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P/2005 S2 (Skiff) Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5 T 2006 June 29.0656 TT MPC q 6.398388 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0438417 Peri. 229.8241 +0.8559599 -0.5167428 a 7.965465 Node 161.2691 +0.4894719 +0.7988844 e 0.196734 Incl. 3.1408 +0.1665831 +0.3078322 P 22.5 From 66 observations 2004 Sept. 7-2005 Oct. 8, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 S2 (Skiff) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2006 June 27.3985 TT MPC q 6.397287 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0437851 Peri. 229.7347 +0.8570717 -0.5148956 a 7.972333 Node 161.2349 +0.4877535 +0.7999271 e 0.197564 Incl. 3.1403 +0.1659054 +0.3082193 P 22.5An 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 04 24.92 +18 45.7 7.381 6.687 43.3 5.9 20.1 2008 04 19 04 28.11 +18 54.2 7.439 6.691 39.2 5.4 20.1 2008 04 24 04 31.41 +19 02.6 7.493 6.695 35.1 5.0 20.1 2008 04 29 04 34.80 +19 10.9 7.542 6.699 31.1 4.5 20.1 2008 05 04 04 38.28 +19 18.8 7.586 6.703 27.1 3.9 20.2 2008 05 09 04 41.83 +19 26.5 7.625 6.708 23.1 3.4 20.2 2008 05 14 04 45.45 +19 33.9 7.658 6.712 19.2 2.8 20.2 2008 05 19 04 49.11 +19 41.0 7.687 6.716 15.3 2.3 20.2 2008 05 24 04 52.81 +19 47.7 7.710 6.721 11.4 1.7 20.2 2008 05 29 04 56.55 +19 54.0 7.728 6.725 7.7 1.2 20.2 2008 06 03 05 00.30 +19 59.8 7.740 6.729 4.3 0.6 20.2 2008 06 08 05 04.06 +20 05.3 7.747 6.734 2.8 0.4 20.2 2008 06 13 05 07.83 +20 10.2 7.749 6.738 5.2 0.8 20.2 2008 06 18 05 11.58 +20 14.7 7.745 6.743 8.8 1.3 20.2 2008 06 23 05 15.30 +20 18.7 7.735 6.747 12.6 1.9 20.2 2008 06 28 05 19.00 +20 22.3 7.721 6.751 16.4 2.4 20.2 2008 07 03 05 22.65 +20 25.3 7.701 6.756 20.3 3.0 20.2 2008 07 08 05 26.25 +20 27.9 7.675 6.760 24.2 3.5 20.2 2008 07 13 05 29.79 +20 30.0 7.645 6.765 28.1 4.1 20.2 2008 07 18 05 33.25 +20 31.6 7.610 6.770 32.0 4.6 20.2 2008 07 23 05 36.62 +20 32.8 7.570 6.774 36.0 5.1 20.2 2008 07 28 05 39.90 +20 33.6 7.526 6.779 40.0 5.5 20.2 2008 08 02 05 43.07 +20 33.9 7.477 6.783 44.0 6.0 20.2 2008 08 07 05 46.12 +20 33.9 7.424 6.788 48.1 6.4 20.2 2008 08 12 05 49.04 +20 33.5 7.367 6.793 52.2 6.8 20.2 2008 08 17 05 51.81 +20 32.8 7.307 6.797 56.3 7.1 20.1 2008 08 22 05 54.43 +20 31.7 7.243 6.802 60.5 7.4 20.1 2008 08 27 05 56.89 +20 30.4 7.176 6.807 64.7 7.7 20.1 2008 09 01 05 59.16 +20 28.8 7.107 6.812 69.0 8.0 20.1 2008 09 06 06 01.25 +20 27.1 7.036 6.816 73.4 8.1 20.1 2008 09 11 06 03.13 +20 25.2 6.963 6.821 77.8 8.3 20.1 2008 09 16 06 04.80 +20 23.1 6.888 6.826 82.3 8.4 20.0 2008 09 21 06 06.24 +20 20.9 6.813 6.831 86.8 8.4 20.0 2008 09 26 06 07.46 +20 18.7 6.737 6.836 91.4 8.4 20.0 2008 10 01 06 08.43 +20 16.5 6.662 6.841 96.1 8.4 20.0 2008 10 06 06 09.15 +20 14.3 6.587 6.846 100.8 8.2 19.9 2008 10 11 06 09.62 +20 12.1 6.513 6.850 105.6 8.1 19.9 2008 10 16 06 09.83 +20 10.0 6.442 6.855 110.5 7.8 19.9 2008 10 21 06 09.77 +20 08.0 6.373 6.860 115.5 7.5 19.9 2008 10 26 06 09.46 +20 06.1 6.307 6.865 120.5 7.2 19.9 2008 10 31 06 08.89 +20 04.3 6.244 6.870 125.7 6.7 19.8 2008 11 05 06 08.07 +20 02.7 6.186 6.875 130.8 6.3 19.8 2008 11 10 06 07.00 +20 01.2 6.133 6.880 136.1 5.7 19.8 2008 11 15 06 05.72 +20 00.0 6.085 6.885 141.4 5.1 19.8 2008 11 20 06 04.22 +19 58.8 6.043 6.890 146.8 4.5 19.8 2008 11 25 06 02.54 +19 57.9 6.007 6.895 152.2 3.8 19.8 2008 11 30 06 00.70 +19 57.1 5.978 6.901 157.6 3.1 19.8 2008 12 05 05 58.72 +19 56.5 5.957 6.906 163.0 2.4 19.8 2008 12 10 05 56.65 +19 56.0 5.943 6.911 168.4 1.6 19.8 2008 12 15 05 54.51 +19 55.7 5.937 6.916 173.5 0.9 19.8 2008 12 20 05 52.34 +19 55.6 5.939 6.921 176.5 0.5 19.8 2008 12 25 05 50.17 +19 55.6 5.949 6.926 173.3 1.0 19.8 2008 12 30 05 48.04 +19 55.9 5.966 6.931 168.1 1.7 19.8 2009 01 04 05 45.99 +19 56.3 5.992 6.937 162.7 2.4 19.8 2009 01 09 05 44.05 +19 56.9 6.025 6.942 157.3 3.1 19.8 2009 01 14 05 42.25 +19 57.7 6.065 6.947 151.8 3.8 19.8 2009 01 19 05 40.61 +19 58.7 6.112 6.952 146.4 4.5 19.9 2009 01 24 05 39.17 +19 59.9 6.165 6.958 141.0 5.1 19.9 2009 01 29 05 37.93 +20 01.4 6.225 6.963 135.6 5.7 19.9 2009 02 03 05 36.93 +20 03.1 6.290 6.968 130.3 6.2 19.9 2009 02 08 05 36.18 +20 05.0 6.360 6.974 125.1 6.6 20.0 2009 02 13 05 35.67 +20 07.1 6.434 6.979 119.9 7.0 20.0 2009 02 18 05 35.41 +20 09.5 6.511 6.984 114.8 7.4 20.0 2009 02 23 05 35.42 +20 12.0 6.592 6.990 109.8 7.7 20.0 2009 02 28 05 35.69 +20 14.7 6.675 6.995 104.9 7.9 20.1 2009 03 05 05 36.21 +20 17.5 6.760 7.000 100.0 8.0 20.1 2009 03 10 05 36.98 +20 20.5 6.846 7.006 95.2 8.1 20.1 2009 03 15 05 38.00 +20 23.5 6.933 7.011 90.4 8.2 20.2 2009 03 20 05 39.25 +20 26.5 7.020 7.017 85.8 8.1 20.2 2009 03 25 05 40.72 +20 29.6 7.106 7.022 81.1 8.1 20.2 2009 03 30 05 42.41 +20 32.6 7.192 7.028 76.6 7.9 20.3 2009 04 04 05 44.31 +20 35.5 7.276 7.033 72.1 7.8 20.3 2009 04 09 05 46.39 +20 38.3 7.358 7.039 67.7 7.6 20.3 2009 04 14 05 48.66 +20 41.0 7.437 7.044 63.3 7.3 20.3 2009 04 19 05 51.09 +20 43.5 7.514 7.050 59.0 7.0 20.4 2009 04 24 05 53.68 +20 45.8 7.588 7.055 54.7 6.7 20.4 2009 04 29 05 56.42 +20 47.8 7.658 7.061 50.5 6.3 20.4 2009 05 04 05 59.28 +20 49.5 7.725 7.066 46.3 5.9 20.4 2009 05 09 06 02.26 +20 50.9 7.787 7.072 42.2 5.5 20.5 2009 05 14 06 05.35 +20 52.0 7.845 7.077 38.1 5.1 20.5 2009 05 19 06 08.53 +20 52.8 7.899 7.083 34.0 4.6 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.
