MPC
CBAT
ICQ
59P/Kearns-Kwee
Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5
T 2009 Mar. 7.6539 TT MPC
q 2.355552 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1036850 Peri. 127.5323 +0.1561733 -0.9805793
a 4.487373 Node 313.0367 +0.8472980 +0.1947282
e 0.475071 Incl. 9.3409 +0.5076376 -0.0233483
P 9.51
From 271 observations 1981-2000, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.48, A2 = -0.2382.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
59P/Kearns-Kwee Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2009 Mar. 7.8897 TT MPC q 2.355957 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1038217 Peri. 127.5540 +0.1557705 -0.9806433 a 4.483432 Node 313.0385 +0.8473738 +0.1943808 e 0.474519 Incl. 9.3413 +0.5076348 -0.0235561 P 9.49An 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 22 10.49 -10 16.9 4.408 4.646 97.2 12.5 20.2 24.3 2007 06 04 22 11.57 -10 05.1 4.314 4.627 101.7 12.4 20.2 24.2 2007 06 09 22 12.34 -09 54.7 4.220 4.608 106.2 12.2 20.1 24.2 2007 06 14 22 12.78 -09 46.0 4.129 4.590 110.9 11.9 20.0 24.1 2007 06 19 22 12.88 -09 38.9 4.039 4.571 115.6 11.6 19.9 24.0 2007 06 24 22 12.64 -09 33.5 3.953 4.552 120.4 11.1 19.9 24.0 2007 06 29 22 12.05 -09 29.8 3.870 4.533 125.2 10.6 19.8 23.9 2007 07 04 22 11.10 -09 28.0 3.790 4.514 130.2 9.9 19.7 23.8 2007 07 09 22 09.81 -09 27.9 3.715 4.495 135.3 9.2 19.6 23.7 2007 07 14 22 08.16 -09 29.6 3.645 4.475 140.4 8.3 19.6 23.6 2007 07 19 22 06.19 -09 33.1 3.580 4.456 145.7 7.4 19.5 23.6 2007 07 24 22 03.90 -09 38.1 3.521 4.437 151.0 6.4 19.4 23.5 2007 07 29 22 01.33 -09 44.6 3.468 4.417 156.3 5.3 19.4 23.4 2007 08 03 21 58.51 -09 52.5 3.422 4.397 161.8 4.1 19.3 23.3 2007 08 08 21 55.47 -10 01.4 3.383 4.378 167.2 2.9 19.3 23.2 2007 08 13 21 52.28 -10 11.4 3.351 4.358 172.6 1.7 19.2 23.0 2007 08 18 21 48.98 -10 21.9 3.327 4.338 177.0 0.7 19.2 22.9 2007 08 23 21 45.63 -10 32.8 3.310 4.318 174.9 1.2 19.1 22.9 2007 08 28 21 42.30 -10 43.9 3.301 4.298 169.6 2.4 19.1 23.0 2007 09 02 21 39.04 -10 54.7 3.299 4.278 164.1 3.7 19.1 23.1 2007 09 07 21 35.92 -11 05.2 3.304 4.258 158.5 5.0 19.0 23.2 2007 09 12 21 32.99 -11 14.9 3.316 4.238 153.0 6.2 19.0 23.2 2007 09 17 21 30.31 -11 23.7 3.335 4.217 147.5 7.4 19.0 23.3 2007 09 22 21 27.93 -11 31.4 3.360 4.197 142.0 8.5 19.0 23.3 2007 09 27 21 25.88 -11 37.8 3.391 4.177 136.6 9.5 19.0 23.4 2007 10 02 21 24.20 -11 42.8 3.427 4.156 131.3 10.4 19.0 23.4 2007 10 07 21 22.91 -11 46.3 3.467 4.136 126.1 11.3 18.9 23.5 2007 10 12 21 22.03 -11 48.1 3.512 4.115 120.9 12.0 18.9 23.5 2007 10 17 21 21.57 -11 48.1 3.560 4.094 115.9 12.7 18.9 23.6 2007 10 22 21 21.54 -11 46.5 3.610 4.073 110.9 13.2 18.9 23.6 2007 10 27 21 21.93 -11 43.0 3.663 4.053 106.1 13.6 18.9 23.6 2007 11 01 21 22.73 -11 37.7 3.718 4.032 101.3 14.0 18.9 23.7 2007 11 06 21 23.93 -11 30.6 3.774 4.011 96.6 14.2 18.9 23.7 2007 11 11 21 25.53 -11 21.8 3.830 3.990 92.0 14.4 18.9 23.7 2007 11 16 21 27.50 -11 11.0 3.886 3.968 87.5 14.4 18.9 23.8 2007 11 21 21 29.84 -10 58.5 3.942 3.947 83.1 14.4 18.9 23.8 2007 11 26 21 32.51 -10 44.2 3.997 3.926 78.8 14.3 18.9 23.8 2007 12 01 21 35.50 -10 28.1 4.051 3.905 74.5 14.1 18.9 23.8 2007 12 06 21 38.80 -10 10.3 4.103 3.883 70.3 13.8 18.9 23.8 2007 12 11 21 42.38 -09 50.8 4.154 3.862 66.2 13.5 18.9 23.8 2007 12 16 21 46.23 -09 29.6 4.201 3.841 62.1 13.1 18.9 23.8 2007 12 21 21 50.32 -09 06.7 4.246 3.819 58.1 12.6 18.9 23.8 2007 12 26 21 54.63 -08 42.2 4.289 3.798 54.2 12.1 18.9 23.8 2007 12 31 21 59.16 -08 16.1 4.328 3.776 50.3 11.6 18.8 23.8 2008 01 05 22 03.88 -07 48.4 4.363 3.754 46.5 10.9 18.8 23.8 2008 01 10 22 08.78 -07 19.3 4.395 3.733 42.7 10.3 18.8 23.7 2008 01 15 22 13.84 -06 48.6 4.424 3.711 39.0 9.6 18.8 23.7 2008 01 20 22 19.05 -06 16.6 4.448 3.689 35.3 8.9 18.7 23.7 2008 01 25 22 24.40 -05 43.1 4.468 3.668 31.7 8.1 18.7 23.6 2008 01 30 22 29.87 -05 08.4 4.484 3.646 28.2 7.3 18.7 23.6 2008 02 04 22 35.46 -04 32.4 4.496 3.624 24.7 6.5 18.7 23.6 2008 02 09 22 41.15 -03 55.1 4.504 3.602 21.2 5.7 18.6 23.5 2008 02 14 22 46.93 -03 16.7 4.508 3.580 17.8 4.8 18.6 23.5 2008 02 19 22 52.80 -02 37.2 4.507 3.558 14.5 4.0 18.5 23.4 2008 02 24 22 58.74 -01 56.7 4.501 3.537 11.3 3.1 18.5 23.3 2008 02 29 23 04.75 -01 15.1 4.492 3.515 8.3 2.3 18.5 23.3 2008 03 05 23 10.82 -00 32.6 4.478 3.493 5.8 1.6 18.4 23.2 2008 03 10 23 16.94 +00 10.7 4.460 3.471 4.5 1.3 18.4 23.1 2008 03 15 23 23.11 +00 54.9 4.438 3.449 5.3 1.5 18.3 23.1 2008 03 20 23 29.32 +01 39.7 4.412 3.427 7.6 2.2 18.2 23.1 2008 03 25 23 35.57 +02 25.3 4.382 3.405 10.3 3.0 18.2 23.2 2008 03 30 23 41.85 +03 11.5 4.347 3.383 13.3 3.9 18.1 23.2 2008 04 04 23 48.16 +03 58.2 4.310 3.361 16.3 4.8 18.1 23.2 2008 04 09 23 54.49 +04 45.5 4.268 3.340 19.4 5.7 18.0 23.2 2008 04 14 00 00.83 +05 33.2 4.223 3.318 22.4 6.6 17.9 23.2 2008 04 19 00 07.19 +06 21.3 4.174 3.296 25.5 7.5 17.9 23.2 2008 04 24 00 13.55 +07 09.6 4.122 3.274 28.6 8.4 17.8 23.2 2008 04 29 00 19.92 +07 58.3 4.067 3.253 31.6 9.3 17.7 23.2 2008 05 04 00 26.29 +08 47.1 4.009 3.231 34.7 10.2 17.7 23.2 2008 05 09 00 32.65 +09 36.1 3.948 3.209 37.7 11.1 17.6 23.2 2008 05 14 00 38.99 +10 25.1 3.884 3.188 40.7 11.9 17.5 23.2 2008 05 19 00 45.32 +11 14.2 3.818 3.166 43.8 12.8 17.4 23.2 2008 05 24 00 51.63 +12 03.2 3.750 3.145 46.8 13.6 17.3 23.1 2008 05 29 00 57.90 +12 52.1 3.679 3.123 49.9 14.4 17.2 23.1 2008 06 03 01 04.14 +13 40.9 3.606 3.102 52.9 15.1 17.2 23.1 2008 06 08 01 10.32 +14 29.5 3.532 3.081 56.0 15.8 17.1 23.0 2008 06 13 01 16.45 +15 17.8 3.455 3.060 59.1 16.5 17.0 23.0 2008 06 18 01 22.51 +16 05.8 3.378 3.039 62.2 17.2 16.9 23.0 2008 06 23 01 28.49 +16 53.4 3.299 3.018 65.3 17.8 16.8 22.9 2008 06 28 01 34.37 +17 40.7 3.218 2.998 68.4 18.4 16.7 22.9 2008 07 03 01 40.15 +18 27.4 3.137 2.977 71.6 18.9 16.6 22.8This 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.