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P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 T 2011 Aug. 24.2078 TT MPC q 3.430477 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1157628 Peri. 114.7923 -0.8231942 -0.5632950 a 4.169558 Node 31.0665 +0.4583943 -0.7332510 e 0.177257 Incl. 7.9154 +0.3350015 -0.3808435 P 8.51 From 105 observations 2001 Dec. 9-2004 May 29, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2011 Aug. 26.0287 TT MPC q 3.429676 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1160115 Peri. 115.0431 -0.8257003 -0.5596117 a 4.163597 Node 31.0718 +0.4550976 -0.7352910 e 0.176271 Incl. 7.9171 +0.3333244 -0.3823374 P 8.50An 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 08 22 00 56.46 +01 27.9 3.905 4.680 135.4 8.7 21.4 2008 08 27 00 54.96 +01 19.2 3.850 4.675 140.6 7.9 21.3 2008 09 01 00 53.15 +01 09.0 3.800 4.670 145.9 7.0 21.3 2008 09 06 00 51.06 +00 57.5 3.756 4.665 151.3 6.0 21.2 2008 09 11 00 48.73 +00 45.0 3.719 4.660 156.7 4.9 21.1 2008 09 16 00 46.18 +00 31.5 3.689 4.656 162.1 3.8 21.0 2008 09 21 00 43.45 +00 17.5 3.665 4.651 167.5 2.7 20.9 2008 09 26 00 40.60 +00 03.2 3.649 4.646 172.6 1.6 20.9 2008 10 01 00 37.67 -00 11.0 3.641 4.641 176.1 0.8 20.8 2008 10 06 00 34.71 -00 24.9 3.641 4.636 173.6 1.4 20.8 2008 10 11 00 31.79 -00 38.0 3.648 4.630 168.5 2.5 20.9 2008 10 16 00 28.96 -00 50.2 3.663 4.625 163.1 3.6 21.0 2008 10 21 00 26.26 -01 01.0 3.684 4.620 157.5 4.7 21.1 2008 10 26 00 23.74 -01 10.4 3.714 4.615 152.0 5.8 21.1 2008 10 31 00 21.45 -01 18.0 3.749 4.609 146.4 6.8 21.2 2008 11 05 00 19.43 -01 23.6 3.791 4.604 141.0 7.8 21.3 2008 11 10 00 17.71 -01 27.2 3.839 4.599 135.6 8.7 21.3 2008 11 15 00 16.30 -01 28.6 3.892 4.593 130.2 9.5 21.4 2008 11 20 00 15.23 -01 27.8 3.950 4.588 125.0 10.2 21.4 2008 11 25 00 14.51 -01 24.8 4.011 4.582 119.8 10.8 21.5 2008 11 30 00 14.15 -01 19.5 4.076 4.577 114.7 11.3 21.6 2008 12 05 00 14.14 -01 12.0 4.144 4.571 109.6 11.7 21.6 2008 12 10 00 14.48 -01 02.4 4.215 4.565 104.7 12.0 21.6 2008 12 15 00 15.17 -00 50.7 4.287 4.560 99.9 12.3 21.7 2008 12 20 00 16.19 -00 37.1 4.360 4.554 95.1 12.4 21.7 2008 12 25 00 17.54 -00 21.6 4.433 4.548 90.4 12.5 21.8 2008 12 30 00 19.19 -00 04.3 4.507 4.542 85.8 12.5 21.8 2009 01 04 00 21.14 +00 14.8 4.580 4.537 81.3 12.4 21.8 2009 01 09 00 23.37 +00 35.3 4.652 4.531 76.9 12.2 21.9 2009 01 14 00 25.86 +00 57.4 4.722 4.525 72.5 12.0 21.9 2009 01 19 00 28.60 +01 20.8 4.791 4.519 68.2 11.7 21.9 2009 01 24 00 31.56 +01 45.4 4.858 4.513 63.9 11.3 21.9 2009 01 29 00 34.75 +02 11.2 4.922 4.507 59.8 10.9 21.9 2009 02 03 00 38.13 +02 38.0 4.983 4.501 55.6 10.4 21.9 2009 02 08 00 41.70 +03 05.7 5.041 4.494 51.6 9.9 21.9 2009 02 13 00 45.43 +03 34.3 5.095 4.488 47.6 9.3 21.9 2009 02 18 00 49.33 +04 03.6 5.146 4.482 43.6 8.7 21.9 2009 02 23 00 53.36 +04 33.5 5.193 4.476 39.7 8.1 21.9 2009 02 28 00 57.53 +05 04.0 5.235 4.470 35.8 7.5 21.9 2009 03 05 01 01.82 +05 35.0 5.274 4.463 32.0 6.8 21.9 2009 03 10 01 06.22 +06 06.3 5.307 4.457 28.2 6.0 21.8 2009 03 15 01 10.72 +06 38.0 5.337 4.451 24.4 5.3 21.8 2009 03 20 01 15.30 +07 09.8 5.362 4.444 20.7 4.5 21.8 2009 03 25 01 19.96 +07 41.8 5.382 4.438 17.0 3.8 21.7 2009 03 30 01 24.69 +08 13.8 5.397 4.431 13.4 3.0 21.7 2009 04 04 01 29.48 +08 45.9 5.407 4.425 9.7 2.2 21.6 2009 04 09 01 34.32 +09 17.8 5.413 4.418 6.1 1.4 21.6 2009 04 14 01 39.20 +09 49.6 5.413 4.411 2.5 0.6 21.5 2009 04 19 01 44.11 +10 21.2 5.409 4.405 1.1 0.3 21.5 2009 04 24 01 49.04 +10 52.6 5.400 4.398 4.6 1.1 21.5 2009 04 29 01 54.00 +11 23.6 5.386 4.392 8.2 1.9 21.6 2009 05 04 01 58.96 +11 54.3 5.367 4.385 11.7 2.7 21.6 2009 05 09 02 03.91 +12 24.5 5.344 4.378 15.2 3.5 21.7 2009 05 14 02 08.86 +12 54.3 5.316 4.371 18.8 4.3 21.7 2009 05 19 02 13.78 +13 23.5 5.284 4.364 22.3 5.0 21.7 2009 05 24 02 18.68 +13 52.2 5.247 4.358 25.8 5.8 21.8 2009 05 29 02 23.53 +14 20.3 5.206 4.351 29.4 6.6 21.8 2009 06 03 02 28.34 +14 47.7 5.160 4.344 32.9 7.3 21.8 2009 06 08 02 33.08 +15 14.4 5.111 4.337 36.5 8.0 21.8 2009 06 13 02 37.75 +15 40.5 5.058 4.330 40.0 8.7 21.8 2009 06 18 02 42.34 +16 05.8 5.001 4.323 43.6 9.3 21.8 2009 06 23 02 46.84 +16 30.3 4.941 4.316 47.3 10.0 21.8 2009 06 28 02 51.22 +16 54.1 4.877 4.309 50.9 10.6 21.8 2009 07 03 02 55.47 +17 17.0 4.810 4.302 54.6 11.1 21.8 2009 07 08 02 59.59 +17 39.0 4.741 4.295 58.3 11.6 21.8 2009 07 13 03 03.55 +18 00.2 4.669 4.288 62.1 12.1 21.7 2009 07 18 03 07.34 +18 20.6 4.594 4.281 65.9 12.5 21.7 2009 07 23 03 10.94 +18 40.0 4.517 4.273 69.8 12.9 21.7 2009 07 28 03 14.32 +18 58.5 4.439 4.266 73.7 13.2 21.7 2009 08 02 03 17.48 +19 16.1 4.359 4.259 77.7 13.5 21.6 2009 08 07 03 20.39 +19 32.8 4.278 4.252 81.7 13.7 21.6 2009 08 12 03 23.02 +19 48.4 4.196 4.245 85.8 13.8 21.5 2009 08 17 03 25.37 +20 03.1 4.114 4.237 90.0 13.8 21.5 2009 08 22 03 27.40 +20 16.8 4.032 4.230 94.3 13.8 21.5 2009 08 27 03 29.09 +20 29.4 3.950 4.223 98.7 13.7 21.4 2009 09 01 03 30.42 +20 41.0 3.869 4.215 103.2 13.5 21.3 2009 09 06 03 31.38 +20 51.4 3.789 4.208 107.8 13.2 21.3 2009 09 11 03 31.95 +21 00.7 3.712 4.201 112.5 12.8 21.2 2009 09 16 03 32.10 +21 08.8 3.637 4.193 117.3 12.3 21.2 2009 09 21 03 31.83 +21 15.7 3.564 4.186 122.2 11.7 21.1 2009 09 26 03 31.13 +21 21.2 3.495 4.179 127.2 11.0 21.0This 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.
