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C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 May 27.7695 TT MPC q 5.209030 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001545 Peri. 309.0989 -0.2547213 -0.8909125 +/-0.000009 Node 148.4346 +0.9467039 -0.1504692 e 0.991954 Incl. 45.9161 -0.1971518 +0.4285253 From 83 observations 2007 Jan. 25-Dec. 7, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 May 27.6139 TT MPC q 5.208689 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001530 Peri. 309.0844 -0.2544338 -0.8909361 +/-0.000009 Node 148.4268 +0.9467398 -0.1500921 e 0.992033 Incl. 45.9249 -0.1973505 +0.4286084An 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 08 27.43 +07 00.7 5.428 5.735 102.9 9.8 18.8 2008 04 19 08 28.76 +07 27.9 5.519 5.750 98.3 10.0 18.8 2008 04 24 08 30.34 +07 53.2 5.611 5.766 93.8 10.0 18.9 2008 04 29 08 32.16 +08 16.6 5.704 5.782 89.4 10.0 18.9 2008 05 04 08 34.20 +08 38.2 5.798 5.797 85.0 10.0 18.9 2008 05 09 08 36.46 +08 57.9 5.892 5.814 80.7 9.9 19.0 2008 05 14 08 38.91 +09 15.8 5.985 5.830 76.4 9.7 19.0 2008 05 19 08 41.55 +09 31.9 6.076 5.846 72.2 9.5 19.1 2008 05 24 08 44.36 +09 46.3 6.167 5.863 68.0 9.2 19.1 2008 05 29 08 47.33 +09 59.1 6.255 5.880 63.9 8.9 19.2 2008 06 03 08 50.44 +10 10.2 6.342 5.897 59.8 8.5 19.2 2008 06 08 08 53.69 +10 19.8 6.425 5.914 55.7 8.2 19.3 2008 06 13 08 57.05 +10 27.9 6.506 5.931 51.7 7.7 19.3 2008 06 18 09 00.52 +10 34.6 6.584 5.949 47.8 7.3 19.3 2008 06 23 09 04.08 +10 40.0 6.658 5.966 43.8 6.8 19.4 2008 06 28 09 07.73 +10 44.2 6.728 5.984 39.9 6.3 19.4 2008 07 03 09 11.45 +10 47.2 6.794 6.002 36.0 5.7 19.4 2008 07 08 09 15.23 +10 49.1 6.857 6.020 32.1 5.2 19.5 2008 07 13 09 19.06 +10 50.0 6.914 6.038 28.3 4.6 19.5 2008 07 18 09 22.93 +10 49.9 6.967 6.056 24.4 4.0 19.5 2008 07 23 09 26.83 +10 49.1 7.015 6.075 20.6 3.4 19.6 2008 07 28 09 30.75 +10 47.4 7.059 6.093 16.8 2.8 19.6 2008 08 02 09 34.69 +10 45.1 7.097 6.112 13.0 2.1 19.6 2008 08 07 09 38.63 +10 42.1 7.130 6.131 9.2 1.5 19.6 2008 08 12 09 42.56 +10 38.7 7.158 6.150 5.6 0.9 19.7 2008 08 17 09 46.48 +10 34.9 7.180 6.169 2.8 0.5 19.7 2008 08 22 09 50.37 +10 30.7 7.197 6.189 3.8 0.6 19.7 2008 08 27 09 54.23 +10 26.3 7.209 6.208 7.2 1.2 19.7 2008 09 01 09 58.06 +10 21.7 7.216 6.228 11.0 1.8 19.7 2008 09 06 10 01.83 +10 17.1 7.216 6.247 14.8 2.4 19.7 2008 09 11 10 05.54 +10 12.6 7.212 6.267 18.8 3.0 19.8 2008 09 16 10 09.19 +10 08.2 7.202 6.287 22.7 3.5 19.8 2008 09 21 10 12.76 +10 04.1 7.187 6.307 26.8 4.1 19.8 2008 09 26 10 16.25 +10 00.2 7.167 6.327 30.8 4.7 19.8 2008 10 01 10 19.64 +09 56.9 7.143 6.348 34.9 5.2 19.8 2008 10 06 10 22.93 +09 54.1 7.113 6.368 39.1 5.7 19.8 2008 10 11 10 26.10 +09 52.0 7.079 6.389 43.3 6.1 19.8 2008 10 16 10 29.15 +09 50.7 7.040 6.409 47.5 6.6 19.8 2008 10 21 10 32.06 +09 50.2 6.998 6.430 51.8 7.0 19.8 2008 10 26 10 34.84 +09 50.8 6.951 6.451 56.2 7.4 19.8 2008 10 31 10 37.46 +09 52.4 6.902 6.472 60.6 7.7 19.8 2008 11 05 10 39.91 +09 55.2 6.849 6.493 65.0 8.0 19.8 2008 11 10 10 42.19 +09 59.4 6.793 6.514 69.6 8.2 19.8 2008 11 15 10 44.28 +10 04.9 6.736 6.536 74.2 8.4 19.8 2008 11 20 10 46.18 +10 11.9 6.677 6.557 78.8 8.5 19.8 2008 11 25 10 47.87 +10 20.5 6.616 6.578 83.5 8.6 19.8 2008 11 30 10 49.35 +10 30.8 6.555 6.600 88.3 8.6 19.8 2008 12 05 10 50.61 +10 42.7 6.494 6.622 93.2 8.5 19.8 2008 12 10 10 51.64 +10 56.4 6.433 6.644 98.1 8.4 19.8 2008 12 15 10 52.43 +11 11.8 6.373 6.665 103.1 8.3 19.8 2008 12 20 10 52.99 +11 29.0 6.316 6.687 108.1 8.0 19.8 2008 12 25 10 53.31 +11 48.0 6.260 6.709 113.2 7.7 19.7 2008 12 30 10 53.38 +12 08.6 6.208 6.732 118.4 7.4 19.7 2009 01 04 10 53.21 +12 30.9 6.159 6.754 123.7 7.0 19.7 2009 01 09 10 52.81 +12 54.6 6.115 6.776 128.9 6.5 19.7 2009 01 14 10 52.19 +13 19.7 6.076 6.799 134.3 5.9 19.7 2009 01 19 10 51.35 +13 46.0 6.042 6.821 139.6 5.4 19.7 2009 01 24 10 50.32 +14 13.4 6.014 6.844 145.0 4.7 19.7 2009 01 29 10 49.10 +14 41.5 5.993 6.866 150.3 4.1 19.8 2009 02 03 10 47.72 +15 10.1 5.979 6.889 155.6 3.4 19.8 2009 02 08 10 46.21 +15 39.0 5.973 6.912 160.8 2.7 19.8 2009 02 13 10 44.59 +16 07.9 5.974 6.935 165.7 2.0 19.8 2009 02 18 10 42.89 +16 36.6 5.983 6.958 169.8 1.4 19.8 2009 02 23 10 41.14 +17 04.7 6.000 6.981 171.8 1.2 19.8 2009 02 28 10 39.38 +17 32.1 6.025 7.004 170.4 1.3 19.9 2009 03 05 10 37.63 +17 58.4 6.059 7.027 166.7 1.9 19.9 2009 03 10 10 35.93 +18 23.4 6.099 7.051 162.0 2.5 19.9 2009 03 15 10 34.30 +18 47.1 6.148 7.074 157.0 3.1 19.9 2009 03 20 10 32.77 +19 09.2 6.204 7.097 151.9 3.8 20.0 2009 03 25 10 31.36 +19 29.6 6.266 7.121 146.7 4.4 20.0 2009 03 30 10 30.11 +19 48.2 6.336 7.144 141.5 5.0 20.0 2009 04 04 10 29.03 +20 05.0 6.411 7.168 136.4 5.5 20.1 2009 04 09 10 28.13 +20 19.9 6.491 7.192 131.3 6.0 20.1 2009 04 14 10 27.42 +20 32.9 6.577 7.216 126.3 6.4 20.2 2009 04 19 10 26.93 +20 44.2 6.666 7.239 121.3 6.8 20.2 2009 04 24 10 26.64 +20 53.6 6.760 7.263 116.4 7.1 20.3 2009 04 29 10 26.57 +21 01.2 6.857 7.287 111.6 7.4 20.3 2009 05 04 10 26.72 +21 07.2 6.956 7.311 106.8 7.6 20.4 2009 05 09 10 27.08 +21 11.6 7.057 7.335 102.1 7.7 20.4 2009 05 14 10 27.66 +21 14.4 7.160 7.359 97.4 7.8 20.4 2009 05 19 10 28.44 +21 15.8 7.263 7.383 92.9 7.9 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.
