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P/2008 J3 (McNaught) Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5 T 2009 Mar. 10.7281 TT MPC q 2.287664 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1283923 Peri. 4.3858 +0.9705120 -0.2295890 a 3.891438 Node 9.8606 +0.2060573 +0.6320347 e 0.412129 Incl. 25.3991 +0.1250876 +0.7401494 P 7.68 From 75 observations 2008 May 10-July 14, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 J3 (McNaught) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 Mar. 10.5509 TT MPC q 2.287911 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1282095 Peri. 4.3084 +0.9706966 -0.2287436 a 3.895136 Node 9.8905 +0.2056754 +0.6323134 e 0.412624 Incl. 25.3906 +0.1242808 +0.7401730 P 7.69An 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 07 13 22 11.16 -47 44.4 1.987 2.832 138.7 13.7 18.0 2008 07 18 22 07.96 -48 11.6 1.947 2.813 141.3 13.0 17.9 2008 07 23 22 03.94 -48 35.3 1.912 2.795 143.5 12.5 17.9 2008 07 28 21 59.15 -48 54.4 1.882 2.777 145.1 12.1 17.8 2008 08 02 21 53.69 -49 07.5 1.858 2.759 146.1 11.9 17.8 2008 08 07 21 47.73 -49 13.6 1.839 2.741 146.2 11.9 17.7 2008 08 12 21 41.45 -49 11.7 1.826 2.723 145.6 12.1 17.7 2008 08 17 21 35.06 -49 01.2 1.818 2.705 144.3 12.6 17.6 2008 08 22 21 28.75 -48 41.8 1.816 2.688 142.3 13.3 17.6 2008 08 27 21 22.75 -48 13.7 1.819 2.671 139.7 14.1 17.6 2008 09 01 21 17.22 -47 36.9 1.827 2.654 136.8 15.1 17.5 2008 09 06 21 12.36 -46 52.2 1.841 2.638 133.5 16.1 17.5 2008 09 11 21 08.27 -46 00.3 1.859 2.621 129.9 17.1 17.5 2008 09 16 21 05.03 -45 02.2 1.881 2.605 126.2 18.1 17.5 2008 09 21 21 02.68 -43 58.8 1.908 2.589 122.5 19.1 17.5 2008 09 26 21 01.24 -42 51.0 1.938 2.573 118.7 20.0 17.5 2008 10 01 21 00.69 -41 39.6 1.971 2.558 114.8 20.8 17.6 2008 10 06 21 01.00 -40 25.3 2.007 2.543 111.0 21.5 17.6 2008 10 11 21 02.13 -39 08.8 2.046 2.528 107.2 22.2 17.6 2008 10 16 21 04.01 -37 50.6 2.087 2.514 103.5 22.7 17.6 2008 10 21 21 06.59 -36 31.1 2.130 2.500 99.8 23.1 17.6 2008 10 26 21 09.81 -35 10.6 2.175 2.486 96.1 23.4 17.6 2008 10 31 21 13.61 -33 49.3 2.221 2.473 92.6 23.6 17.7 2008 11 05 21 17.94 -32 27.3 2.267 2.460 89.1 23.8 17.7 2008 11 10 21 22.75 -31 04.9 2.315 2.447 85.6 23.8 17.7 2008 11 15 21 27.97 -29 42.0 2.363 2.435 82.2 23.7 17.7 2008 11 20 21 33.57 -28 18.7 2.411 2.423 78.9 23.6 17.8 2008 11 25 21 39.50 -26 55.1 2.459 2.412 75.6 23.4 17.8 2008 11 30 21 45.74 -25 31.0 2.507 2.401 72.4 23.1 17.8 2008 12 05 21 52.24 -24 06.5 2.554 2.390 69.3 22.7 17.8 2008 12 10 21 58.98 -22 41.6 2.601 2.380 66.1 22.2 17.8 2008 12 15 22 05.92 -21 16.4 2.648 2.371 63.1 21.7 17.9 2008 12 20 22 13.05 -19 50.7 2.693 2.361 60.1 21.2 17.9 2008 12 25 22 20.34 -18 24.6 2.737 2.353 57.1 20.5 17.9 2008 12 30 22 27.77 -16 58.1 2.781 2.345 54.2 19.9 17.9 2009 01 04 22 35.34 -15 31.1 2.822 2.337 51.3 19.2 17.9 2009 01 09 22 43.02 -14 03.8 2.863 2.330 48.4 18.4 18.0 2009 01 14 22 50.81 -12 36.1 2.902 2.323 45.6 17.6 18.0 2009 01 19 22 58.68 -11 08.1 2.940 2.317 42.9 16.8 18.0 2009 01 24 23 06.64 -09 39.7 2.976 2.312 40.1 15.9 18.0 2009 01 29 23 14.68 -08 11.1 3.010 2.307 37.4 15.0 18.0 2009 02 03 23 22.79 -06 42.3 3.043 2.302 34.7 14.1 18.0 2009 02 08 23 30.97 -05 13.3 3.074 2.299 32.1 13.2 18.1 2009 02 13 23 39.21 -03 44.3 3.103 2.295 29.5 12.2 18.1 2009 02 18 23 47.50 -02 15.2 3.130 2.293 26.9 11.3 18.1 2009 02 23 23 55.86 -00 46.1 3.155 2.291 24.4 10.3 18.1 2009 02 28 00 04.28 +00 42.9 3.178 2.289 21.9 9.3 18.1 2009 03 05 00 12.75 +02 11.8 3.200 2.288 19.4 8.3 18.1 2009 03 10 00 21.27 +03 40.3 3.219 2.288 17.0 7.3 18.1 2009 03 15 00 29.86 +05 08.6 3.237 2.288 14.6 6.3 18.1 2009 03 20 00 38.50 +06 36.4 3.252 2.289 12.3 5.3 18.2 2009 03 25 00 47.21 +08 03.7 3.265 2.290 10.0 4.3 18.2 2009 03 30 00 55.97 +09 30.5 3.277 2.292 7.9 3.5 18.2 2009 04 04 01 04.80 +10 56.6 3.286 2.294 6.2 2.7 18.2 2009 04 09 01 13.70 +12 22.0 3.294 2.298 4.9 2.1 18.2 2009 04 14 01 22.66 +13 46.5 3.299 2.301 4.7 2.1 18.2 2009 04 19 01 31.69 +15 10.2 3.303 2.305 5.6 2.4 18.2 2009 04 24 01 40.80 +16 32.8 3.305 2.310 7.2 3.1 18.2 2009 04 29 01 49.98 +17 54.4 3.304 2.316 9.2 4.0 18.2 2009 05 04 01 59.23 +19 14.7 3.302 2.322 11.3 4.9 18.3 2009 05 09 02 08.56 +20 33.9 3.298 2.328 13.4 5.8 18.3 2009 05 14 02 17.96 +21 51.7 3.292 2.335 15.7 6.7 18.3 2009 05 19 02 27.45 +23 08.1 3.284 2.342 17.9 7.6 18.3 2009 05 24 02 37.01 +24 23.1 3.275 2.350 20.2 8.6 18.3 2009 05 29 02 46.64 +25 36.5 3.263 2.359 22.5 9.5 18.3 2009 06 03 02 56.34 +26 48.4 3.250 2.368 24.8 10.4 18.3 2009 06 08 03 06.11 +27 58.6 3.235 2.377 27.1 11.2 18.3 2009 06 13 03 15.95 +29 07.1 3.218 2.387 29.5 12.1 18.3 2009 06 18 03 25.85 +30 13.9 3.200 2.398 31.9 12.9 18.3 2009 06 23 03 35.80 +31 18.9 3.180 2.408 34.3 13.7 18.3 2009 06 28 03 45.79 +32 22.1 3.158 2.420 36.7 14.5 18.3 2009 07 03 03 55.82 +33 23.6 3.134 2.431 39.1 15.3 18.3 2009 07 08 04 05.87 +34 23.3 3.109 2.443 41.6 16.0 18.3 2009 07 13 04 15.93 +35 21.2 3.083 2.456 44.0 16.7 18.3 2009 07 18 04 25.98 +36 17.5 3.055 2.469 46.6 17.4 18.3 2009 07 23 04 36.02 +37 12.0 3.025 2.482 49.1 18.0 18.4 2009 07 28 04 46.01 +38 05.0 2.994 2.496 51.7 18.6 18.4 2009 08 02 04 55.94 +38 56.5 2.962 2.510 54.4 19.2 18.4 2009 08 07 05 05.79 +39 46.5 2.928 2.524 57.0 19.7 18.4 2009 08 12 05 15.53 +40 35.3 2.893 2.539 59.8 20.2 18.4 2009 08 17 05 25.14 +41 23.0 2.857 2.554 62.5 20.6 18.4This 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.
