MPC
CBAT
ICQ
8P/Tuttle
Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5
T 2008 Jan. 27.0154 TT MPC
q 1.027136 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0723946 Peri. 207.5054 -0.2702924 -0.5062012
a 5.701624 Node 270.3415 +0.9627644 -0.1375506
e 0.819852 Incl. 54.9827 +0.0051605 -0.8513755
P 13.6
From 50 observations 1967-2007, mean residual 0".9. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.24, A2 = +0.0138.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
8P/Tuttle Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Jan. 26.8965 TT MPC q 1.026938 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0724772 Peri. 207.5200 -0.2704494 -0.5061091 a 5.697294 Node 270.3435 +0.9627215 -0.1378105 e 0.819750 Incl. 54.9832 +0.0049376 -0.8513882 P 13.6An 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 2007 06 09 23 46.91 +53 37.7 3.326 3.055 65.9 17.7 19.0 2007 06 14 23 54.05 +55 05.4 3.251 3.010 67.4 18.2 18.9 2007 06 19 00 01.29 +56 34.5 3.175 2.964 68.9 18.6 18.8 2007 06 24 00 08.62 +58 05.1 3.098 2.918 70.3 19.1 18.8 2007 06 29 00 16.06 +59 36.9 3.022 2.871 71.8 19.7 18.7 2007 07 04 00 23.64 +61 09.9 2.946 2.824 73.2 20.2 18.6 2007 07 09 00 31.36 +62 43.9 2.869 2.777 74.5 20.7 18.5 2007 07 14 00 39.25 +64 18.7 2.793 2.730 75.9 21.2 18.4 2007 07 19 00 47.33 +65 54.2 2.717 2.682 77.2 21.7 18.4 2007 07 24 00 55.62 +67 30.1 2.641 2.634 78.5 22.2 18.3 2007 07 29 01 04.18 +69 06.2 2.565 2.585 79.8 22.7 18.2 2007 08 03 01 13.05 +70 42.4 2.489 2.537 81.0 23.3 18.1 18.1 2007 08 08 01 22.30 +72 18.4 2.414 2.488 82.2 23.8 17.8 18.0 2007 08 13 01 31.99 +73 54.0 2.338 2.438 83.3 24.4 17.6 17.9 2007 08 18 01 42.23 +75 28.7 2.263 2.389 84.5 25.0 17.3 17.8 2007 08 23 01 53.17 +77 02.4 2.188 2.339 85.6 25.5 17.1 17.7 2007 08 28 02 05.04 +78 34.6 2.113 2.289 86.7 26.1 16.8 17.6 2007 09 02 02 18.17 +80 05.1 2.038 2.238 87.7 26.8 16.5 17.5 2007 09 07 02 33.03 +81 33.4 1.963 2.188 88.8 27.4 16.3 17.4 2007 09 12 02 50.42 +82 58.9 1.888 2.137 89.8 28.1 16.0 17.3 2007 09 17 03 11.80 +84 21.0 1.813 2.086 90.8 28.8 15.7 17.2 2007 09 22 03 40.07 +85 38.5 1.738 2.035 91.8 29.6 15.4 17.0 2007 09 27 04 21.75 +86 49.7 1.662 1.983 92.8 30.3 15.1 16.9 2007 10 02 05 32.88 +87 50.5 1.586 1.932 93.8 31.1 14.7 16.8 2007 10 07 07 46.10 +88 29.0 1.510 1.880 94.8 32.0 14.4 16.6 2007 10 12 10 39.15 +88 26.4 1.433 1.828 95.9 32.9 14.0 16.5 2007 10 17 12 32.51 +87 53.5 1.356 1.777 96.9 33.8 13.7 16.3 2007 10 22 13 36.69 +87 13.5 1.277 1.726 98.0 34.8 13.3 16.2 2007 10 27 14 20.65 +86 36.0 1.199 1.674 99.1 35.9 12.9 16.0 2007 11 01 14 57.37 +86 04.4 1.119 1.623 100.3 37.0 12.5 15.8 2007 11 06 15 33.26 +85 40.4 1.039 1.573 101.5 38.1 12.0 15.6 2007 11 11 16 12.80 +85 24.4 0.958 1.523 102.8 39.3 11.6 15.4 2007 11 16 17 00.57 +85 14.8 0.877 1.474 104.2 40.6 11.1 15.2 2007 11 21 18 01.77 +85 05.9 0.795 1.426 105.7 41.8 10.6 14.9 2007 11 26 19 19.76 +84 44.2 0.713 1.379 107.3 43.1 10.1 14.6 2007 12 01 20 48.66 +83 44.7 0.631 1.333 109.0 44.4 9.5 14.3 2007 12 06 22 11.96 +81 36.6 0.551 1.289 110.9 45.6 8.9 14.0 2007 12 11 23 17.97 +77 49.5 0.473 1.247 112.8 46.7 8.3 13.6 2007 12 16 00 06.81 +71 45.5 0.399 1.207 114.8 47.8 7.6 13.2 2007 12 21 00 43.02 +62 27.2 0.334 1.170 116.3 48.9 7.0 12.8 2007 12 26 01 10.65 +48 43.2 0.282 1.137 116.2 50.9 6.4 12.4 2007 12 31 01 32.45 +30 19.2 0.255 1.107 112.6 55.1 5.9 12.3 2008 01 05 01 50.19 +10 07.2 0.259 1.081 105.3 61.3 5.7 12.4 2008 01 10 02 05.01 -07 19.3 0.292 1.060 97.0 67.1 5.8 12.8 2008 01 15 02 17.68 -20 10.4 0.346 1.044 90.2 70.5 6.1 13.3 2008 01 20 02 28.69 -29 11.6 0.410 1.033 85.1 71.6 6.3 13.6 2008 01 25 02 38.41 -35 36.3 0.479 1.028 81.3 71.2 6.6 14.0 2008 01 30 02 47.17 -40 18.7 0.550 1.028 78.5 69.9 6.9 14.2 2008 02 04 02 55.26 -43 53.3 0.620 1.034 76.5 67.9 7.3 14.4 2008 02 09 03 02.94 -46 42.0 0.688 1.046 75.0 65.6 7.6 14.6 2008 02 14 03 10.45 -48 58.7 0.753 1.063 73.9 63.2 7.9 14.8 2008 02 19 03 17.99 -50 52.5 0.814 1.085 73.3 60.7 8.3 14.9 2008 02 24 03 25.78 -52 29.3 0.872 1.112 73.1 58.3 8.6 15.0 2008 02 29 03 34.00 -53 53.5 0.924 1.143 73.2 56.1 9.0 15.2 2008 03 05 03 42.88 -55 08.2 0.973 1.177 73.6 53.9 9.4 15.3 2008 03 10 03 52.59 -56 15.8 1.017 1.215 74.3 51.9 9.7 15.4 2008 03 15 04 03.33 -57 18.1 1.057 1.255 75.3 50.1 10.1 15.5 2008 03 20 04 15.23 -58 16.4 1.093 1.297 76.6 48.3 10.5 15.6 2008 03 25 04 28.46 -59 11.2 1.126 1.342 78.1 46.7 10.8 15.7 2008 03 30 04 43.18 -60 02.8 1.156 1.388 79.8 45.1 11.2 15.7 2008 04 04 04 59.56 -60 51.1 1.183 1.435 81.7 43.6 11.5 15.8 2008 04 09 05 17.72 -61 35.5 1.208 1.483 83.8 42.2 11.8 15.9 2008 04 14 05 37.74 -62 15.3 1.232 1.533 85.9 40.8 12.2 16.0 2008 04 19 05 59.63 -62 49.1 1.256 1.583 88.1 39.4 12.5 16.1 2008 04 24 06 23.32 -63 15.1 1.280 1.633 90.4 38.0 12.8 16.1 2008 04 29 06 48.64 -63 31.6 1.305 1.684 92.6 36.7 13.1 16.2 2008 05 04 07 15.27 -63 37.1 1.331 1.735 94.8 35.4 13.4 16.3 2008 05 09 07 42.78 -63 30.2 1.360 1.787 96.8 34.1 13.7 16.3 2008 05 14 08 10.66 -63 10.4 1.391 1.838 98.6 32.9 14.0 16.4 2008 05 19 08 38.33 -62 37.7 1.426 1.890 100.2 31.8 14.3 16.5 2008 05 24 09 05.31 -61 52.7 1.465 1.941 101.6 30.7 14.6 16.6 2008 05 29 09 31.20 -60 57.0 1.509 1.993 102.6 29.8 14.9 16.7 2008 06 03 09 55.74 -59 52.4 1.557 2.044 103.3 28.9 15.2 16.8 2008 06 08 10 18.79 -58 41.1 1.610 2.095 103.6 28.1 15.5 16.9 2008 06 13 10 40.31 -57 25.5 1.669 2.146 103.5 27.4 15.7 17.0 2008 06 18 11 00.34 -56 07.6 1.732 2.197 103.1 26.8 16.0 17.1 2008 06 23 11 18.96 -54 49.1 1.800 2.248 102.3 26.2 16.3 17.2 2008 06 28 11 36.29 -53 31.6 1.873 2.298 101.2 25.7 16.6 17.3 2008 07 03 11 52.48 -52 16.2 1.951 2.348 99.8 25.3 16.9 17.5 2008 07 08 12 07.64 -51 04.0 2.033 2.398 98.1 24.8 17.1 17.6 2008 07 13 12 21.91 -49 55.5 2.119 2.448 96.2 24.4 17.4 17.7