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C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5 T 2005 Aug. 25.5219 TT MPC q 6.408405 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000699 Peri. 44.6910 +0.2122991 +0.1582194 +/-0.000002 Node 87.7275 +0.3750529 -0.9244241 e 1.004479 Incl. 105.1883 +0.9023660 +0.3469968 From 152 observations 2005 Aug. 27-2007 Sept. 12, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2005 Aug. 24.4113 TT MPC q 6.406870 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000319 Peri. 44.6310 +0.2119692 +0.1587833 +/-0.000002 Node 87.7479 +0.3760968 -0.9239724 e 1.002042 Incl. 105.1957 +0.9020090 +0.3479410An 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 m2 2008 04 14 19 51.09 +44 50.7 9.135 9.009 79.7 6.3 20.3 2008 04 19 19 50.46 +45 08.6 9.119 9.030 81.8 6.3 20.4 2008 04 24 19 49.55 +45 26.2 9.103 9.052 83.9 6.3 20.4 2008 04 29 19 48.38 +45 43.2 9.087 9.074 86.1 6.4 20.4 2008 05 04 19 46.94 +45 59.5 9.070 9.096 88.3 6.4 20.4 2008 05 09 19 45.24 +46 14.8 9.053 9.118 90.5 6.4 20.4 2008 05 14 19 43.27 +46 28.7 9.037 9.140 92.7 6.3 20.4 2008 05 19 19 41.05 +46 41.2 9.021 9.162 94.8 6.3 20.4 2008 05 24 19 38.59 +46 51.9 9.007 9.184 96.9 6.3 20.4 2008 05 29 19 35.90 +47 00.6 8.994 9.206 99.0 6.2 20.4 2008 06 03 19 33.01 +47 07.2 8.982 9.228 100.9 6.2 20.4 2008 06 08 19 29.93 +47 11.4 8.973 9.251 102.8 6.1 20.4 2008 06 13 19 26.70 +47 13.1 8.966 9.273 104.5 6.1 20.4 2008 06 18 19 23.34 +47 12.0 8.961 9.295 106.1 6.0 20.4 2008 06 23 19 19.88 +47 08.2 8.960 9.317 107.6 6.0 20.5 2008 06 28 19 16.35 +47 01.5 8.961 9.340 108.9 5.9 20.5 2008 07 03 19 12.80 +46 51.8 8.966 9.362 110.0 5.9 20.5 2008 07 08 19 09.25 +46 39.1 8.974 9.384 110.9 5.8 20.5 2008 07 13 19 05.73 +46 23.6 8.986 9.407 111.6 5.8 20.5 2008 07 18 19 02.30 +46 05.1 9.001 9.429 112.0 5.7 20.5 2008 07 23 18 58.96 +45 43.9 9.020 9.452 112.2 5.7 20.5 2008 07 28 18 55.76 +45 20.1 9.044 9.474 112.2 5.7 20.5 2008 08 02 18 52.72 +44 53.7 9.071 9.497 111.9 5.7 20.6 2008 08 07 18 49.87 +44 25.1 9.102 9.519 111.4 5.7 20.6 2008 08 12 18 47.22 +43 54.4 9.137 9.542 110.7 5.7 20.6 2008 08 17 18 44.79 +43 21.9 9.176 9.565 109.7 5.7 20.6 2008 08 22 18 42.60 +42 47.8 9.218 9.587 108.5 5.7 20.6 2008 08 27 18 40.65 +42 12.3 9.264 9.610 107.1 5.8 20.7 2008 09 01 18 38.95 +41 35.7 9.314 9.633 105.5 5.8 20.7 2008 09 06 18 37.50 +40 58.3 9.367 9.655 103.7 5.8 20.7 2008 09 11 18 36.31 +40 20.4 9.422 9.678 101.8 5.8 20.7 2008 09 16 18 35.37 +39 42.1 9.481 9.701 99.7 5.9 20.8 2008 09 21 18 34.67 +39 03.8 9.541 9.724 97.5 5.9 20.8 2008 09 26 18 34.22 +38 25.6 9.604 9.746 95.2 5.9 20.8 2008 10 01 18 33.99 +37 47.8 9.669 9.769 92.8 5.9 20.8 2008 10 06 18 34.00 +37 10.6 9.735 9.792 90.4 5.9 20.9 2008 10 11 18 34.21 +36 34.2 9.802 9.815 87.8 5.8 20.9 2008 10 16 18 34.63 +35 58.7 9.870 9.838 85.3 5.8 20.9 2008 10 21 18 35.24 +35 24.4 9.938 9.861 82.7 5.7 20.9 2008 10 26 18 36.03 +34 51.3 10.006 9.884 80.1 5.7 21.0 2008 10 31 18 36.99 +34 19.7 10.074 9.907 77.5 5.6 21.0 2008 11 05 18 38.10 +33 49.5 10.141 9.930 75.0 5.5 21.0 2008 11 10 18 39.35 +33 21.0 10.207 9.953 72.4 5.4 21.0 2008 11 15 18 40.72 +32 54.1 10.271 9.976 70.0 5.3 21.0 2008 11 20 18 42.21 +32 29.1 10.334 9.999 67.6 5.2 21.1 2008 11 25 18 43.80 +32 05.8 10.395 10.022 65.3 5.1 21.1 2008 11 30 18 45.47 +31 44.5 10.453 10.045 63.1 5.0 21.1 2008 12 05 18 47.22 +31 25.1 10.508 10.068 61.0 4.9 21.1 2008 12 10 18 49.03 +31 07.6 10.561 10.091 59.2 4.8 21.2 2008 12 15 18 50.89 +30 52.1 10.610 10.115 57.5 4.7 21.2 2008 12 20 18 52.78 +30 38.5 10.656 10.138 56.0 4.6 21.2 2008 12 25 18 54.69 +30 26.9 10.698 10.161 54.7 4.5 21.2 2008 12 30 18 56.61 +30 17.2 10.736 10.184 53.7 4.5 21.2 2009 01 04 18 58.53 +30 09.5 10.770 10.207 52.9 4.4 21.3 2009 01 09 19 00.43 +30 03.6 10.801 10.231 52.4 4.4 21.3 2009 01 14 19 02.30 +29 59.6 10.827 10.254 52.2 4.3 21.3 2009 01 19 19 04.13 +29 57.3 10.848 10.277 52.4 4.3 21.3 2009 01 24 19 05.91 +29 56.8 10.866 10.301 52.8 4.4 21.3 2009 01 29 19 07.63 +29 58.0 10.879 10.324 53.5 4.4 21.3 2009 02 03 19 09.27 +30 00.8 10.889 10.347 54.5 4.4 21.3 2009 02 08 19 10.82 +30 05.1 10.894 10.371 55.7 4.5 21.3 2009 02 13 19 12.27 +30 10.8 10.895 10.394 57.2 4.6 21.4 2009 02 18 19 13.61 +30 17.8 10.892 10.417 59.0 4.7 21.4 2009 02 23 19 14.84 +30 26.1 10.886 10.441 60.9 4.8 21.4 2009 02 28 19 15.94 +30 35.6 10.876 10.464 63.0 4.8 21.4 2009 03 05 19 16.90 +30 46.0 10.863 10.488 65.3 4.9 21.4 2009 03 10 19 17.71 +30 57.4 10.847 10.511 67.7 5.0 21.4 2009 03 15 19 18.37 +31 09.5 10.829 10.535 70.3 5.1 21.4 2009 03 20 19 18.86 +31 22.2 10.807 10.558 72.9 5.2 21.4 2009 03 25 19 19.19 +31 35.4 10.784 10.581 75.7 5.2 21.4 2009 03 30 19 19.34 +31 49.0 10.759 10.605 78.5 5.3 21.4 2009 04 04 19 19.30 +32 02.7 10.733 10.629 81.3 5.3 21.4 2009 04 09 19 19.08 +32 16.5 10.706 10.652 84.2 5.4 21.4 2009 04 14 19 18.68 +32 30.0 10.678 10.676 87.2 5.4 21.4 2009 04 19 19 18.08 +32 43.3 10.650 10.699 90.1 5.4 21.4 2009 04 24 19 17.30 +32 56.1 10.622 10.723 93.1 5.4 21.4 2009 04 29 19 16.32 +33 08.3 10.595 10.746 96.0 5.3 21.4 2009 05 04 19 15.17 +33 19.6 10.568 10.770 98.9 5.3 21.4 2009 05 09 19 13.83 +33 29.8 10.543 10.794 101.7 5.3 21.4 2009 05 14 19 12.32 +33 38.9 10.520 10.817 104.5 5.2 21.5 2009 05 19 19 10.65 +33 46.7 10.499 10.841 107.2 5.1 21.5
