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C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Epoch 2006 Apr. 15.0 TT = JDT 2453840.5 T 2006 Apr. 10.7697 TT MPC q 5.190906 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000489 Peri. 92.4674 -0.6667053 -0.6351071 +/-0.000001 Node 48.4540 +0.2821604 -0.6994612 e 1.002540 Incl. 31.4107 +0.6898475 -0.3277087 From 1086 observations 2003 Oct. 30-2006 Mar. 10, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2006 Apr. 10.2392 TT MPC q 5.190916 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000001 Peri. 92.4639 -0.6664323 -0.6353572 +/-0.000001 Node 48.4388 +0.2822105 -0.6992822 e 0.999995 Incl. 31.4243 +0.6900907 -0.3276059An 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 14 02.09 -05 10.4 8.541 8.104 61.3 6.3 21.2 2008 08 27 14 03.80 -05 30.5 8.636 8.130 57.0 6.0 21.2 2008 09 01 14 05.62 -05 50.9 8.727 8.156 52.8 5.7 21.2 2008 09 06 14 07.55 -06 11.3 8.814 8.181 48.5 5.3 21.2 2008 09 11 14 09.59 -06 31.9 8.898 8.207 44.3 4.9 21.2 2008 09 16 14 11.72 -06 52.5 8.977 8.233 40.1 4.5 21.2 2008 09 21 14 13.93 -07 13.1 9.051 8.259 35.9 4.1 21.2 2008 09 26 14 16.22 -07 33.7 9.121 8.284 31.7 3.6 21.2 2008 10 01 14 18.57 -07 54.2 9.185 8.310 27.5 3.2 21.2 2008 10 06 14 20.99 -08 14.5 9.245 8.336 23.3 2.7 21.2 2008 10 11 14 23.44 -08 34.6 9.298 8.362 19.2 2.3 21.2 2008 10 16 14 25.94 -08 54.5 9.346 8.388 15.1 1.8 21.2 2008 10 21 14 28.46 -09 14.2 9.388 8.414 11.2 1.3 21.2 2008 10 26 14 31.01 -09 33.5 9.424 8.440 7.6 0.9 21.1 2008 10 31 14 33.56 -09 52.5 9.454 8.466 5.1 0.6 21.1 2008 11 05 14 36.11 -10 11.1 9.478 8.492 5.7 0.7 21.1 2008 11 10 14 38.66 -10 29.3 9.496 8.518 8.7 1.0 21.2 2008 11 15 14 41.18 -10 47.1 9.507 8.544 12.5 1.4 21.2 2008 11 20 14 43.67 -11 04.3 9.512 8.570 16.6 1.9 21.3 2008 11 25 14 46.12 -11 21.1 9.512 8.596 20.8 2.3 21.3 2008 11 30 14 48.52 -11 37.3 9.505 8.622 25.2 2.8 21.4 2008 12 05 14 50.85 -11 53.0 9.492 8.648 29.5 3.2 21.4 2008 12 10 14 53.12 -12 08.1 9.474 8.675 33.9 3.6 21.4 2008 12 15 14 55.30 -12 22.5 9.451 8.701 38.4 4.0 21.4 2008 12 20 14 57.39 -12 36.4 9.422 8.727 42.9 4.4 21.5 2008 12 25 14 59.37 -12 49.6 9.388 8.753 47.4 4.7 21.5 2008 12 30 15 01.24 -13 02.1 9.350 8.779 52.0 5.1 21.5 2009 01 04 15 02.99 -13 13.9 9.308 8.806 56.6 5.4 21.5 2009 01 09 15 04.60 -13 25.1 9.262 8.832 61.3 5.6 21.5 2009 01 14 15 06.07 -13 35.6 9.213 8.858 66.0 5.8 21.5 2009 01 19 15 07.38 -13 45.3 9.161 8.885 70.7 6.0 21.5 2009 01 24 15 08.54 -13 54.4 9.107 8.911 75.5 6.1 21.5 2009 01 29 15 09.52 -14 02.7 9.051 8.937 80.3 6.2 21.5 2009 02 03 15 10.33 -14 10.3 8.994 8.964 85.1 6.3 21.5 2009 02 08 15 10.96 -14 17.3 8.936 8.990 90.0 6.3 21.5 2009 02 13 15 11.40 -14 23.5 8.878 9.016 94.9 6.3 21.5 2009 02 18 15 11.65 -14 29.0 8.821 9.043 99.9 6.2 21.5 2009 02 23 15 11.72 -14 33.9 8.765 9.069 104.9 6.1 21.5 2009 02 28 15 11.59 -14 38.1 8.711 9.096 109.9 5.9 21.5 2009 03 05 15 11.27 -14 41.6 8.659 9.122 115.0 5.7 21.4 2009 03 10 15 10.76 -14 44.5 8.610 9.148 120.1 5.4 21.4 2009 03 15 15 10.08 -14 46.8 8.566 9.175 125.2 5.1 21.4 2009 03 20 15 09.22 -14 48.6 8.525 9.201 130.4 4.7 21.4 2009 03 25 15 08.21 -14 49.8 8.490 9.228 135.5 4.3 21.4 2009 03 30 15 07.04 -14 50.5 8.459 9.254 140.7 3.9 21.3 2009 04 04 15 05.73 -14 50.8 8.435 9.281 146.0 3.5 21.3 2009 04 09 15 04.31 -14 50.7 8.417 9.307 151.2 3.0 21.3 2009 04 14 15 02.78 -14 50.3 8.406 9.334 156.5 2.5 21.2 2009 04 19 15 01.17 -14 49.6 8.401 9.360 161.7 1.9 21.2 2009 04 24 14 59.49 -14 48.7 8.404 9.387 166.9 1.4 21.2 2009 04 29 14 57.77 -14 47.7 8.415 9.413 172.1 0.8 21.1 2009 05 04 14 56.03 -14 46.6 8.433 9.440 177.0 0.3 21.1 2009 05 09 14 54.29 -14 45.6 8.459 9.467 176.6 0.4 21.1 2009 05 14 14 52.57 -14 44.6 8.492 9.493 171.7 0.9 21.2 2009 05 19 14 50.89 -14 43.8 8.533 9.520 166.6 1.4 21.2 2009 05 24 14 49.27 -14 43.2 8.581 9.546 161.4 1.9 21.3 2009 05 29 14 47.73 -14 43.0 8.636 9.573 156.3 2.4 21.4 2009 06 03 14 46.28 -14 43.0 8.698 9.599 151.2 2.9 21.4 2009 06 08 14 44.94 -14 43.6 8.767 9.626 146.1 3.4 21.5 2009 06 13 14 43.73 -14 44.6 8.842 9.653 141.0 3.8 21.5 2009 06 18 14 42.65 -14 46.1 8.922 9.679 136.0 4.2 21.6 2009 06 23 14 41.71 -14 48.1 9.008 9.706 131.0 4.5 21.6 2009 06 28 14 40.92 -14 50.8 9.099 9.732 126.1 4.8 21.6 2009 07 03 14 40.29 -14 54.1 9.193 9.759 121.2 5.1 21.7 2009 07 08 14 39.82 -14 58.0 9.292 9.786 116.4 5.3 21.7 2009 07 13 14 39.52 -15 02.5 9.393 9.812 111.6 5.5 21.8 2009 07 18 14 39.38 -15 07.7 9.497 9.839 106.8 5.7 21.8 2009 07 23 14 39.40 -15 13.5 9.604 9.866 102.0 5.8 21.8 2009 07 28 14 39.59 -15 20.0 9.711 9.892 97.3 5.8 21.9 2009 08 02 14 39.93 -15 27.1 9.820 9.919 92.7 5.9 21.9 2009 08 07 14 40.43 -15 34.7 9.929 9.946 88.0 5.8 21.9 2009 08 12 14 41.09 -15 43.0 10.037 9.972 83.4 5.8 22.0 2009 08 17 14 41.89 -15 51.8 10.145 9.999 78.9 5.7 22.0 2009 08 22 14 42.83 -16 01.1 10.252 10.026 74.3 5.6 22.0 2009 08 27 14 43.91 -16 10.9 10.357 10.052 69.8 5.4 22.0 2009 09 01 14 45.11 -16 21.2 10.459 10.079 65.3 5.2 22.0 2009 09 06 14 46.44 -16 31.9 10.559 10.106 60.8 5.0 22.1 2009 09 11 14 47.88 -16 42.9 10.656 10.132 56.3 4.7 22.1 2009 09 16 14 49.42 -16 54.4 10.749 10.159 51.9 4.5 22.1 2009 09 21 14 51.07 -17 06.1 10.838 10.186 47.4 4.2 22.1 2009 09 26 14 52.81 -17 18.1 10.923 10.212 43.0 3.8 22.1This 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.
