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P/1998 U3 (Jäger) Epoch 1999 Mar. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451240.5 T 1999 Mar. 10.0703 TT Nakano q 2.133893 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0659744 Peri. 180.8950 -0.5647894 -0.7786669 a 6.065769 Node 303.5427 +0.7591611 -0.3604043 e 0.648207 Incl. 19.1413 +0.3235542 -0.5136016 P 14.9 From 721 observations 1998 Oct. 24-1999 Apr. 30, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/1998 U3 (Jäger) Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2014 Mar. 20.2641 TT Nakano q 2.155330 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0654504 Peri. 181.0257 -0.5659502 -0.7780690 a 6.098101 Node 303.4996 +0.7587171 -0.3621732 e 0.646557 Incl. 19.0806 +0.3225659 -0.5132633 P 15.1An 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 07.27 -11 00.7 8.568 9.551 165.8 1.5 21.0 2008 08 27 21 05.53 -11 07.0 8.584 9.545 160.8 2.0 21.0 2008 09 01 21 03.86 -11 13.3 8.608 9.538 155.7 2.5 21.0 2008 09 06 21 02.29 -11 19.5 8.640 9.530 150.6 3.0 21.0 2008 09 11 21 00.82 -11 25.3 8.677 9.523 145.4 3.4 21.0 2008 09 16 20 59.48 -11 30.9 8.721 9.516 140.3 3.9 21.0 2008 09 21 20 58.27 -11 36.0 8.771 9.509 135.1 4.3 21.0 2008 09 26 20 57.20 -11 40.7 8.826 9.502 130.0 4.6 21.0 2008 10 01 20 56.30 -11 44.9 8.886 9.494 124.9 5.0 21.0 2008 10 06 20 55.56 -11 48.6 8.950 9.487 119.8 5.2 21.0 2008 10 11 20 55.00 -11 51.6 9.018 9.480 114.8 5.5 21.0 2008 10 16 20 54.61 -11 53.9 9.089 9.472 109.8 5.7 21.1 2008 10 21 20 54.40 -11 55.6 9.162 9.465 104.8 5.8 21.1 2008 10 26 20 54.38 -11 56.6 9.237 9.457 99.8 5.9 21.1 2008 10 31 20 54.53 -11 56.9 9.314 9.449 94.8 6.0 21.1 2008 11 05 20 54.86 -11 56.4 9.391 9.442 89.9 6.0 21.1 2008 11 10 20 55.36 -11 55.1 9.467 9.434 85.1 6.0 21.1 2008 11 15 20 56.03 -11 53.2 9.544 9.426 80.2 5.9 21.1 2008 11 20 20 56.86 -11 50.4 9.619 9.418 75.4 5.8 21.2 2008 11 25 20 57.85 -11 46.9 9.692 9.411 70.6 5.7 21.2 2008 11 30 20 58.99 -11 42.7 9.762 9.403 65.9 5.5 21.2 2008 12 05 21 00.26 -11 37.7 9.830 9.395 61.2 5.3 21.2 2008 12 10 21 01.67 -11 32.1 9.895 9.387 56.5 5.0 21.2 2008 12 15 21 03.20 -11 25.7 9.955 9.378 51.8 4.7 21.2 2008 12 20 21 04.84 -11 18.6 10.011 9.370 47.2 4.4 21.2 2008 12 25 21 06.58 -11 10.9 10.063 9.362 42.6 4.1 21.2 2008 12 30 21 08.41 -11 02.5 10.109 9.354 38.0 3.7 21.2 2009 01 04 21 10.33 -10 53.5 10.150 9.346 33.4 3.3 21.2 2009 01 09 21 12.31 -10 43.9 10.186 9.337 28.9 2.9 21.2 2009 01 14 21 14.36 -10 33.8 10.215 9.329 24.5 2.5 21.2 2009 01 19 21 16.46 -10 23.2 10.238 9.320 20.1 2.1 21.2 2009 01 24 21 18.59 -10 12.1 10.255 9.312 15.7 1.6 21.2 2009 01 29 21 20.76 -10 00.6 10.266 9.303 11.6 1.2 21.2 2009 02 03 21 22.94 -09 48.6 10.270 9.295 7.9 0.8 21.2 2009 02 08 21 25.14 -09 36.4 10.267 9.286 5.5 0.6 21.2 2009 02 13 21 27.33 -09 23.8 10.258 9.277 6.2 0.7 21.2 2009 02 18 21 29.51 -09 10.9 10.242 9.268 9.3 1.0 21.2 2009 02 23 21 31.67 -08 57.9 10.220 9.259 13.2 1.4 21.2 2009 02 28 21 33.80 -08 44.6 10.191 9.251 17.4 1.8 21.2 2009 03 05 21 35.89 -08 31.3 10.156 9.242 21.6 2.3 21.2 2009 03 10 21 37.93 -08 17.9 10.115 9.233 26.0 2.7 21.2 2009 03 15 21 39.91 -08 04.5 10.068 9.224 30.3 3.1 21.2 2009 03 20 21 41.82 -07 51.1 10.016 9.214 34.7 3.5 21.1 2009 03 25 21 43.65 -07 37.8 9.957 9.205 39.1 3.9 21.1 2009 03 30 21 45.40 -07 24.7 9.894 9.196 43.5 4.3 21.1 2009 04 04 21 47.05 -07 11.8 9.826 9.187 48.0 4.6 21.1 2009 04 09 21 48.60 -06 59.2 9.754 9.177 52.4 5.0 21.1 2009 04 14 21 50.04 -06 46.9 9.677 9.168 56.9 5.3 21.1 2009 04 19 21 51.36 -06 35.0 9.597 9.159 61.4 5.5 21.0 2009 04 24 21 52.55 -06 23.5 9.514 9.149 65.9 5.8 21.0 2009 04 29 21 53.60 -06 12.5 9.428 9.140 70.4 6.0 21.0 2009 05 04 21 54.51 -06 02.1 9.339 9.130 75.0 6.1 21.0 2009 05 09 21 55.27 -05 52.3 9.249 9.120 79.5 6.2 20.9 2009 05 14 21 55.88 -05 43.2 9.158 9.111 84.1 6.3 20.9 2009 05 19 21 56.33 -05 34.8 9.066 9.101 88.8 6.4 20.9 2009 05 24 21 56.61 -05 27.1 8.974 9.091 93.5 6.4 20.9 2009 05 29 21 56.73 -05 20.3 8.882 9.081 98.2 6.3 20.8 2009 06 03 21 56.67 -05 14.3 8.791 9.071 102.9 6.3 20.8 2009 06 08 21 56.44 -05 09.2 8.702 9.061 107.7 6.1 20.8 2009 06 13 21 56.03 -05 05.1 8.614 9.051 112.5 6.0 20.7 2009 06 18 21 55.46 -05 01.9 8.530 9.041 117.3 5.7 20.7 2009 06 23 21 54.71 -04 59.6 8.449 9.031 122.2 5.5 20.7 2009 06 28 21 53.80 -04 58.4 8.371 9.021 127.1 5.2 20.7 2009 07 03 21 52.73 -04 58.2 8.298 9.010 132.0 4.8 20.6 2009 07 08 21 51.51 -04 59.0 8.230 9.000 137.0 4.4 20.6 2009 07 13 21 50.15 -05 00.7 8.167 8.990 142.0 4.0 20.6 2009 07 18 21 48.66 -05 03.3 8.110 8.979 147.0 3.5 20.6 2009 07 23 21 47.05 -05 06.9 8.060 8.969 151.9 3.1 20.6 2009 07 28 21 45.35 -05 11.3 8.016 8.958 156.8 2.6 20.5 2009 08 02 21 43.56 -05 16.4 7.979 8.948 161.6 2.0 20.5 2009 08 07 21 41.72 -05 22.3 7.949 8.937 166.1 1.6 20.5 2009 08 12 21 39.83 -05 28.8 7.927 8.926 169.9 1.1 20.5 2009 08 17 21 37.91 -05 35.8 7.912 8.915 171.9 0.9 20.5 2009 08 22 21 36.00 -05 43.3 7.905 8.905 170.7 1.0 20.5 2009 08 27 21 34.12 -05 51.0 7.905 8.894 167.3 1.4 20.5 2009 09 01 21 32.27 -05 59.0 7.914 8.883 162.8 1.9 20.5 2009 09 06 21 30.50 -06 07.1 7.929 8.872 158.0 2.4 20.5 2009 09 11 21 28.81 -06 15.1 7.951 8.861 153.1 2.9 20.5 2009 09 16 21 27.22 -06 23.1 7.981 8.850 148.0 3.5 20.5 2009 09 21 21 25.76 -06 30.8 8.017 8.838 142.9 3.9 20.5 2009 09 26 21 24.43 -06 38.2 8.059 8.827 137.8 4.4 20.5This 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.
