MPC
CBAT
ICQ
14P/Wolf Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Feb. 27.2521 TT MPC q 2.724119 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1127751 Peri. 158.9886 +0.9840725 +0.0216460 a 4.242878 Node 202.1193 -0.0135631 +0.9988081 e 0.357955 Incl. 27.9434 +0.1772492 -0.0437481 P 8.74 From 137 observations 1950-2004, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
14P/Wolf Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2009 Feb. 26.6844 TT MPC q 2.723311 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1125455 Peri. 158.7057 +0.9836632 +0.0229268 a 4.248647 Node 202.3569 -0.0147342 +0.9987827 e 0.359017 Incl. 27.9961 +0.1794146 -0.0436752 P 8.76An 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 16 22.45 +04 05.5 3.378 4.313 154.2 5.9 22.3 2007 06 04 16 19.32 +04 25.2 3.374 4.299 152.4 6.3 22.3 2007 06 09 16 16.25 +04 41.6 3.376 4.284 149.8 6.8 22.3 2007 06 14 16 13.27 +04 54.7 3.385 4.269 146.6 7.5 22.3 2007 06 19 16 10.45 +05 04.2 3.400 4.254 142.9 8.3 22.4 2007 06 24 16 07.85 +05 10.2 3.420 4.239 138.9 9.1 22.4 2007 06 29 16 05.49 +05 12.8 3.446 4.224 134.7 9.8 22.5 2007 07 04 16 03.43 +05 12.1 3.477 4.209 130.5 10.6 22.5 2007 07 09 16 01.69 +05 08.4 3.513 4.194 126.2 11.3 22.5 2007 07 14 16 00.30 +05 01.7 3.552 4.179 121.8 11.9 22.6 2007 07 19 15 59.27 +04 52.3 3.595 4.163 117.5 12.5 22.6 2007 07 24 15 58.62 +04 40.4 3.641 4.148 113.2 13.0 22.7 2007 07 29 15 58.36 +04 26.5 3.690 4.133 109.0 13.4 22.7 2007 08 03 15 58.49 +04 10.6 3.740 4.117 104.8 13.8 22.7 2007 08 08 15 59.00 +03 53.1 3.792 4.102 100.6 14.1 22.8 2007 08 13 15 59.89 +03 34.1 3.845 4.087 96.6 14.3 22.8 2007 08 18 16 01.16 +03 14.1 3.898 4.071 92.6 14.4 22.8 2007 08 23 16 02.80 +02 53.1 3.952 4.056 88.6 14.4 22.8 2007 08 28 16 04.79 +02 31.4 4.005 4.040 84.7 14.4 22.9 2007 09 02 16 07.12 +02 09.3 4.058 4.024 80.9 14.3 22.9 2007 09 07 16 09.78 +01 47.0 4.110 4.009 77.2 14.2 22.9 2007 09 12 16 12.76 +01 24.5 4.161 3.993 73.5 14.0 22.9 2007 09 17 16 16.04 +01 02.1 4.210 3.977 69.8 13.7 22.9 2007 09 22 16 19.60 +00 40.0 4.258 3.962 66.3 13.4 22.9 2007 09 27 16 23.45 +00 18.4 4.303 3.946 62.7 13.1 22.9 2007 10 02 16 27.55 -00 02.7 4.346 3.930 59.3 12.7 22.9 2007 10 07 16 31.90 -00 23.0 4.386 3.914 55.9 12.2 22.9 2007 10 12 16 36.48 -00 42.5 4.423 3.898 52.6 11.7 22.9 2007 10 17 16 41.29 -01 01.0 4.458 3.882 49.3 11.2 22.9 2007 10 22 16 46.31 -01 18.4 4.489 3.866 46.1 10.7 22.9 2007 10 27 16 51.52 -01 34.6 4.517 3.850 43.0 10.1 22.9 2007 11 01 16 56.91 -01 49.4 4.541 3.835 40.0 9.6 22.8 2007 11 06 17 02.48 -02 02.8 4.562 3.819 37.1 9.0 22.8 2007 11 11 17 08.21 -02 14.7 4.579 3.803 34.3 8.4 22.8 2007 11 16 17 14.08 -02 24.9 4.593 3.787 31.6 7.9 22.8 2007 11 21 17 20.09 -02 33.5 4.603 3.771 29.1 7.3 22.7 2007 11 26 17 26.22 -02 40.2 4.608 3.755 26.9 6.8 22.7 2007 12 01 17 32.47 -02 45.0 4.610 3.739 24.9 6.4 22.7 2007 12 06 17 38.81 -02 48.0 4.608 3.722 23.2 6.0 22.6 2007 12 11 17 45.24 -02 48.9 4.602 3.706 21.9 5.7 22.6 2007 12 16 17 51.75 -02 47.7 4.592 3.690 21.0 5.5 22.6 2007 12 21 17 58.32 -02 44.5 4.578 3.674 20.7 5.4 22.6 2007 12 26 18 04.94 -02 39.0 4.560 3.658 20.9 5.5 22.6 2007 12 31 18 11.60 -02 31.4 4.538 3.642 21.6 5.7 22.5 2008 01 05 18 18.29 -02 21.6 4.513 3.626 22.8 6.0 22.5 2008 01 10 18 25.00 -02 09.6 4.484 3.610 24.3 6.4 22.5 2008 01 15 18 31.71 -01 55.2 4.451 3.594 26.2 6.9 22.5 2008 01 20 18 38.41 -01 38.6 4.414 3.578 28.3 7.5 22.5 2008 01 25 18 45.08 -01 19.8 4.375 3.562 30.6 8.1 22.5 2008 01 30 18 51.73 -00 58.7 4.332 3.546 33.0 8.7 22.5 2008 02 04 18 58.33 -00 35.3 4.285 3.531 35.6 9.3 22.5 2008 02 09 19 04.87 -00 09.7 4.236 3.515 38.3 10.0 22.5 2008 02 14 19 11.34 +00 18.1 4.184 3.499 41.0 10.7 22.5 2008 02 19 19 17.72 +00 48.0 4.129 3.483 43.8 11.3 22.5 2008 02 24 19 24.01 +01 20.0 4.071 3.467 46.6 12.0 22.5 2008 02 29 19 30.19 +01 54.1 4.011 3.452 49.5 12.6 22.5 2008 03 05 19 36.25 +02 30.2 3.949 3.436 52.5 13.2 22.4 2008 03 10 19 42.17 +03 08.2 3.885 3.420 55.4 13.8 22.4 2008 03 15 19 47.94 +03 48.1 3.819 3.405 58.4 14.4 22.4 2008 03 20 19 53.54 +04 29.7 3.751 3.389 61.4 15.0 22.4 2008 03 25 19 58.97 +05 13.0 3.682 3.374 64.4 15.5 22.3 2008 03 30 20 04.21 +05 57.8 3.612 3.358 67.5 15.9 22.3 2008 04 04 20 09.24 +06 44.0 3.540 3.343 70.6 16.4 22.2 2008 04 09 20 14.04 +07 31.6 3.468 3.328 73.6 16.8 22.2 2008 04 14 20 18.59 +08 20.3 3.395 3.313 76.8 17.1 22.2 2008 04 19 20 22.88 +09 10.0 3.322 3.297 79.9 17.5 22.1 2008 04 24 20 26.90 +10 00.4 3.248 3.282 83.1 17.7 22.1 2008 04 29 20 30.62 +10 51.5 3.175 3.267 86.3 17.9 22.0 2008 05 04 20 34.02 +11 42.9 3.102 3.253 89.5 18.1 22.0 2008 05 09 20 37.07 +12 34.4 3.029 3.238 92.7 18.1 21.9 2008 05 14 20 39.77 +13 25.7 2.958 3.223 96.0 18.2 21.8 2008 05 19 20 42.08 +14 16.5 2.887 3.209 99.2 18.1 21.8 2008 05 24 20 44.00 +15 06.4 2.818 3.194 102.5 18.0 21.7 2008 05 29 20 45.50 +15 55.0 2.750 3.180 105.8 17.9 21.6 2008 06 03 20 46.55 +16 42.0 2.684 3.166 109.2 17.6 21.6 2008 06 08 20 47.16 +17 26.7 2.620 3.152 112.5 17.3 21.5 2008 06 13 20 47.30 +18 08.6 2.559 3.138 115.8 16.9 21.4 2008 06 18 20 46.98 +18 47.2 2.501 3.124 119.1 16.5 21.3 2008 06 23 20 46.20 +19 22.0 2.445 3.110 122.4 16.0 21.3 2008 06 28 20 44.96 +19 52.3 2.393 3.097 125.5 15.5 21.2 2008 07 03 20 43.29 +20 17.4 2.345 3.083 128.6 14.9 21.1This 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.