Ephemeris Settings Target Body: Comet C/Machholz (2004 Q2) [2004.92] Observer Location: RIT Observatory, Rochester [Code=920] Coordinates: 77°39'52.9''W, 43°04'32.9''N, 148.659 m From: A.D. 2005-03-16 00:00 UT To: A.D. 2005-03-16 03:00 Step: 5 minute Format: Calendar Date and Time Output Quantities: 1-2,4,9-10,13-14,19-21,24,29,32 Ref. Frame, RA/Dec Format: J2000, HMS Apparent Coordinates Model: Airless HORIZONS Generated Ephemeris ******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / WWW_USER Tue Mar 15 12:33:29 2005 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: Machholz (C/2004 Q2) {source: JPL#41} Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE405} Center-site name: RIT Observatory, Rochester ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2005-Mar-16 00:00:00.0000 UT Stop time : A.D. 2005-Mar-16 03:00:00.0000 UT Step-size : 5 minutes ******************************************************************************* Center geodetic : 282.335300, 43.0759, 0.15{E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 282.335300, 4666.3166, 4333.76{E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center pole/equ : High-precision EOP model {East-longitude +} Center radii : 6378.1 x 6378.1 x 6356.8 km {Equator, meridian, pole} Target pole/equ : No model available Target radii : (unavailable) Target primary : Sun {source: DE405} Interfering body: MOON (Req= 1737.400) km {source: DE405} Deflecting body : Sun, EARTH {source: DE405} Deflecting GMs : 1.3271E+11, 3.9860E+05 km^3/s^2 Small perturbers: Ceres, Pallas, Vesta {source: SB405-CPV-2} Small body GMs : 6.32E+01, 1.43E+01, 1.78E+01 km^3/s^2 Atmos refraction: NO (AIRLESS) RA format : HMS Time format : CAL RTS-only print : NO EOP file : eop.050311.p050602 EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2005-MAR-11. PREDICTS-> 2005-JUN-01 Units conversion: 1 AU= 149597870.691 km, c= 299792.458 km/s, 1 day= 86400.0 s Table cut-offs 1: Elevation (-90.0deg=NO ),Airmass (>38.000=NO), Daylight (NO ) Table cut-offs 2: Solar Elongation ( 0.0,180.0=NO ) ******************************************************************************* Initial FK5/J2000.0 heliocentric ecliptic osculating elements (AU, DAYS, DEG): EPOCH= 2453348.5 != 2004-Dec-09.0000000 (CT) Residual RMS= .6128 EC= .9994252672844112 QR= 1.205047205543535 TP= 2453395.411454578 OM= 93.62430236587119 W= 19.50414647243297 IN= 38.58901058563725 Comet physical & dynamic parameters (KM, SEC; A1,A2,A3=AU/d^2; DT=days): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. A1= n.a. A2= n.a. A3= n.a. DT= n.a. M1= 5.5 M2= n.a. k1= 10. k2= n.a. PHCOF= n.a. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC R.A.__(a-apparent)__DEC Azi_(a-appr)_Elev T-mag N-mag Illu% Ang-diam Ob-lon Ob-lat r rdot delta deldot 1-way_LT S-T-O Cnst N.Pole-RA N.Pole-DC ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* 2005-Mar-16 00:00 Nm 08 59 11.13 +84 03 34.3 09 00 26.26 +84 02 39.6 5.5652 47.5699 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4312610615 13.98985 0.9258248234 17.45548 7.699850 43.6943 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:05 Nm 08 59 14.71 +84 03 30.9 09 00 29.82 +84 02 36.2 5.4254 47.6572 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4312891223 13.99044 0.9258598284 17.45608 7.700141 43.6933 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:10 Nm 08 59 18.28 +84 03 27.5 09 00 33.38 +84 02 32.8 5.2823 47.7424 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4313171844 13.99103 0.9258948348 17.45668 7.700433 43.6923 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:15 Nm 08 59 21.85 +84 03 24.1 09 00 36.93 +84 02 29.4 5.1360 47.8253 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4313452476 13.99163 0.9259298424 17.45729 7.700724 43.6913 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:20 Am 08 59 25.42 +84 03 20.7 09 00 40.49 +84 02 26.0 4.9866 47.9058 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4313733120 13.99222 0.9259648513 17.45792 7.701015 43.6903 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:25 Am 08 59 28.99 +84 03 17.3 09 00 44.04 +84 02 22.6 4.8342 47.9840 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4314013776 13.99281 0.9259998616 17.45855 7.701306 43.6893 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:30 Am 08 59 32.55 +84 03 13.9 09 00 47.58 +84 02 19.1 4.6788 48.0598 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4314294444 13.99341 0.9260348732 17.45920 7.701597 43.6883 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:35 Am 08 59 36.12 +84 03 10.5 09 00 51.13 +84 02 15.7 4.5205 48.1332 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4314575124 13.99400 0.9260698862 17.45985 7.701888 43.6873 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:40 Am 08 59 39.68 +84 03 07.1 09 00 54.67 +84 02 12.3 4.3595 48.2040 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4314855816 13.99459 0.9261049005 17.46051 7.702180 43.6863 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:45 Am 08 59 43.24 +84 03 03.7 09 00 58.21 +84 02 08.8 4.1957 48.2723 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4315136519 13.99519 0.9261399163 17.46118 7.702471 43.6853 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:50 Am 08 59 46.79 +84 03 00.2 09 01 01.75 +84 02 05.4 4.0293 48.3380 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4315417235 13.99578 0.9261749335 17.46186 7.702762 43.6843 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 00:55 m 08 59 50.34 +84 02 56.8 09 01 05.29 +84 02 01.9 3.8604 48.4011 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4315697962 13.99637 0.9262099521 17.46255 7.703053 43.6833 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:00 m 08 59 53.90 +84 02 53.4 09 01 08.82 +84 01 58.5 3.6890 48.4616 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4315978701 13.99697 0.9262449722 17.46324 7.703345 43.6823 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:05 m 08 59 57.45 +84 02 49.9 09 01 12.35 +84 01 55.0 3.5153 48.5193 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4316259453 13.99756 0.9262799937 17.46394 7.703636 43.6813 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:10 m 09 00 00.99 +84 02 46.5 09 01 15.88 +84 01 51.6 3.3393 48.5742 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4316540216 13.99815 0.9263150168 17.46465 7.703927 43.6803 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:15 m 09 00 04.54 +84 02 43.0 09 01 19.41 +84 01 48.1 3.1612 48.6264 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4316820991 13.99875 0.9263500413 17.46537 7.704218 43.6793 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:20 m 09 00 08.08 +84 02 39.6 09 01 22.94 +84 01 44.6 2.9811 48.6758 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4317101777 13.99934 0.9263850673 17.46609 7.704510 43.6782 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:25 m 09 00 11.62 +84 02 36.1 09 01 26.46 +84 01 41.2 2.7990 48.7223 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4317382576 13.99993 0.9264200948 17.46682 7.704801 43.6772 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:30 m 09 00 15.16 +84 02 32.7 09 01 29.98 +84 01 37.7 2.6151 48.7660 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4317663387 14.00052 0.9264551239 17.46756 7.705092 43.6762 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:35 m 09 00 18.70 +84 02 29.2 09 01 33.50 +84 01 34.2 2.4294 48.8067 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4317944209 14.00112 0.9264901545 17.46830 7.705384 43.6752 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:40 m 09 00 22.24 +84 02 25.7 09 01 37.02 +84 01 30.7 2.2422 48.8445 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4318225043 14.00171 0.9265251866 17.46904 7.705675 43.6742 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:45 m 09 00 25.77 +84 02 22.3 09 01 40.54 +84 01 27.2 2.0535 48.8794 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4318505890 14.00230 0.9265602203 17.46980 7.705966 43.6732 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:50 m 09 00 29.31 +84 02 18.8 09 01 44.05 +84 01 23.7 1.8634 48.9112 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4318786748 14.00289 0.9265952556 17.47055 7.706258 43.6722 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 01:55 m 09 00 32.84 +84 02 15.3 09 01 47.57 +84 01 20.2 1.6720 48.9401 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4319067618 14.00349 0.9266302925 17.47131 7.706549 43.6712 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:00 m 09 00 36.37 +84 02 11.8 09 01 51.08 +84 01 16.7 1.4795 48.9659 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4319348500 14.00408 0.9266653309 17.47208 7.706841 43.6702 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:05 m 09 00 39.90 +84 02 08.3 09 01 54.59 +84 01 13.2 1.2860 48.9887 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4319629393 14.00467 0.9267003709 17.47284 7.707132 43.6692 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:10 m 09 00 43.42 +84 02 04.8 09 01 58.10 +84 01 09.7 1.0916 49.0085 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4319910299 14.00526 0.9267354125 17.47361 7.707423 43.6682 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:15 m 09 00 46.95 +84 02 01.3 09 02 01.60 +84 01 06.2 0.8964 49.0252 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4320191217 14.00586 0.9267704557 17.47439 7.707715 43.6672 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:20 m 09 00 50.47 +84 01 57.8 09 02 05.11 +84 01 02.6 0.7006 49.0387 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4320472146 14.00645 0.9268055005 17.47517 7.708006 43.6662 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:25 m 09 00 53.99 +84 01 54.3 09 02 08.61 +84 00 59.1 0.5043 49.0492 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4320753087 14.00704 0.9268405469 17.47595 7.708298 43.6652 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:30 m 09 00 57.52 +84 01 50.8 09 02 12.11 +84 00 55.6 0.3075 49.0566 6.89 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4321034040 14.00763 0.9268755950 17.47673 7.708589 43.6641 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:35 m 09 01 01.04 +84 01 47.2 09 02 15.62 +84 00 52.0 0.1105 49.0609 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4321315005 14.00822 0.9269106446 17.47751 7.708881 43.6631 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:40 t 09 01 04.56 +84 01 43.7 09 02 19.12 +84 00 48.5 359.9133 49.0621 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4321595982 14.00882 0.9269456958 17.47829 7.709172 43.6621 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:45 m 09 01 08.07 +84 01 40.2 09 02 22.61 +84 00 44.9 359.7161 49.0601 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4321876971 14.00941 0.9269807487 17.47908 7.709464 43.6611 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:50 m 09 01 11.59 +84 01 36.6 09 02 26.11 +84 00 41.4 359.5191 49.0551 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4322157971 14.01000 0.9270158032 17.47986 7.709755 43.6601 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 02:55 m 09 01 15.11 +84 01 33.1 09 02 29.61 +84 00 37.8 359.3222 49.0469 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4322438984 14.01059 0.9270508593 17.48065 7.710047 43.6591 Cam n.a. n.a. 2005-Mar-16 03:00 m 09 01 18.62 +84 01 29.6 09 02 33.10 +84 00 34.2 359.1258 49.0357 6.90 n.a. 86.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4322720008 14.01118 0.9270859170 17.48144 7.710338 43.6581 Cam n.a. n.a. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Column meaning: TIME