MPC
CBAT
ICQ
9P/Tempel
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 July 5.3153 TT MPC
q 1.506167 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1787117 Peri. 178.8390 -0.3779058 +0.9100015
a 3.121530 Node 68.9373 -0.8509115 -0.2687824
e 0.517491 Incl. 10.5301 -0.3648792 -0.3156792
P 5.52
From 672 observations 1967-2000, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.01, A2 = +0.0018.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
9P/Tempel Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2005 July 5.3985 TT MPC q 1.506855 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1786005 Peri. 178.8916 -0.3771517 +0.9103139 a 3.122824 Node 68.9322 -0.8511274 -0.2680708 e 0.517470 Incl. 10.5306 -0.3651558 -0.3153833 P 5.52An 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! 2007 05 30 03 15.18 +14 34.4 5.350 4.398 18.1 4.1 21.7 2007 06 04 03 19.78 +14 54.6 5.335 4.409 21.7 4.9 21.8 2007 06 09 03 24.31 +15 13.9 5.316 4.419 25.3 5.6 21.8 2007 06 14 03 28.77 +15 32.2 5.292 4.430 28.9 6.4 21.8 2007 06 19 03 33.15 +15 49.7 5.263 4.440 32.6 7.1 21.9 2007 06 24 03 37.42 +16 06.3 5.229 4.450 36.3 7.8 21.9 2007 06 29 03 41.58 +16 21.9 5.191 4.460 40.0 8.4 21.9 2007 07 04 03 45.61 +16 36.5 5.149 4.470 43.7 9.0 21.9 2007 07 09 03 49.50 +16 50.3 5.103 4.480 47.5 9.6 21.9 2007 07 14 03 53.24 +17 03.1 5.053 4.489 51.4 10.2 21.9 2007 07 19 03 56.81 +17 14.9 5.000 4.499 55.3 10.7 21.9 2007 07 24 04 00.18 +17 25.8 4.943 4.508 59.2 11.2 21.9 2007 07 29 04 03.36 +17 35.8 4.883 4.517 63.2 11.6 21.9 2007 08 03 04 06.31 +17 44.9 4.820 4.525 67.2 11.9 21.9 2007 08 08 04 09.03 +17 53.0 4.755 4.534 71.4 12.2 21.9 2007 08 13 04 11.48 +18 00.3 4.688 4.542 75.6 12.5 21.9 2007 08 18 04 13.66 +18 06.7 4.619 4.550 79.8 12.6 21.9 2007 08 23 04 15.54 +18 12.1 4.549 4.558 84.2 12.8 21.8 2007 08 28 04 17.10 +18 16.7 4.478 4.566 88.6 12.8 21.8 2007 09 02 04 18.33 +18 20.5 4.406 4.574 93.1 12.7 21.8 2007 09 07 04 19.21 +18 23.4 4.335 4.581 97.8 12.6 21.7 2007 09 12 04 19.72 +18 25.4 4.265 4.589 102.5 12.4 21.7 2007 09 17 04 19.84 +18 26.6 4.195 4.596 107.3 12.1 21.7 2007 09 22 04 19.57 +18 26.9 4.128 4.603 112.3 11.6 21.6 2007 09 27 04 18.90 +18 26.4 4.063 4.610 117.3 11.1 21.6 2007 10 02 04 17.82 +18 25.1 4.001 4.616 122.5 10.5 21.5 2007 10 07 04 16.33 +18 23.0 3.943 4.623 127.7 9.8 21.4 2007 10 12 04 14.44 +18 20.0 3.889 4.629 133.1 9.1 21.4 2007 10 17 04 12.17 +18 16.3 3.840 4.635 138.6 8.2 21.3 2007 10 22 04 09.53 +18 11.7 3.797 4.641 144.2 7.2 21.3 2007 10 27 04 06.58 +18 06.5 3.760 4.647 149.8 6.2 21.2 2007 11 01 04 03.33 +18 00.6 3.730 4.652 155.6 5.1 21.1 2007 11 06 03 59.84 +17 54.2 3.707 4.658 161.4 3.9 21.0 2007 11 11 03 56.16 +17 47.3 3.692 4.663 167.2 2.7 21.0 2007 11 16 03 52.36 +17 40.0 3.685 4.668 173.0 1.5 20.9 2007 11 21 03 48.49 +17 32.6 3.685 4.673 177.5 0.5 20.8 2007 11 26 03 44.64 +17 25.2 3.694 4.677 174.2 1.2 20.9 2007 12 01 03 40.85 +17 18.0 3.712 4.682 168.5 2.4 21.0 2007 12 06 03 37.20 +17 11.2 3.737 4.686 162.6 3.6 21.1 2007 12 11 03 33.75 +17 05.0 3.770 4.690 156.7 4.8 21.1 2007 12 16 03 30.54 +16 59.6 3.810 4.694 150.9 5.8 21.2 2007 12 21 03 27.63 +16 55.1 3.857 4.698 145.1 6.9 21.3 2007 12 26 03 25.05 +16 51.7 3.911 4.702 139.5 7.8 21.4 2007 12 31 03 22.82 +16 49.4 3.971 4.705 133.8 8.7 21.4 2008 01 05 03 20.98 +16 48.5 4.035 4.709 128.3 9.4 21.5 2008 01 10 03 19.53 +16 48.9 4.105 4.712 122.9 10.1 21.6 2008 01 15 03 18.48 +16 50.8 4.178 4.715 117.6 10.7 21.6 2008 01 20 03 17.84 +16 54.0 4.255 4.718 112.3 11.1 21.7 2008 01 25 03 17.58 +16 58.5 4.334 4.720 107.2 11.5 21.8 2008 01 30 03 17.72 +17 04.4 4.415 4.723 102.2 11.8 21.8 2008 02 04 03 18.23 +17 11.6 4.498 4.725 97.3 11.9 21.9 2008 02 09 03 19.10 +17 19.9 4.581 4.727 92.4 12.0 21.9 2008 02 14 03 20.31 +17 29.4 4.665 4.729 87.7 12.0 21.9 2008 02 19 03 21.86 +17 39.9 4.748 4.731 83.1 12.0 22.0 2008 02 24 03 23.71 +17 51.2 4.829 4.732 78.5 11.8 22.0 2008 02 29 03 25.85 +18 03.5 4.910 4.734 74.0 11.6 22.0 2008 03 05 03 28.26 +18 16.4 4.989 4.735 69.6 11.3 22.1 2008 03 10 03 30.94 +18 30.0 5.065 4.736 65.3 11.0 22.1 2008 03 15 03 33.85 +18 44.0 5.139 4.737 61.0 10.6 22.1 2008 03 20 03 36.98 +18 58.6 5.209 4.738 56.8 10.1 22.1 2008 03 25 03 40.31 +19 13.4 5.276 4.739 52.7 9.6 22.1 2008 03 30 03 43.83 +19 28.5 5.340 4.739 48.6 9.1 22.1 2008 04 04 03 47.53 +19 43.7 5.400 4.739 44.6 8.5 22.1 2008 04 09 03 51.38 +19 59.0 5.455 4.739 40.6 7.9 22.1 2008 04 14 03 55.38 +20 14.3 5.506 4.739 36.6 7.3 22.1 2008 04 19 03 59.51 +20 29.6 5.552 4.739 32.8 6.6 22.1 2008 04 24 04 03.75 +20 44.7 5.594 4.738 28.9 5.9 22.1 2008 04 29 04 08.10 +20 59.6 5.631 4.738 25.1 5.2 22.1 2008 05 04 04 12.54 +21 14.3 5.662 4.737 21.3 4.4 22.0 2008 05 09 04 17.06 +21 28.6 5.689 4.736 17.5 3.7 22.0 2008 05 14 04 21.65 +21 42.6 5.710 4.735 13.8 2.9 22.0 2008 05 19 04 26.30 +21 56.3 5.727 4.734 10.1 2.1 21.9 2008 05 24 04 30.99 +22 09.5 5.737 4.732 6.4 1.4 21.9 2008 05 29 04 35.72 +22 22.2 5.743 4.731 2.7 0.6 21.8 2008 06 03 04 40.47 +22 34.5 5.743 4.729 1.1 0.2 21.7 2008 06 08 04 45.24 +22 46.3 5.738 4.727 4.7 1.0 21.8 2008 06 13 04 50.00 +22 57.6 5.727 4.725 8.3 1.8 21.9 2008 06 18 04 54.76 +23 08.3 5.712 4.722 12.0 2.6 21.9 2008 06 23 04 59.49 +23 18.6 5.691 4.720 15.7 3.3 22.0 2008 06 28 05 04.19 +23 28.3 5.664 4.717 19.3 4.1 22.0 2008 07 03 05 08.85 +23 37.5 5.633 4.714 23.0 4.8 22.0This 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.