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P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Feb. 11.3901 TT MPC q 3.818343 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0519331 Peri. 83.5777 +0.0849110 -0.9963150 a 7.114968 Node 1.6990 +0.6735493 +0.0484415 e 0.463337 Incl. 24.0981 +0.7342489 +0.0707803 P 19.0 From 317 observations 2005 Sept. 23-2008 Feb. 13, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 Feb. 11.0762 TT MPC q 3.817647 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0519739 Peri. 83.5425 +0.0858241 -0.9962383 a 7.111247 Node 1.6802 +0.6734334 +0.0491497 e 0.463154 Incl. 24.1028 +0.7342491 +0.0713685 P 19.0An 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 09 34.90 +30 43.6 4.094 4.548 110.8 11.9 19.1 2008 04 19 09 35.09 +30 12.5 4.177 4.563 106.4 12.2 19.1 2008 04 24 09 35.66 +29 40.5 4.261 4.578 102.0 12.4 19.2 2008 04 29 09 36.59 +29 07.5 4.348 4.593 97.7 12.6 19.2 2008 05 04 09 37.87 +28 33.8 4.436 4.608 93.5 12.6 19.3 2008 05 09 09 39.48 +27 59.4 4.524 4.623 89.3 12.6 19.3 2008 05 14 09 41.39 +27 24.5 4.612 4.638 85.2 12.5 19.4 2008 05 19 09 43.57 +26 49.1 4.701 4.653 81.1 12.4 19.4 2008 05 24 09 46.01 +26 13.3 4.788 4.668 77.1 12.2 19.5 2008 05 29 09 48.69 +25 37.3 4.875 4.683 73.2 12.0 19.5 2008 06 03 09 51.58 +25 00.9 4.961 4.699 69.3 11.6 19.5 2008 06 08 09 54.66 +24 24.4 5.045 4.714 65.4 11.3 19.6 2008 06 13 09 57.93 +23 47.6 5.127 4.730 61.6 10.9 19.6 2008 06 18 10 01.35 +23 10.7 5.207 4.745 57.9 10.4 19.6 2008 06 23 10 04.91 +22 33.6 5.284 4.761 54.2 10.0 19.6 2008 06 28 10 08.59 +21 56.4 5.358 4.776 50.5 9.5 19.7 2008 07 03 10 12.39 +21 19.2 5.430 4.792 46.8 8.9 19.7 2008 07 08 10 16.29 +20 41.9 5.498 4.808 43.2 8.3 19.7 2008 07 13 10 20.27 +20 04.6 5.563 4.824 39.6 7.7 19.7 2008 07 18 10 24.33 +19 27.3 5.624 4.840 36.0 7.1 19.7 2008 07 23 10 28.44 +18 50.0 5.681 4.855 32.5 6.5 19.7 2008 07 28 10 32.60 +18 12.8 5.735 4.871 29.0 5.8 19.7 2008 08 02 10 36.81 +17 35.7 5.784 4.887 25.5 5.1 19.7 2008 08 07 10 41.04 +16 58.7 5.829 4.904 22.1 4.5 19.7 2008 08 12 10 45.29 +16 21.8 5.869 4.920 18.7 3.8 19.7 2008 08 17 10 49.56 +15 45.2 5.904 4.936 15.4 3.1 19.6 2008 08 22 10 53.82 +15 08.8 5.935 4.952 12.3 2.5 19.6 2008 08 27 10 58.08 +14 32.6 5.962 4.968 9.6 1.9 19.6 2008 09 01 11 02.33 +13 56.8 5.983 4.984 7.6 1.5 19.6 2008 09 06 11 06.56 +13 21.3 5.999 5.001 7.1 1.4 19.6 2008 09 11 11 10.75 +12 46.2 6.011 5.017 8.4 1.7 19.6 2008 09 16 11 14.90 +12 11.6 6.017 5.033 10.9 2.2 19.7 2008 09 21 11 19.00 +11 37.5 6.019 5.050 13.9 2.7 19.7 2008 09 26 11 23.04 +11 03.9 6.015 5.066 17.2 3.4 19.7 2008 10 01 11 27.02 +10 31.0 6.006 5.083 20.8 4.0 19.8 2008 10 06 11 30.92 +09 58.6 5.993 5.099 24.4 4.6 19.8 2008 10 11 11 34.74 +09 27.1 5.975 5.116 28.1 5.3 19.9 2008 10 16 11 38.46 +08 56.3 5.951 5.132 31.9 5.9 19.9 2008 10 21 11 42.07 +08 26.3 5.924 5.149 35.7 6.5 19.9 2008 10 26 11 45.57 +07 57.3 5.891 5.165 39.7 7.1 19.9 2008 10 31 11 48.94 +07 29.2 5.855 5.182 43.6 7.6 20.0 2008 11 05 11 52.17 +07 02.1 5.814 5.199 47.7 8.1 20.0 2008 11 10 11 55.25 +06 36.2 5.770 5.215 51.8 8.6 20.0 2008 11 15 11 58.16 +06 11.4 5.721 5.232 55.9 9.0 20.0 2008 11 20 12 00.89 +05 47.9 5.670 5.249 60.2 9.4 20.0 2008 11 25 12 03.44 +05 25.6 5.615 5.265 64.5 9.7 20.0 2008 11 30 12 05.78 +05 04.8 5.558 5.282 68.8 10.0 20.0 2008 12 05 12 07.90 +04 45.3 5.498 5.299 73.3 10.3 20.0 2008 12 10 12 09.78 +04 27.4 5.436 5.316 77.8 10.4 20.0 2008 12 15 12 11.43 +04 11.0 5.374 5.332 82.3 10.5 20.0 2008 12 20 12 12.81 +03 56.1 5.310 5.349 87.0 10.6 19.9 2008 12 25 12 13.92 +03 42.9 5.246 5.366 91.7 10.6 19.9 2008 12 30 12 14.76 +03 31.4 5.181 5.383 96.5 10.5 19.9 2009 01 04 12 15.29 +03 21.6 5.118 5.399 101.4 10.3 19.9 2009 01 09 12 15.53 +03 13.4 5.056 5.416 106.4 10.0 19.8 2009 01 14 12 15.47 +03 06.9 4.996 5.433 111.4 9.7 19.8 2009 01 19 12 15.10 +03 02.1 4.938 5.450 116.6 9.3 19.8 2009 01 24 12 14.43 +02 59.0 4.884 5.467 121.8 8.8 19.7 2009 01 29 12 13.45 +02 57.4 4.833 5.484 127.1 8.2 19.7 2009 02 03 12 12.18 +02 57.3 4.787 5.500 132.4 7.6 19.6 2009 02 08 12 10.63 +02 58.5 4.746 5.517 137.8 6.9 19.6 2009 02 13 12 08.83 +03 01.0 4.711 5.534 143.3 6.1 19.6 2009 02 18 12 06.79 +03 04.5 4.682 5.551 148.8 5.3 19.5 2009 02 23 12 04.55 +03 08.9 4.659 5.568 154.4 4.4 19.5 2009 02 28 12 02.13 +03 14.1 4.644 5.585 160.0 3.5 19.4 2009 03 05 11 59.57 +03 19.7 4.636 5.602 165.5 2.5 19.3 2009 03 10 11 56.93 +03 25.6 4.635 5.619 171.0 1.6 19.3 2009 03 15 11 54.23 +03 31.5 4.643 5.635 176.1 0.7 19.2 2009 03 20 11 51.51 +03 37.3 4.658 5.652 176.3 0.7 19.2 2009 03 25 11 48.83 +03 42.7 4.681 5.669 171.3 1.5 19.3 2009 03 30 11 46.22 +03 47.4 4.712 5.686 165.9 2.5 19.4 2009 04 04 11 43.72 +03 51.4 4.751 5.703 160.4 3.4 19.5 2009 04 09 11 41.38 +03 54.4 4.796 5.720 155.0 4.2 19.6 2009 04 14 11 39.20 +03 56.3 4.849 5.736 149.6 5.1 19.6 2009 04 19 11 37.24 +03 57.1 4.908 5.753 144.2 5.9 19.7 2009 04 24 11 35.50 +03 56.5 4.973 5.770 139.0 6.6 19.8 2009 04 29 11 34.00 +03 54.6 5.044 5.787 133.8 7.2 19.9 2009 05 04 11 32.76 +03 51.3 5.120 5.804 128.7 7.8 19.9 2009 05 09 11 31.79 +03 46.6 5.200 5.821 123.6 8.3 20.0 2009 05 14 11 31.09 +03 40.5 5.284 5.837 118.7 8.7 20.0 2009 05 19 11 30.65 +03 32.9 5.372 5.854 113.8 9.1 20.1This 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.
