MPC
CBAT
ICQ
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5
T 2004 May 15.9653 TT MPC
q 0.961957 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000690 Peri. 1.2038 -0.8651674 -0.0662931
Node 210.2786 -0.4679481 -0.2496664
e 1.000664 Incl. 99.6426 -0.1803051 +0.9660600
From 1106 observations 2001 Aug. 24-2004 June 11, mean residual 0".8.
Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.49, A2 = -0.2965.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2004 May 16.1543 TT MPC
q 0.965149 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.001063 Peri. 1.3123 -0.8647873 -0.0640308
Node 210.3342 -0.4692204 -0.2501562
e 1.001026 Incl. 99.5533 -0.1788157 +0.9660859
An 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 01 24.19 +39 02.4 13.944 13.082 29.6 2.2 20.4 2008 04 19 01 25.91 +39 07.8 13.989 13.114 28.4 2.1 20.4 2008 04 24 01 27.62 +39 13.9 14.028 13.147 27.8 2.0 20.4 2008 04 29 01 29.29 +39 20.7 14.061 13.179 27.8 2.0 20.4 2008 05 04 01 30.92 +39 28.0 14.088 13.211 28.6 2.1 20.5 2008 05 09 01 32.51 +39 35.9 14.109 13.244 29.9 2.2 20.5 2008 05 14 01 34.05 +39 44.3 14.125 13.276 31.8 2.3 20.5 2008 05 19 01 35.52 +39 53.1 14.134 13.308 34.1 2.4 20.5 2008 05 24 01 36.92 +40 02.3 14.138 13.340 36.8 2.6 20.5 2008 05 29 01 38.24 +40 11.7 14.137 13.373 39.7 2.8 20.5 2008 06 03 01 39.47 +40 21.5 14.130 13.405 42.9 3.0 20.5 2008 06 08 01 40.61 +40 31.4 14.118 13.437 46.3 3.1 20.5 2008 06 13 01 41.64 +40 41.4 14.102 13.469 49.8 3.3 20.5 2008 06 18 01 42.56 +40 51.5 14.081 13.501 53.5 3.5 20.5 2008 06 23 01 43.37 +41 01.5 14.056 13.533 57.2 3.6 20.6 2008 06 28 01 44.06 +41 11.5 14.028 13.565 61.1 3.8 20.6 2008 07 03 01 44.62 +41 21.4 13.996 13.597 65.0 3.9 20.6 2008 07 08 01 45.04 +41 31.0 13.961 13.629 69.0 4.0 20.6 2008 07 13 01 45.32 +41 40.4 13.924 13.661 73.0 4.1 20.6 2008 07 18 01 45.45 +41 49.3 13.884 13.693 77.1 4.1 20.6 2008 07 23 01 45.45 +41 57.8 13.844 13.724 81.2 4.2 20.6 2008 07 28 01 45.29 +42 05.8 13.802 13.756 85.3 4.2 20.6 2008 08 02 01 44.98 +42 13.2 13.759 13.788 89.5 4.2 20.6 2008 08 07 01 44.51 +42 19.9 13.717 13.820 93.7 4.2 20.6 2008 08 12 01 43.90 +42 25.8 13.675 13.851 98.0 4.2 20.6 2008 08 17 01 43.14 +42 30.9 13.634 13.883 102.2 4.1 20.6 2008 08 22 01 42.24 +42 35.1 13.594 13.914 106.4 4.0 20.6 2008 08 27 01 41.20 +42 38.3 13.557 13.946 110.7 3.9 20.6 2008 09 01 01 40.02 +42 40.4 13.523 13.978 114.9 3.8 20.6 2008 09 06 01 38.72 +42 41.4 13.492 14.009 119.1 3.6 20.6 2008 09 11 01 37.31 +42 41.2 13.464 14.041 123.2 3.4 20.6 2008 09 16 01 35.80 +42 39.8 13.441 14.072 127.2 3.3 20.6 2008 09 21 01 34.20 +42 37.2 13.423 14.103 131.1 3.1 20.6 2008 09 26 01 32.52 +42 33.3 13.409 14.135 134.9 2.9 20.6 2008 10 01 01 30.79 +42 28.2 13.401 14.166 138.4 2.7 20.6 2008 10 06 01 29.02 +42 21.8 13.400 14.197 141.7 2.5 20.7 2008 10 11 01 27.22 +42 14.1 13.404 14.229 144.5 2.3 20.7 2008 10 16 01 25.42 +42 05.3 13.415 14.260 146.8 2.2 20.7 2008 10 21 01 23.64 +41 55.3 13.433 14.291 148.5 2.1 20.7 2008 10 26 01 21.88 +41 44.3 13.458 14.322 149.4 2.0 20.7 2008 10 31 01 20.16 +41 32.4 13.489 14.353 149.5 2.0 20.7 2008 11 05 01 18.51 +41 19.5 13.528 14.385 148.7 2.1 20.7 2008 11 10 01 16.95 +41 05.9 13.574 14.416 147.2 2.1 20.8 2008 11 15 01 15.47 +40 51.7 13.626 14.447 144.9 2.3 20.8 2008 11 20 01 14.10 +40 37.0 13.685 14.478 142.1 2.4 20.8 2008 11 25 01 12.84 +40 21.9 13.751 14.509 138.9 2.6 20.8 2008 11 30 01 11.71 +40 06.6 13.823 14.540 135.3 2.7 20.8 2008 12 05 01 10.72 +39 51.2 13.900 14.571 131.4 2.9 20.8 2008 12 10 01 09.86 +39 35.9 13.983 14.602 127.3 3.1 20.9 2008 12 15 01 09.15 +39 20.7 14.071 14.632 123.1 3.2 20.9 2008 12 20 01 08.59 +39 05.9 14.164 14.663 118.8 3.4 20.9 2008 12 25 01 08.17 +38 51.4 14.260 14.694 114.4 3.5 20.9 2008 12 30 01 07.90 +38 37.4 14.360 14.725 110.0 3.6 21.0 2009 01 04 01 07.78 +38 24.1 14.463 14.756 105.5 3.7 21.0 2009 01 09 01 07.80 +38 11.5 14.567 14.786 101.0 3.7 21.0 2009 01 14 01 07.96 +37 59.6 14.674 14.817 96.5 3.8 21.0 2009 01 19 01 08.26 +37 48.6 14.781 14.848 92.0 3.8 21.1 2009 01 24 01 08.68 +37 38.4 14.889 14.878 87.5 3.8 21.1 2009 01 29 01 09.23 +37 29.2 14.997 14.909 83.0 3.8 21.1 2009 02 03 01 09.90 +37 20.9 15.103 14.939 78.6 3.7 21.1 2009 02 08 01 10.67 +37 13.7 15.209 14.970 74.2 3.6 21.2 2009 02 13 01 11.55 +37 07.4 15.312 15.001 69.8 3.5 21.2 2009 02 18 01 12.51 +37 02.0 15.413 15.031 65.5 3.4 21.2 2009 02 23 01 13.57 +36 57.7 15.512 15.061 61.3 3.3 21.2 2009 02 28 01 14.70 +36 54.4 15.606 15.092 57.1 3.2 21.3 2009 03 05 01 15.90 +36 52.0 15.697 15.122 53.1 3.0 21.3 2009 03 10 01 17.16 +36 50.5 15.784 15.153 49.1 2.8 21.3 2009 03 15 01 18.47 +36 50.0 15.866 15.183 45.3 2.7 21.3 2009 03 20 01 19.82 +36 50.3 15.943 15.213 41.7 2.5 21.3 2009 03 25 01 21.21 +36 51.5 16.015 15.244 38.2 2.3 21.4 2009 03 30 01 22.62 +36 53.4 16.081 15.274 35.0 2.2 21.4 2009 04 04 01 24.06 +36 56.2 16.142 15.304 32.1 2.0 21.4 2009 04 09 01 25.50 +36 59.7 16.196 15.334 29.7 1.9 21.4 2009 04 14 01 26.94 +37 03.8 16.245 15.365 27.7 1.7 21.4 2009 04 19 01 28.38 +37 08.6 16.288 15.395 26.4 1.7 21.4 2009 04 24 01 29.80 +37 13.9 16.324 15.425 25.8 1.6 21.4 2009 04 29 01 31.20 +37 19.8 16.355 15.455 25.9 1.6 21.5 2009 05 04 01 32.57 +37 26.2 16.379 15.485 26.7 1.7 21.5 2009 05 09 01 33.90 +37 33.1 16.397 15.515 28.3 1.8 21.5 2009 05 14 01 35.19 +37 40.3 16.409 15.545 30.3 1.9 21.5 2009 05 19 01 36.43 +37 47.8 16.415 15.575 32.9 2.0 21.5This 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.
