MPC
CBAT
ICQ
10P/Tempel
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5
T 2010 July 4.9073 TT MPC
q 1.422698 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1833760 Peri. 195.6608 +0.6829400 +0.7068662
a 3.068370 Node 117.8251 -0.6458430 +0.7021231
e 0.536334 Incl. 12.0223 -0.3412912 +0.0858093
P 5.37
From 1028 observations 1946-2007, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.03, A2 = +0.0014.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
10P/Tempel Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2005 Feb. 15.2317 TT MPC q 1.425575 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1831528 Peri. 195.5499 +0.6817073 +0.7080603 a 3.070862 Node 117.8358 -0.6470838 +0.7009930 e 0.535774 Incl. 12.0222 -0.3414055 +0.0852028 P 5.38An 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 07 45.61 +22 16.4 5.281 4.637 46.2 9.1 22.1 2007 06 04 07 49.66 +22 09.2 5.341 4.642 42.3 8.5 22.1 2007 06 09 07 53.83 +22 01.3 5.398 4.647 38.5 7.8 22.1 2007 06 14 07 58.11 +21 52.6 5.450 4.652 34.7 7.1 22.0 2007 06 19 08 02.49 +21 43.3 5.498 4.657 31.0 6.5 22.0 2007 06 24 08 06.94 +21 33.3 5.541 4.661 27.3 5.7 22.0 2007 06 29 08 11.45 +21 22.6 5.579 4.666 23.6 5.0 22.0 2007 07 04 08 16.02 +21 11.4 5.613 4.670 19.9 4.3 22.0 2007 07 09 08 20.63 +20 59.6 5.641 4.674 16.3 3.5 21.9 2007 07 14 08 25.27 +20 47.3 5.664 4.678 12.6 2.7 21.9 2007 07 19 08 29.94 +20 34.5 5.682 4.681 9.0 1.9 21.9 2007 07 24 08 34.61 +20 21.2 5.695 4.685 5.4 1.2 21.8 2007 07 29 08 39.28 +20 07.5 5.702 4.688 2.3 0.5 21.7 2007 08 03 08 43.93 +19 53.5 5.704 4.691 2.7 0.6 21.7 2007 08 08 08 48.57 +19 39.2 5.701 4.694 6.0 1.3 21.8 2007 08 13 08 53.18 +19 24.6 5.693 4.697 9.6 2.1 21.9 2007 08 18 08 57.74 +19 09.9 5.679 4.699 13.3 2.8 21.9 2007 08 23 09 02.26 +18 55.1 5.659 4.702 17.0 3.6 22.0 2007 08 28 09 06.71 +18 40.3 5.635 4.704 20.7 4.4 22.0 2007 09 02 09 11.09 +18 25.5 5.606 4.706 24.5 5.1 22.0 2007 09 07 09 15.39 +18 10.9 5.571 4.708 28.3 5.8 22.1 2007 09 12 09 19.59 +17 56.5 5.532 4.709 32.1 6.5 22.1 2007 09 17 09 23.69 +17 42.4 5.487 4.711 36.0 7.2 22.1 2007 09 22 09 27.68 +17 28.7 5.439 4.712 39.9 7.8 22.1 2007 09 27 09 31.53 +17 15.6 5.385 4.713 43.8 8.5 22.1 2007 10 02 09 35.25 +17 03.1 5.328 4.714 47.8 9.1 22.1 2007 10 07 09 38.81 +16 51.3 5.266 4.715 51.9 9.6 22.1 2007 10 12 09 42.21 +16 40.4 5.201 4.716 56.0 10.1 22.1 2007 10 17 09 45.42 +16 30.4 5.133 4.716 60.1 10.6 22.1 2007 10 22 09 48.44 +16 21.6 5.061 4.716 64.4 11.0 22.1 2007 10 27 09 51.23 +16 14.0 4.986 4.716 68.7 11.3 22.1 2007 11 01 09 53.81 +16 07.8 4.909 4.716 73.0 11.6 22.0 2007 11 06 09 56.13 +16 03.0 4.830 4.716 77.5 11.8 22.0 2007 11 11 09 58.19 +15 59.9 4.750 4.715 82.0 12.0 22.0 2007 11 16 09 59.96 +15 58.5 4.668 4.715 86.6 12.1 21.9 2007 11 21 10 01.43 +15 59.0 4.586 4.714 91.3 12.1 21.9 2007 11 26 10 02.58 +16 01.4 4.504 4.713 96.1 12.0 21.9 2007 12 01 10 03.40 +16 05.8 4.423 4.712 101.0 11.9 21.8 2007 12 06 10 03.87 +16 12.4 4.343 4.710 106.0 11.6 21.8 2007 12 11 10 03.97 +16 21.2 4.264 4.709 111.1 11.3 21.7 2007 12 16 10 03.70 +16 32.2 4.188 4.707 116.3 10.8 21.7 2007 12 21 10 03.03 +16 45.3 4.115 4.705 121.6 10.3 21.6 2007 12 26 10 01.99 +17 00.5 4.046 4.703 126.9 9.6 21.5 2007 12 31 10 00.55 +17 17.7 3.981 4.701 132.4 8.9 21.5 2008 01 05 09 58.73 +17 36.7 3.922 4.698 138.0 8.1 21.4 2008 01 10 09 56.55 +17 57.4 3.868 4.696 143.6 7.1 21.3 2008 01 15 09 54.02 +18 19.5 3.820 4.693 149.3 6.1 21.2 2008 01 20 09 51.18 +18 42.5 3.780 4.690 155.0 5.1 21.2 2008 01 25 09 48.06 +19 06.3 3.746 4.687 160.7 4.0 21.1 2008 01 30 09 44.72 +19 30.4 3.721 4.683 166.3 2.9 21.0 2008 02 04 09 41.21 +19 54.3 3.703 4.680 171.3 1.8 20.9 2008 02 09 09 37.58 +20 17.9 3.694 4.676 174.2 1.2 20.9 2008 02 14 09 33.90 +20 40.5 3.693 4.672 172.0 1.7 20.9 2008 02 19 09 30.24 +21 01.9 3.700 4.668 167.1 2.7 21.0 2008 02 24 09 26.66 +21 21.8 3.715 4.664 161.7 3.8 21.0 2008 02 29 09 23.23 +21 39.9 3.737 4.660 156.0 5.0 21.1 2008 03 05 09 19.99 +21 56.1 3.767 4.655 150.4 6.0 21.2 2008 03 10 09 17.02 +22 10.2 3.804 4.650 144.7 7.1 21.3 2008 03 15 09 14.34 +22 22.1 3.847 4.645 139.2 8.0 21.3 2008 03 20 09 12.01 +22 31.8 3.896 4.640 133.7 8.9 21.4 2008 03 25 09 10.03 +22 39.4 3.950 4.635 128.3 9.7 21.4 2008 03 30 09 08.44 +22 44.8 4.009 4.629 123.0 10.4 21.5 2008 04 04 09 07.25 +22 48.1 4.071 4.624 117.9 11.0 21.6 2008 04 09 09 06.46 +22 49.5 4.136 4.618 112.8 11.5 21.6 2008 04 14 09 06.07 +22 48.9 4.205 4.612 107.8 11.9 21.7 2008 04 19 09 06.07 +22 46.6 4.275 4.606 103.0 12.3 21.7 2008 04 24 09 06.46 +22 42.6 4.346 4.599 98.3 12.5 21.7 2008 04 29 09 07.21 +22 37.1 4.418 4.593 93.6 12.6 21.8 2008 05 04 09 08.32 +22 30.1 4.490 4.586 89.1 12.7 21.8 2008 05 09 09 09.77 +22 21.6 4.562 4.579 84.6 12.7 21.8 2008 05 14 09 11.53 +22 11.9 4.633 4.572 80.2 12.6 21.9 2008 05 19 09 13.60 +22 00.9 4.703 4.564 76.0 12.4 21.9 2008 05 24 09 15.94 +21 48.7 4.771 4.557 71.7 12.2 21.9 2008 05 29 09 18.54 +21 35.5 4.838 4.549 67.6 11.9 21.9 2008 06 03 09 21.39 +21 21.2 4.901 4.541 63.6 11.5 21.9 2008 06 08 09 24.46 +21 05.9 4.962 4.533 59.6 11.1 22.0 2008 06 13 09 27.73 +20 49.7 5.020 4.525 55.6 10.7 22.0 2008 06 18 09 31.20 +20 32.7 5.075 4.517 51.7 10.2 22.0 2008 06 23 09 34.83 +20 14.8 5.126 4.508 47.9 9.6 22.0 2008 06 28 09 38.62 +19 56.1 5.173 4.499 44.1 9.0 21.9 2008 07 03 09 42.56 +19 36.7 5.216 4.490 40.4 8.4 21.9This 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.