P/2008 J2 (Beshore) T 2008 Apr. 24.018 TT MPC q 2.45485 (2000.0) P Q n 0.156593 Peri. 143.165 -0.480766 +0.857587 a 3.40895 Node 97.432 -0.842037 -0.393384 e 0.27988 Incl. 10.622 -0.244619 -0.331351 P 6.29 From 172 observations 2008 May 6-13.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 m2 2008 05 14 17 02.55 -13 46.6 1.500 2.458 155.9 9.7 13.8 2008 05 19 16 59.38 -13 57.5 1.480 2.459 161.1 7.7 13.8 2008 05 24 16 55.81 -14 10.3 1.466 2.461 166.0 5.7 13.7 2008 05 29 16 51.94 -14 24.9 1.458 2.463 170.3 4.0 13.7 2008 06 03 16 47.92 -14 41.4 1.457 2.466 172.3 3.1 13.7 2008 06 08 16 43.87 -14 59.7 1.462 2.469 170.6 3.8 13.7 2008 06 13 16 39.96 -15 19.6 1.473 2.472 166.5 5.5 13.8 2008 06 18 16 36.31 -15 41.2 1.490 2.475 161.7 7.4 13.8 2008 06 23 16 33.04 -16 04.2 1.514 2.479 156.6 9.4 13.8 2008 06 28 16 30.25 -16 28.4 1.543 2.483 151.4 11.3 13.9 2008 07 03 16 28.00 -16 53.7 1.577 2.488 146.3 13.1 13.9 2008 07 08 16 26.39 -17 20.1 1.617 2.493 141.4 14.8 14.0 2008 07 13 16 25.43 -17 47.2 1.661 2.498 136.5 16.3 14.1 2008 07 18 16 25.16 -18 15.0 1.709 2.503 131.8 17.6 14.1 2008 07 23 16 25.56 -18 43.3 1.761 2.509 127.2 18.8 14.2 2008 07 28 16 26.64 -19 11.8 1.816 2.515 122.8 19.8 14.3 2008 08 02 16 28.37 -19 40.5 1.874 2.522 118.5 20.7 14.4 2008 08 07 16 30.74 -20 09.2 1.935 2.528 114.3 21.4 14.5 2008 08 12 16 33.73 -20 37.7 1.998 2.535 110.3 22.0 14.5 2008 08 17 16 37.29 -21 05.8 2.063 2.542 106.4 22.5 14.6 2008 08 22 16 41.39 -21 33.4 2.130 2.550 102.6 22.8 14.7 2008 08 27 16 45.99 -22 00.3 2.198 2.557 98.9 23.0 14.8 2008 09 01 16 51.08 -22 26.3 2.267 2.565 95.3 23.1 14.9 2008 09 06 16 56.61 -22 51.4 2.337 2.574 91.8 23.0 14.9 2008 09 11 17 02.56 -23 15.2 2.407 2.582 88.3 22.9 15.0 2008 09 16 17 08.88 -23 37.8 2.478 2.591 84.9 22.7 15.1 2008 09 21 17 15.56 -23 59.0 2.549 2.600 81.6 22.5 15.2 2008 09 26 17 22.57 -24 18.6 2.620 2.609 78.3 22.1 15.3 2008 10 01 17 29.87 -24 36.6 2.690 2.618 75.1 21.7 15.3 2008 10 06 17 37.46 -24 52.8 2.760 2.628 71.9 21.2 15.4 2008 10 11 17 45.29 -25 07.1 2.830 2.638 68.8 20.7 15.5 2008 10 16 17 53.35 -25 19.5 2.898 2.648 65.6 20.1 15.5 2008 10 21 18 01.61 -25 29.9 2.966 2.658 62.5 19.4 15.6 2008 10 26 18 10.06 -25 38.2 3.032 2.668 59.5 18.7 15.7 2008 10 31 18 18.66 -25 44.3 3.097 2.679 56.4 18.0 15.7 2008 11 05 18 27.41 -25 48.3 3.160 2.690 53.4 17.2 15.8 2008 11 10 18 36.28 -25 50.1 3.222 2.701 50.4 16.4 15.9 2008 11 15 18 45.24 -25 49.7 3.282 2.712 47.4 15.6 15.9 2008 11 20 18 54.29 -25 47.1 3.340 2.723 44.4 14.7 16.0 2008 11 25 19 03.41 -25 42.2 3.396 2.734 41.4 13.8 16.0 2008 11 30 19 12.57 -25 35.2 3.449 2.746 38.4 12.9 16.1 2008 12 05 19 21.77 -25 26.0 3.500 2.758 35.5 12.0 16.1 2008 12 10 19 30.99 -25 14.8 3.549 2.769 32.5 11.0 16.2 2009 03 30 22 36.38 -15 29.1 3.819 3.053 34.9 10.8 16.8 2009 04 04 22 43.38 -14 58.7 3.792 3.067 38.0 11.6 16.8 2009 04 09 22 50.20 -14 29.2 3.763 3.080 41.2 12.4 16.8 2009 04 14 22 56.86 -14 00.5 3.730 3.094 44.4 13.1 16.8 2009 04 19 23 03.34 -13 33.0 3.695 3.108 47.6 13.8 16.8 2009 04 24 23 09.63 -13 06.6 3.657 3.121 50.9 14.5 16.8 2009 04 29 23 15.72 -12 41.7 3.616 3.135 54.2 15.1 16.8 2009 05 04 23 21.60 -12 18.3 3.572 3.148 57.5 15.7 16.7 2009 05 09 23 27.27 -11 56.6 3.527 3.162 60.9 16.2 16.7 2009 05 14 23 32.70 -11 36.6 3.479 3.175 64.4 16.7 16.7 2009 05 19 23 37.90 -11 18.7 3.430 3.189 67.8 17.1 16.7 2009 05 24 23 42.85 -11 02.8 3.378 3.203 71.4 17.4 16.7 2009 05 29 23 47.52 -10 49.3 3.326 3.216 75.0 17.7 16.7 2009 06 03 23 51.91 -10 38.2 3.271 3.230 78.7 17.9 16.7 2009 06 08 23 56.00 -10 29.6 3.216 3.243 82.4 18.1 16.6 2009 06 13 23 59.76 -10 23.7 3.161 3.257 86.3 18.1 16.6 2009 06 18 00 03.19 -10 20.5 3.105 3.270 90.2 18.1 16.6