MPC
CBAT
ICQ
16P/Brooks
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
T 2008 Apr. 12.5944 TT MPC
q 1.466611 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1604862 Peri. 219.4701 +0.9457753 -0.3237668
a 3.353597 Node 159.3753 +0.3136302 +0.8892699
e 0.562675 Incl. 4.2583 +0.0845288 +0.3230698
P 6.14
From 242 observations 1987-2001, mean residual 0".9. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.39, A2 = -0.1324.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
16P/Brooks Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Apr. 12.3645 TT MPC q 1.467072 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1600860 Peri. 219.2894 +0.9462480 -0.3223935 a 3.359185 Node 159.4730 +0.3122972 +0.8897418 e 0.563266 Incl. 4.2562 +0.0841740 +0.3231440 P 6.16An 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 17 44.67 -17 18.9 2.153 3.129 160.9 6.1 21.5 21.6 2007 06 04 17 40.45 -17 13.2 2.106 3.100 166.2 4.5 21.4 21.5 2007 06 09 17 35.89 -17 08.0 2.065 3.072 171.0 2.9 21.3 21.3 2007 06 14 17 31.06 -17 03.4 2.032 3.043 173.8 2.1 21.1 21.2 2007 06 19 17 26.08 -16 59.4 2.005 3.014 171.8 2.8 21.0 21.2 2007 06 24 17 21.06 -16 56.3 1.986 2.985 167.0 4.4 20.9 21.3 2007 06 29 17 16.13 -16 54.1 1.974 2.956 161.6 6.2 20.7 21.3 2007 07 04 17 11.39 -16 52.9 1.969 2.927 156.0 8.1 20.6 21.4 2007 07 09 17 06.97 -16 52.9 1.970 2.897 150.4 10.0 20.5 21.4 2007 07 14 17 02.95 -16 54.2 1.976 2.867 144.8 11.8 20.4 21.5 2007 07 19 16 59.43 -16 56.9 1.989 2.837 139.2 13.5 20.3 21.5 2007 07 24 16 56.49 -17 01.0 2.006 2.807 133.8 15.1 20.2 21.6 2007 07 29 16 54.17 -17 06.6 2.028 2.777 128.6 16.6 20.1 21.6 2007 08 03 16 52.51 -17 13.7 2.053 2.746 123.5 18.0 20.0 21.7 2007 08 08 16 51.53 -17 22.2 2.081 2.716 118.5 19.2 19.9 21.7 2007 08 13 16 51.26 -17 32.1 2.112 2.685 113.7 20.2 19.8 21.8 2007 08 18 16 51.68 -17 43.2 2.145 2.654 109.0 21.1 19.8 21.8 2007 08 23 16 52.80 -17 55.5 2.180 2.623 104.5 21.9 19.7 21.8 2007 08 28 16 54.60 -18 08.7 2.215 2.592 100.2 22.6 19.6 21.9 2007 09 02 16 57.05 -18 22.7 2.250 2.560 96.0 23.1 19.5 21.9 2007 09 07 17 00.15 -18 37.3 2.286 2.529 91.9 23.5 19.4 21.9 2007 09 12 17 03.87 -18 52.3 2.322 2.497 87.9 23.8 19.3 21.9 2007 09 17 17 08.18 -19 07.4 2.357 2.466 84.1 23.9 19.2 21.9 2007 09 22 17 13.08 -19 22.6 2.390 2.434 80.4 24.0 19.0 21.9 2007 09 27 17 18.53 -19 37.4 2.423 2.402 76.8 24.0 18.9 21.9 2007 10 02 17 24.51 -19 51.7 2.454 2.370 73.4 23.9 18.8 21.9 2007 10 07 17 31.00 -20 05.2 2.484 2.338 70.0 23.7 18.7 21.9 2007 10 12 17 37.99 -20 17.8 2.511 2.306 66.7 23.4 18.6 21.9 2007 10 17 17 45.45 -20 29.1 2.537 2.274 63.5 23.1 18.4 21.9 2007 10 22 17 53.37 -20 38.9 2.560 2.242 60.4 22.7 18.3 21.9 2007 10 27 18 01.73 -20 47.0 2.582 2.210 57.4 22.3 18.2 21.9 2007 11 01 18 10.51 -20 53.2 2.601 2.178 54.4 21.8 18.0 21.8 2007 11 06 18 19.70 -20 57.1 2.618 2.147 51.6 21.2 17.9 21.8 2007 11 11 18 29.28 -20 58.7 2.632 2.115 48.8 20.6 17.7 21.7 2007 11 16 18 39.24 -20 57.6 2.644 2.083 46.1 20.0 17.6 21.7 2007 11 21 18 49.56 -20 53.5 2.654 2.052 43.4 19.3 17.4 21.7 2007 11 26 19 00.21 -20 46.4 2.661 2.021 40.9 18.6 17.3 21.6 2007 12 01 19 11.20 -20 36.0 2.666 1.990 38.4 17.9 17.1 21.6 2007 12 06 19 22.50 -20 22.1 2.669 1.959 36.0 17.2 16.9 21.5 2007 12 11 19 34.10 -20 04.5 2.670 1.929 33.6 16.4 16.8 21.4 2007 12 16 19 45.97 -19 43.0 2.669 1.899 31.3 15.6 16.6 21.4 2007 12 21 19 58.11 -19 17.6 2.666 1.870 29.1 14.8 16.4 21.3 2007 12 26 20 10.50 -18 48.0 2.662 1.841 27.0 14.0 16.2 21.3 2007 12 31 20 23.12 -18 14.2 2.655 1.812 25.0 13.2 16.1 21.2 2008 01 05 20 35.96 -17 36.2 2.648 1.784 23.0 12.4 15.9 21.1 2008 01 10 20 49.00 -16 53.7 2.639 1.757 21.1 11.6 15.7 21.0 2008 01 15 21 02.23 -16 06.9 2.628 1.730 19.2 10.8 15.6 21.0 2008 01 20 21 15.63 -15 15.7 2.617 1.705 17.5 10.0 15.4 20.9 2008 01 25 21 29.19 -14 20.3 2.606 1.680 15.8 9.2 15.2 20.8 2008 01 30 21 42.91 -13 20.7 2.593 1.656 14.2 8.4 15.0 20.7 2008 02 04 21 56.77 -12 16.9 2.581 1.633 12.6 7.6 14.9 20.7 2008 02 09 22 10.76 -11 09.3 2.568 1.611 11.2 6.8 14.7 20.6 2008 02 14 22 24.88 -09 58.0 2.555 1.591 9.8 6.0 14.6 20.5 2008 02 19 22 39.11 -08 43.2 2.543 1.572 8.5 5.3 14.4 20.4 2008 02 24 22 53.45 -07 25.3 2.531 1.554 7.2 4.6 14.3 20.4 2008 02 29 23 07.90 -06 04.7 2.519 1.537 6.0 3.9 14.2 20.3 2008 03 05 23 22.46 -04 41.5 2.509 1.523 4.9 3.2 14.1 20.2 2008 03 10 23 37.12 -03 16.4 2.499 1.509 3.8 2.5 14.0 20.2 2008 03 15 23 51.88 -01 49.8 2.490 1.498 2.9 1.9 13.9 20.1 2008 03 20 00 06.73 -00 22.1 2.483 1.488 2.0 1.4 13.8 20.0 2008 03 25 00 21.67 +01 06.1 2.477 1.480 1.4 0.9 13.7 20.0 2008 03 30 00 36.70 +02 34.4 2.472 1.474 1.3 0.9 13.7 19.9 2008 04 04 00 51.82 +04 02.1 2.469 1.469 1.7 1.2 13.6 20.0 2008 04 09 01 07.03 +05 28.7 2.467 1.467 2.4 1.6 13.6 20.0 2008 04 14 01 22.30 +06 53.7 2.467 1.467 3.2 2.2 13.6 20.0 2008 04 19 01 37.64 +08 16.5 2.469 1.468 4.0 2.7 13.6 20.1 2008 04 24 01 53.04 +09 36.6 2.471 1.472 4.8 3.3 13.7 20.1 2008 04 29 02 08.48 +10 53.5 2.476 1.477 5.6 3.8 13.7 20.2 2008 05 04 02 23.95 +12 06.8 2.482 1.484 6.5 4.4 13.8 20.2 2008 05 09 02 39.44 +13 16.0 2.489 1.493 7.3 5.0 13.8 20.3 2008 05 14 02 54.93 +14 20.7 2.497 1.504 8.2 5.5 13.9 20.3 2008 05 19 03 10.38 +15 20.8 2.507 1.517 9.2 6.1 14.0 20.4 2008 05 24 03 25.79 +16 15.8 2.517 1.531 10.2 6.7 14.1 20.4 2008 05 29 03 41.13 +17 05.7 2.528 1.546 11.2 7.3 14.2 20.5 2008 06 03 03 56.38 +17 50.2 2.540 1.564 12.2 7.9 14.4 20.6 2008 06 08 04 11.51 +18 29.4 2.552 1.582 13.4 8.5 14.5 20.6 2008 06 13 04 26.48 +19 03.1 2.565 1.602 14.5 9.2 14.7 20.7 2008 06 18 04 41.28 +19 31.5 2.578 1.623 15.8 9.8 14.8 20.7 2008 06 23 04 55.88 +19 54.6 2.590 1.646 17.1 10.4 15.0 20.8 2008 06 28 05 10.26 +20 12.5 2.602 1.669 18.4 11.1 15.1 20.9 2008 07 03 05 24.40 +20 25.5 2.614 1.694 19.9 11.8 15.3 20.9This 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.