01.0 2.027 1.469 43.4 28.2 14.2 21.6 2009 05 09 06 04.37 +28 09.3 2.075 1.500 42.8 27.2 14.3 21.7 2009 05 14 06 22.80 +28 08.4 2.125 1.533 42.1 26.2 14.5 21.8 2009 05 19 06 40.75 +27 59.1 2.178 1.566 41.2 25.2 14.6 21.8 2009 05 24 06 58.17 +27 42.1 2.232 1.600 40.3 24.2 14.8 21.9 2009 05 29 07 15.05 +27 18.2 2.289 1.635 39.3 23.1 14.9 22.0 2009 06 03 07 31.35 +26 48.2 2.346 1.671 38.2 22.0 15.1 22.0 2009 06 08 07 47.07 +26 12.8 2.405 1.708 37.0 21.0 15.2 22.1 2009 06 13 08 02.23 +25 32.8 2.465 1.744 35.7 19.9 15.4 22.2 2009 06 18 08 16.83 +24 48.9 2.526 1.782 34.4 18.8 15.5 22.2 2009 06 23 08 30.89 +24 01.5 2.587 1.819 32.9 17.7 15.7 22.3 2009 06 28 08 44.44 +23 11.3 2.648 1.857 31.4 16.6 15.8 22.3 2009 07 03 08 57.49 +22 18.9 2.709 1.895 29.8 15.4 15.9 22.4 2009 07 08 09 10.07 +21 24.6 2.770 1.934 28.1 14.3 16.1 22.5 2009 07 13 09 22.21 +20 28.8 2.831 1.972 26.3 13.2 16.2 22.5 2009 07 18 09 33.93 +19 31.8 2.890 2.011 24.5 12.1 16.3 22.6 2009 07 23 09 45.26 +18 34.1 2.949 2.049 22.6 11.0 16.5 22.6 2009 07 28 09 56.22 +17 35.7 3.006 2.088 20.7 9.9 16.6 22.6 2009 08 02 10 06.84 +16 37.1 3.062 2.126 18.7 8.8 16.7 22.7 2009 08 07 10 17.13 +15 38.4 3.116 2.164 16.7 7.7 16.8 22.7 2009 08 12 10 27.11 +14 39.7 3.169 2.203 14.6 6.6 16.9 22.7 2009 08 17 10 36.82 +13 41.3 3.219 2.241 12.4 5.6 17.0 22.7 2009 08 22 10 46.25 +12 43.2 3.267 2.279 10.3 4.6 17.1 22.8 2009 08 27 10 55.44 +11 45.7 3.312 2.317 8.2 3.6 17.2 22.8 2009 09 01 11 04.38 +10 48.8 3.355 2.355 6.3 2.7 17.3 22.8 2009 09 06 11 13.10 +09 52.6 3.395 2.392 4.9 2.0 17.4 22.8 2009 09 11 11 21.60 +08 57.3 3.432 2.430 4.5 1.9 17.5 22.8 2009 09 16 11 29.90 +08 02.9 3.466 2.467 5.5 2.2 17.6 22.9 2009 09 21 11 38.00 +07 09.5 3.496 2.504 7.4 2.9 17.7 23.0 2009 09 26 11 45.91 +06 17.3 3.524 2.541 9.7 3.8 17.8 23.1This 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.
