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C/2007 O1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 June 3.2973 TT MPC q 2.876729 (2000.0) P Q z -0.001739 Peri. 159.4003 +0.1263413 +0.9202974 +/-0.000007 Node 116.2352 -0.9580928 +0.2099401 e 1.005004 Incl. 24.3795 -0.2570916 -0.3301179 From 134 observations 2006 Apr. 2-2007 Aug. 14, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 O1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 June 3.2013 TT MPC q 2.876756 (2000.0) P Q z -0.001377 Peri. 159.3853 +0.1261009 +0.9202968 +/-0.000007 Node 116.2346 -0.9581562 +0.2096965 e 1.003962 Incl. 24.3852 -0.2569734 -0.3302744An 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 23 46.70 -17 54.5 4.971 4.218 37.4 8.3 19.7 2008 04 19 23 52.18 -17 39.7 4.962 4.251 40.7 8.9 19.8 2008 04 24 23 57.50 -17 26.4 4.950 4.285 44.1 9.4 19.8 2008 04 29 00 02.66 -17 14.9 4.934 4.319 47.5 9.9 19.8 2008 05 04 00 07.64 -17 05.2 4.916 4.353 51.0 10.4 19.8 2008 05 09 00 12.44 -16 57.4 4.895 4.387 54.6 10.8 19.9 2008 05 14 00 17.05 -16 51.6 4.871 4.421 58.1 11.2 19.9 2008 05 19 00 21.45 -16 47.8 4.844 4.456 61.8 11.5 19.9 2008 05 24 00 25.65 -16 46.3 4.816 4.490 65.4 11.8 19.9 2008 05 29 00 29.63 -16 46.9 4.785 4.525 69.2 12.1 20.0 2008 06 03 00 33.38 -16 49.8 4.753 4.559 72.9 12.3 20.0 2008 06 08 00 36.88 -16 55.0 4.719 4.594 76.7 12.4 20.0 2008 06 13 00 40.13 -17 02.5 4.684 4.629 80.6 12.5 20.0 2008 06 18 00 43.11 -17 12.4 4.649 4.664 84.6 12.5 20.0 2008 06 23 00 45.82 -17 24.7 4.614 4.699 88.5 12.5 20.0 2008 06 28 00 48.25 -17 39.3 4.578 4.734 92.6 12.4 20.1 2008 07 03 00 50.37 -17 56.1 4.543 4.769 96.7 12.2 20.1 2008 07 08 00 52.18 -18 15.2 4.509 4.804 100.8 12.0 20.1 2008 07 13 00 53.68 -18 36.3 4.476 4.839 105.0 11.7 20.1 2008 07 18 00 54.84 -18 59.4 4.445 4.875 109.2 11.4 20.1 2008 07 23 00 55.68 -19 24.2 4.417 4.910 113.4 10.9 20.1 2008 07 28 00 56.18 -19 50.6 4.391 4.946 117.7 10.5 20.2 2008 08 02 00 56.35 -20 18.3 4.369 4.981 122.0 10.0 20.2 2008 08 07 00 56.18 -20 46.9 4.350 5.017 126.2 9.4 20.2 2008 08 12 00 55.68 -21 16.2 4.336 5.052 130.4 8.8 20.2 2008 08 17 00 54.87 -21 45.8 4.326 5.088 134.5 8.2 20.2 2008 08 22 00 53.76 -22 15.3 4.322 5.123 138.5 7.5 20.3 2008 08 27 00 52.36 -22 44.3 4.323 5.159 142.2 6.9 20.3 2008 09 01 00 50.72 -23 12.4 4.330 5.195 145.7 6.3 20.3 2008 09 06 00 48.85 -23 39.1 4.344 5.231 148.6 5.8 20.4 2008 09 11 00 46.79 -24 04.1 4.363 5.266 151.0 5.3 20.4 2008 09 16 00 44.59 -24 27.0 4.390 5.302 152.6 5.0 20.5 2008 09 21 00 42.28 -24 47.5 4.423 5.338 153.2 4.9 20.5 2008 09 26 00 39.91 -25 05.2 4.463 5.374 152.8 4.9 20.6 2008 10 01 00 37.52 -25 20.1 4.510 5.410 151.4 5.1 20.6 2008 10 06 00 35.16 -25 31.8 4.563 5.446 149.2 5.4 20.7 2008 10 11 00 32.88 -25 40.3 4.623 5.482 146.3 5.8 20.7 2008 10 16 00 30.72 -25 45.6 4.689 5.518 142.9 6.2 20.8 2008 10 21 00 28.70 -25 47.6 4.761 5.553 139.2 6.7 20.8 2008 10 26 00 26.87 -25 46.5 4.839 5.589 135.3 7.2 20.9 2008 10 31 00 25.25 -25 42.3 4.923 5.625 131.1 7.6 21.0 2008 11 05 00 23.87 -25 35.2 5.011 5.661 126.8 8.1 21.0 2008 11 10 00 22.74 -25 25.3 5.103 5.697 122.5 8.4 21.1 2008 11 15 00 21.89 -25 12.9 5.200 5.733 118.1 8.8 21.2 2008 11 20 00 21.30 -24 58.1 5.300 5.769 113.7 9.0 21.2 2008 11 25 00 21.00 -24 41.2 5.403 5.805 109.3 9.2 21.3 2008 11 30 00 20.97 -24 22.4 5.508 5.841 104.9 9.4 21.4 2008 12 05 00 21.22 -24 01.9 5.616 5.877 100.6 9.5 21.4 2008 12 10 00 21.74 -23 39.9 5.724 5.913 96.2 9.5 21.5 2008 12 15 00 22.53 -23 16.6 5.834 5.949 91.9 9.5 21.6 2008 12 20 00 23.56 -22 52.2 5.944 5.985 87.6 9.5 21.6 2008 12 25 00 24.83 -22 26.8 6.054 6.021 83.4 9.3 21.7 2008 12 30 00 26.33 -22 00.7 6.164 6.057 79.2 9.2 21.8 2009 01 04 00 28.04 -21 33.9 6.272 6.093 75.0 9.0 21.8 2009 01 09 00 29.96 -21 06.8 6.379 6.128 70.9 8.7 21.9 2009 01 14 00 32.06 -20 39.3 6.484 6.164 66.9 8.4 22.0 2009 01 19 00 34.33 -20 11.6 6.587 6.200 62.8 8.1 22.0 2009 01 24 00 36.76 -19 43.9 6.687 6.236 58.9 7.8 22.1 2009 01 29 00 39.33 -19 16.1 6.785 6.272 55.0 7.4 22.1 2009 02 03 00 42.03 -18 48.6 6.879 6.308 51.2 7.0 22.2 2009 02 08 00 44.86 -18 21.3 6.969 6.343 47.4 6.6 22.2 2009 02 13 00 47.78 -17 54.3 7.055 6.379 43.8 6.1 22.3 2009 02 18 00 50.80 -17 27.8 7.137 6.415 40.3 5.7 22.3 2009 02 23 00 53.90 -17 01.7 7.215 6.451 36.8 5.3 22.4 2009 02 28 00 57.07 -16 36.3 7.289 6.487 33.6 4.8 22.4 2009 03 05 01 00.29 -16 11.5 7.357 6.522 30.5 4.4 22.5 2009 03 10 01 03.57 -15 47.5 7.421 6.558 27.7 4.0 22.5 2009 03 15 01 06.88 -15 24.3 7.479 6.594 25.3 3.7 22.6 2009 03 20 01 10.21 -15 01.9 7.533 6.629 23.2 3.4 22.6 2009 03 25 01 13.56 -14 40.5 7.581 6.665 21.7 3.2 22.6 2009 03 30 01 16.92 -14 20.1 7.624 6.701 20.9 3.0 22.7 2009 04 04 01 20.28 -14 00.7 7.662 6.736 20.8 3.0 22.7 2009 04 09 01 23.62 -13 42.5 7.694 6.772 21.4 3.1 22.7 2009 04 14 01 26.94 -13 25.4 7.721 6.807 22.8 3.3 22.8 2009 04 19 01 30.23 -13 09.5 7.743 6.843 24.6 3.5 22.8 2009 04 24 01 33.49 -12 54.8 7.760 6.878 27.0 3.8 22.8 2009 04 29 01 36.69 -12 41.5 7.771 6.914 29.6 4.1 22.8 2009 05 04 01 39.84 -12 29.5 7.778 6.949 32.6 4.5 22.9 2009 05 09 01 42.91 -12 18.8 7.779 6.985 35.7 4.8 22.9 2009 05 14 01 45.92 -12 09.6 7.777 7.020 39.0 5.2 22.9 2009 05 19 01 48.84 -12 01.8 7.769 7.055 42.4 5.6 22.9This 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.
