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C/2007 W3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 June 2.8069 TT MPC q 1.776512 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000028 Peri. 112.6335 -0.2855029 -0.1964905 +/-0.000018 Node 73.0684 -0.6493265 -0.6802150 e 1.000050 Incl. 78.6728 +0.7048852 -0.7061863 From 129 observations 2007 Nov. 29-2008 Feb. 23, mean residual 0".6.An 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 24.32 +72 28.2 2.063 1.888 65.8 29.0 16.3 2008 04 19 23 19.95 +73 55.6 2.030 1.868 66.2 29.5 16.3 2008 04 24 23 12.82 +75 32.8 1.995 1.849 66.9 30.0 16.2 2008 04 29 23 01.31 +77 19.0 1.957 1.832 67.8 30.6 16.1 2008 05 04 22 42.41 +79 12.2 1.916 1.818 69.0 31.2 16.0 2008 05 09 22 10.22 +81 07.3 1.874 1.805 70.3 31.8 15.9 2008 05 14 21 13.63 +82 50.8 1.831 1.795 71.8 32.4 15.9 2008 05 19 19 39.68 +83 51.2 1.788 1.787 73.5 32.9 15.8 2008 05 24 17 45.87 +83 24.1 1.746 1.781 75.2 33.4 15.7 2008 05 29 16 19.88 +81 23.4 1.706 1.778 77.0 33.7 15.7 2008 06 03 15 29.58 +78 20.4 1.670 1.777 78.8 34.1 15.6 2008 06 08 15 01.03 +74 38.6 1.637 1.778 80.5 34.3 15.6 2008 06 13 14 44.35 +70 29.5 1.610 1.781 82.1 34.4 15.5 2008 06 18 14 34.42 +65 59.6 1.590 1.787 83.5 34.4 15.5 2008 06 23 14 28.59 +61 13.6 1.579 1.795 84.6 34.3 15.5 2008 06 28 14 25.42 +56 15.9 1.576 1.806 85.4 34.1 15.6 2008 07 03 14 24.08 +51 11.1 1.583 1.819 85.9 33.9 15.6 2008 07 08 14 24.06 +46 04.1 1.600 1.833 85.9 33.6 15.7 2008 07 13 14 25.02 +40 59.4 1.627 1.850 85.5 33.2 15.7 2008 07 18 14 26.72 +36 01.5 1.665 1.869 84.7 32.8 15.8 2008 07 23 14 29.02 +31 13.7 1.712 1.890 83.5 32.3 15.9 2008 07 28 14 31.79 +26 38.7 1.768 1.912 82.0 31.7 16.1 2008 08 02 14 34.96 +22 18.2 1.833 1.937 80.1 31.1 16.2 2008 08 07 14 38.47 +18 13.4 1.905 1.962 77.9 30.4 16.3 2008 08 12 14 42.28 +14 24.4 1.983 1.990 75.6 29.5 16.5 2008 08 17 14 46.34 +10 51.1 2.067 2.019 73.0 28.7 16.6 2008 08 22 14 50.62 +07 32.8 2.155 2.049 70.3 27.7 16.8 2008 08 27 14 55.11 +04 28.6 2.247 2.081 67.5 26.7 16.9 2008 09 01 14 59.78 +01 37.5 2.341 2.114 64.6 25.5 17.1 2008 09 06 15 04.62 -01 01.5 2.437 2.148 61.5 24.4 17.3 2008 09 11 15 09.61 -03 29.4 2.533 2.183 58.5 23.1 17.4 2008 09 16 15 14.75 -05 47.2 2.631 2.219 55.3 21.9 17.6 2008 09 21 15 20.01 -07 55.9 2.728 2.256 52.2 20.6 17.7 2008 09 26 15 25.39 -09 56.3 2.824 2.293 48.9 19.2 17.9 2008 10 01 15 30.89 -11 49.3 2.919 2.332 45.7 17.9 18.0 2008 10 06 15 36.49 -13 35.6 3.012 2.371 42.4 16.5 18.1 2008 10 11 15 42.19 -15 15.8 3.102 2.411 39.1 15.1 18.3 2008 10 16 15 47.97 -16 50.4 3.190 2.451 35.8 13.7 18.4 2008 10 21 15 53.84 -18 20.1 3.275 2.492 32.4 12.4 18.5 2008 10 26 15 59.77 -19 45.2 3.356 2.534 29.1 11.0 18.7 2008 10 31 16 05.78 -21 06.3 3.434 2.576 25.7 9.6 18.8 2008 11 05 16 11.84 -22 23.7 3.508 2.618 22.3 8.3 18.9 2008 11 10 16 17.94 -23 37.8 3.578 2.661 19.0 7.0 19.0 2008 11 15 16 24.08 -24 48.8 3.643 2.704 15.8 5.7 19.1 2008 11 20 16 30.25 -25 57.2 3.703 2.748 12.6 4.5 19.2 2008 11 25 16 36.45 -27 03.1 3.759 2.792 9.8 3.4 19.3 2008 11 30 16 42.65 -28 06.9 3.810 2.836 7.6 2.6 19.4 2008 12 05 16 48.85 -29 08.7 3.856 2.880 6.8 2.3 19.5 2008 12 10 16 55.04 -30 08.9 3.897 2.924 7.8 2.6 19.6 2008 12 15 17 01.20 -31 07.6 3.932 2.969 10.2 3.4 19.7 2008 12 20 17 07.33 -32 05.2 3.963 3.014 13.3 4.3 19.8 2008 12 25 17 13.41 -33 01.7 3.988 3.059 16.6 5.3 19.9 2008 12 30 17 19.42 -33 57.4 4.009 3.104 20.1 6.3 19.9 2009 01 04 17 25.36 -34 52.6 4.024 3.149 23.8 7.2 20.0 2009 01 09 17 31.19 -35 47.5 4.034 3.194 27.5 8.2 20.1 2009 01 14 17 36.92 -36 42.1 4.040 3.240 31.3 9.1 20.1 2009 01 19 17 42.51 -37 36.9 4.041 3.285 35.1 9.9 20.2 2009 01 24 17 47.96 -38 31.9 4.037 3.331 39.0 10.7 20.3 2009 01 29 17 53.24 -39 27.4 4.029 3.376 43.0 11.5 20.3 2009 02 03 17 58.32 -40 23.6 4.018 3.422 47.0 12.2 20.4 2009 02 08 18 03.18 -41 20.7 4.002 3.467 51.0 12.8 20.4 2009 02 13 18 07.80 -42 18.8 3.984 3.513 55.1 13.3 20.5 2009 02 18 18 12.14 -43 18.2 3.962 3.559 59.2 13.8 20.5 2009 02 23 18 16.19 -44 19.1 3.938 3.604 63.3 14.2 20.5 2009 02 28 18 19.89 -45 21.5 3.912 3.650 67.5 14.5 20.6 2009 03 05 18 23.21 -46 25.6 3.884 3.696 71.7 14.8 20.6 2009 03 10 18 26.11 -47 31.5 3.856 3.741 76.0 14.9 20.7 2009 03 15 18 28.55 -48 39.2 3.826 3.787 80.3 15.0 20.7 2009 03 20 18 30.47 -49 48.6 3.797 3.832 84.5 15.0 20.7 2009 03 25 18 31.82 -50 59.8 3.767 3.878 88.9 14.9 20.8 2009 03 30 18 32.53 -52 12.5 3.739 3.923 93.2 14.7 20.8 2009 04 04 18 32.53 -53 26.5 3.713 3.969 97.5 14.5 20.8 2009 04 09 18 31.76 -54 41.4 3.689 4.014 101.7 14.1 20.9 2009 04 14 18 30.14 -55 56.8 3.667 4.059 106.0 13.7 20.9 2009 04 19 18 27.60 -57 12.1 3.650 4.105 110.1 13.3 20.9 2009 04 24 18 24.05 -58 26.5 3.636 4.150 114.1 12.8 21.0 2009 04 29 18 19.42 -59 39.3 3.626 4.195 118.0 12.2 21.0 2009 05 04 18 13.67 -60 49.4 3.622 4.240 121.7 11.7 21.1 2009 05 09 18 06.75 -61 55.8 3.623 4.285 125.2 11.1 21.1 2009 05 14 17 58.67 -62 57.6 3.631 4.330 128.3 10.6 21.2 2009 05 19 17 49.47 -63 53.6 3.644 4.375 131.0 10.1 21.2This 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.
