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C/2007 N3 (Lulin) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 10.6418 TT MPC q 1.212288 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000014 Peri. 136.8618 -0.9292023 -0.3694254 +/-0.000008 Node 338.5353 -0.3463293 +0.8606090 e 0.999982 Incl. 178.3730 -0.1289924 +0.3505381 From 457 observations 2007 July 11-2008 Apr. 11, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 Jan. 10.6127 TT MPC q 1.211705 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000187 Peri. 136.8396 -0.9293035 -0.3691701 +/-0.000008 Node 338.4974 -0.3461031 +0.8607048 e 1.000227 Incl. 178.3719 -0.1288707 +0.3505720An 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 21 51.05 -12 20.6 4.197 3.772 58.6 13.1 15.4 2008 04 19 21 52.10 -12 13.5 4.064 3.721 63.2 13.9 15.3 2008 04 24 21 52.86 -12 07.8 3.927 3.669 67.9 14.7 15.1 2008 04 29 21 53.28 -12 03.7 3.788 3.617 72.6 15.4 15.0 2008 05 04 21 53.33 -12 01.4 3.645 3.564 77.4 16.0 14.8 2008 05 09 21 52.95 -12 01.2 3.500 3.512 82.4 16.6 14.7 2008 05 14 21 52.06 -12 03.5 3.354 3.459 87.4 17.0 14.5 2008 05 19 21 50.61 -12 08.4 3.207 3.406 92.6 17.3 14.4 2008 05 24 21 48.52 -12 16.4 3.060 3.353 97.9 17.4 14.2 2008 05 29 21 45.68 -12 27.9 2.914 3.300 103.4 17.4 14.0 2008 06 03 21 42.00 -12 43.3 2.769 3.247 109.2 17.2 13.8 2008 06 08 21 37.35 -13 03.0 2.627 3.193 115.1 16.7 13.6 2008 06 13 21 31.60 -13 27.4 2.489 3.139 121.4 16.0 13.4 2008 06 18 21 24.60 -13 56.8 2.355 3.086 127.9 15.1 13.3 2008 06 23 21 16.20 -14 31.3 2.228 3.032 134.8 13.8 13.1 2008 06 28 21 06.24 -15 11.1 2.109 2.977 142.0 12.1 12.9 2008 07 03 20 54.59 -15 55.7 2.000 2.923 149.7 10.1 12.7 2008 07 08 20 41.15 -16 44.3 1.901 2.868 157.8 7.7 12.5 2008 07 13 20 25.89 -17 35.5 1.816 2.814 166.2 4.9 12.3 2008 07 18 20 08.90 -18 27.2 1.745 2.759 175.0 1.9 12.1 2008 07 23 19 50.39 -19 17.0 1.690 2.704 175.2 1.8 12.0 2008 07 28 19 30.73 -20 02.2 1.652 2.649 166.0 5.3 11.8 2008 08 02 19 10.42 -20 40.4 1.632 2.594 156.4 9.0 11.7 2008 08 07 18 50.07 -21 09.8 1.628 2.539 146.9 12.6 11.6 2008 08 12 18 30.27 -21 29.9 1.641 2.484 137.5 16.0 11.5 2008 08 17 18 11.54 -21 41.2 1.667 2.428 128.3 19.1 11.5 2008 08 22 17 54.26 -21 44.9 1.706 2.373 119.5 21.8 11.4 2008 08 27 17 38.64 -21 42.8 1.755 2.318 111.1 24.0 11.4 2008 09 01 17 24.80 -21 36.7 1.811 2.263 103.0 25.8 11.3 2008 09 06 17 12.70 -21 28.1 1.873 2.208 95.3 27.0 11.3 2008 09 11 17 02.25 -21 18.2 1.938 2.153 88.1 27.9 11.3 2008 09 16 16 53.31 -21 08.2 2.004 2.098 81.1 28.3 11.2 2008 09 21 16 45.70 -20 58.4 2.070 2.044 74.4 28.2 11.2 2008 09 26 16 39.29 -20 49.5 2.134 1.990 68.0 27.9 11.1 2008 10 01 16 33.92 -20 41.5 2.195 1.936 61.9 27.1 11.1 2008 10 06 16 29.44 -20 34.5 2.252 1.883 55.9 26.1 11.0 2008 10 11 16 25.73 -20 28.7 2.303 1.830 50.1 24.7 10.9 2008 10 16 16 22.66 -20 23.8 2.348 1.778 44.4 23.1 10.9 2008 10 21 16 20.13 -20 19.7 2.386 1.727 38.9 21.2 10.8 2008 10 26 16 18.06 -20 16.5 2.416 1.677 33.4 19.0 10.7 2008 10 31 16 16.36 -20 13.9 2.437 1.628 28.0 16.6 10.6 2008 11 05 16 14.95 -20 11.9 2.449 1.581 22.7 14.0 10.4 2008 11 10 16 13.77 -20 10.2 2.451 1.535 17.4 11.1 10.3 2008 11 15 16 12.74 -20 08.8 2.444 1.491 12.1 8.0 10.2 2008 11 20 16 11.81 -20 07.5 2.425 1.449 6.9 4.7 10.0 2008 11 25 16 10.93 -20 06.2 2.396 1.409 1.8 1.3 9.9 2008 11 30 16 10.05 -20 04.7 2.355 1.373 3.8 2.8 9.7 2008 12 05 16 09.09 -20 03.0 2.303 1.339 9.1 6.7 9.6 2008 12 10 16 08.01 -20 00.9 2.239 1.308 14.4 10.8 9.4 2008 12 15 16 06.74 -19 58.1 2.164 1.281 19.8 15.0 9.3 2008 12 20 16 05.22 -19 54.6 2.077 1.258 25.2 19.4 9.1 2008 12 25 16 03.35 -19 50.0 1.979 1.240 30.7 23.9 8.9 2008 12 30 16 01.03 -19 44.0 1.870 1.226 36.4 28.4 8.7 2009 01 04 15 58.11 -19 36.2 1.751 1.217 42.2 32.9 8.6 2009 01 09 15 54.39 -19 25.8 1.622 1.213 48.2 37.2 8.4 2009 01 14 15 49.60 -19 11.7 1.485 1.213 54.4 41.2 8.2 2009 01 19 15 43.30 -18 52.4 1.340 1.219 61.0 44.9 8.0 2009 01 24 15 34.86 -18 24.9 1.190 1.230 68.2 48.0 7.8 2009 01 29 15 23.22 -17 44.3 1.035 1.246 76.1 50.1 7.5 2009 02 03 15 06.61 -16 41.3 0.879 1.266 85.3 50.9 7.2 2009 02 08 14 42.01 -14 57.3 0.727 1.290 96.5 49.4 6.9 2009 02 13 14 04.19 -11 54.8 0.586 1.318 111.3 44.3 6.5 2009 02 18 13 05.32 -06 25.9 0.472 1.350 131.8 33.1 6.2 2009 02 23 11 40.91 +02 15.2 0.414 1.385 159.7 14.4 6.0 2009 02 28 10 06.97 +11 23.6 0.436 1.423 170.3 6.7 6.2 2009 03 05 08 51.60 +17 09.1 0.531 1.463 146.2 22.2 6.8 2009 03 10 08 01.81 +19 53.4 0.668 1.506 129.0 30.8 7.4 2009 03 15 07 30.34 +21 08.6 0.825 1.551 116.6 35.0 8.0 2009 03 20 07 10.15 +21 44.9 0.993 1.597 106.9 36.6 8.5 2009 03 25 06 56.90 +22 03.6 1.164 1.645 98.8 36.8 9.0 2009 03 30 06 48.09 +22 13.6 1.337 1.694 91.8 36.1 9.4 2009 04 04 06 42.26 +22 19.2 1.509 1.745 85.5 34.9 9.8 2009 04 09 06 38.48 +22 22.2 1.680 1.796 79.7 33.3 10.2 2009 04 14 06 36.19 +22 23.7 1.847 1.848 74.3 31.5 10.5 2009 04 19 06 35.01 +22 24.3 2.010 1.901 69.1 29.6 10.8 2009 04 24 06 34.67 +22 24.1 2.170 1.954 64.2 27.6 11.1 2009 04 29 06 34.99 +22 23.4 2.324 2.008 59.4 25.6 11.4 2009 05 04 06 35.81 +22 22.2 2.473 2.062 54.7 23.5 11.6 2009 05 09 06 37.04 +22 20.7 2.616 2.117 50.2 21.5 11.8 2009 05 14 06 38.58 +22 18.8 2.753 2.171 45.7 19.5 12.1 2009 05 19 06 40.38 +22 16.6 2.884 2.226 41.3 17.5 12.3This 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.
