MPC
CBAT
ICQ
70P/Kojima Epoch 2007 Sept. 17.0 TT = JDT 2454360.5 T 2007 Oct. 5.9366 TT MPC q 2.011911 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1396405 Peri. 2.1089 -0.5203181 -0.8480730 a 3.679554 Node 119.2590 +0.7818136 -0.5202694 e 0.453219 Incl. 6.5956 +0.3435645 -0.1004586 P 7.06 From 183 observations 1970-2001, mean residual 0".9.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
70P/Kojima Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Oct. 5.9505 TT MPC q 2.011841 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1396223 Peri. 2.1148 -0.5204340 -0.8480025 a 3.679874 Node 119.2608 +0.7817441 -0.5203745 e 0.453285 Incl. 6.5953 +0.3435472 -0.1005093 P 7.06An 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 04 38.85 +18 44.6 3.269 2.260 4.3 1.9 18.9 22.6 2007 06 04 04 49.82 +19 11.0 3.254 2.242 3.3 1.5 18.8 22.5 2007 06 09 05 00.96 +19 34.8 3.238 2.226 3.5 1.6 18.8 22.5 2007 06 14 05 12.26 +19 55.8 3.220 2.210 4.8 2.2 18.7 22.5 2007 06 19 05 23.72 +20 13.9 3.200 2.194 6.5 3.0 18.6 22.5 2007 06 24 05 35.31 +20 29.0 3.179 2.179 8.3 3.9 18.6 22.6 2007 06 29 05 47.03 +20 41.0 3.157 2.164 10.2 4.8 18.5 22.6 2007 07 04 05 58.86 +20 49.8 3.133 2.150 12.1 5.7 18.5 22.6 2007 07 09 06 10.79 +20 55.3 3.108 2.136 14.0 6.6 18.4 22.6 2007 07 14 06 22.81 +20 57.5 3.082 2.123 16.0 7.6 18.3 22.6 2007 07 19 06 34.91 +20 56.3 3.055 2.111 17.9 8.5 18.3 22.6 2007 07 24 06 47.05 +20 51.7 3.027 2.099 19.8 9.4 18.2 22.6 2007 07 29 06 59.23 +20 43.7 2.998 2.088 21.7 10.3 18.2 22.6 2007 08 03 07 11.44 +20 32.4 2.968 2.078 23.6 11.3 18.1 22.6 2007 08 08 07 23.65 +20 17.7 2.937 2.068 25.5 12.2 18.1 22.6 2007 08 13 07 35.86 +19 59.7 2.905 2.059 27.4 13.1 18.0 22.6 2007 08 18 07 48.04 +19 38.5 2.873 2.051 29.3 14.0 18.0 22.6 2007 08 23 08 00.18 +19 14.3 2.840 2.043 31.2 14.9 17.9 22.6 2007 08 28 08 12.25 +18 47.2 2.806 2.037 33.1 15.7 17.9 22.6 2007 09 02 08 24.26 +18 17.3 2.772 2.031 35.1 16.6 17.8 22.6 2007 09 07 08 36.19 +17 44.7 2.737 2.026 37.0 17.4 17.8 22.6 2007 09 12 08 48.02 +17 09.7 2.702 2.021 39.0 18.3 17.7 22.6 2007 09 17 08 59.74 +16 32.4 2.665 2.018 41.0 19.1 17.7 22.6 2007 09 22 09 11.33 +15 53.2 2.629 2.015 43.0 19.9 17.7 22.6 2007 09 27 09 22.79 +15 12.3 2.591 2.013 45.1 20.7 17.6 22.6 2007 10 02 09 34.11 +14 29.8 2.554 2.012 47.2 21.4 17.6 22.6 2007 10 07 09 45.27 +13 46.0 2.515 2.012 49.3 22.1 17.6 22.6 2007 10 12 09 56.28 +13 01.3 2.476 2.013 51.5 22.8 17.5 22.6 2007 10 17 10 07.10 +12 16.0 2.437 2.014 53.7 23.5 17.5 22.6 2007 10 22 10 17.74 +11 30.2 2.397 2.016 56.0 24.2 17.5 22.5 2007 10 27 10 28.17 +10 44.4 2.356 2.019 58.3 24.8 17.4 22.5 2007 11 01 10 38.41 +09 58.7 2.315 2.023 60.7 25.3 17.4 22.5 2007 11 06 10 48.43 +09 13.6 2.273 2.028 63.1 25.8 17.4 22.5 2007 11 11 10 58.21 +08 29.3 2.231 2.033 65.6 26.3 17.4 22.5 2007 11 16 11 07.73 +07 46.2 2.189 2.040 68.2 26.8 17.3 22.5 2007 11 21 11 16.99 +07 04.6 2.146 2.047 70.8 27.1 17.3 22.4 2007 11 26 11 25.97 +06 24.7 2.102 2.054 73.6 27.4 17.3 22.4 2007 12 01 11 34.65 +05 47.0 2.058 2.063 76.4 27.7 17.3 22.4 2007 12 06 11 43.00 +05 11.7 2.014 2.072 79.3 27.9 17.3 22.3 2007 12 11 11 50.99 +04 39.1 1.970 2.082 82.4 28.0 17.2 22.3 2007 12 16 11 58.60 +04 09.7 1.925 2.093 85.5 28.0 17.2 22.3 2007 12 21 12 05.79 +03 43.6 1.881 2.104 88.8 27.9 17.2 22.2 2007 12 26 12 12.54 +03 21.1 1.837 2.116 92.2 27.7 17.2 22.2 2007 12 31 12 18.82 +03 02.6 1.793 2.129 95.7 27.4 17.2 22.1 2008 01 05 12 24.57 +02 48.3 1.750 2.142 99.3 26.9 17.2 22.1 2008 01 10 12 29.77 +02 38.4 1.708 2.156 103.1 26.4 17.2 22.0 2008 01 15 12 34.35 +02 33.3 1.666 2.170 107.1 25.7 17.2 22.0 2008 01 20 12 38.30 +02 32.9 1.626 2.185 111.3 24.8 17.1 21.9 2008 01 25 12 41.57 +02 37.4 1.588 2.200 115.6 23.8 17.1 21.8 2008 01 30 12 44.14 +02 46.9 1.552 2.216 120.1 22.6 17.1 21.8 2008 02 04 12 45.96 +03 01.3 1.519 2.233 124.7 21.3 17.1 21.7 2008 02 09 12 47.01 +03 20.4 1.489 2.250 129.6 19.8 17.1 21.6 2008 02 14 12 47.30 +03 43.8 1.462 2.267 134.6 18.1 17.2 21.5 2008 02 19 12 46.84 +04 11.1 1.439 2.285 139.7 16.2 17.2 21.5 2008 02 24 12 45.66 +04 41.6 1.421 2.303 145.0 14.3 17.2 21.4 2008 02 29 12 43.81 +05 14.6 1.408 2.321 150.3 12.2 17.2 21.3 2008 03 05 12 41.37 +05 49.1 1.400 2.340 155.7 10.1 17.3 21.2 2008 03 10 12 38.43 +06 24.0 1.398 2.359 160.9 7.9 17.3 21.2 2008 03 15 12 35.11 +06 58.1 1.403 2.379 165.5 6.0 17.4 21.1 2008 03 20 12 31.56 +07 30.4 1.414 2.399 169.0 4.6 17.5 21.0 2008 03 25 12 27.92 +07 59.8 1.431 2.419 169.8 4.2 17.5 21.1 2008 03 30 12 24.31 +08 25.6 1.454 2.439 167.5 5.1 17.6 21.2 2008 04 04 12 20.87 +08 46.9 1.484 2.460 163.4 6.7 17.7 21.3 2008 04 09 12 17.73 +09 03.4 1.521 2.480 158.6 8.5 17.8 21.5 2008 04 14 12 14.97 +09 14.6 1.563 2.502 153.6 10.3 17.9 21.6 2008 04 19 12 12.69 +09 20.5 1.611 2.523 148.5 12.0 18.1 21.8 2008 04 24 12 10.93 +09 21.2 1.664 2.544 143.5 13.6 18.2 21.9 2008 04 29 12 09.72 +09 17.1 1.722 2.566 138.7 15.0 18.3 22.1 2008 05 04 12 09.07 +09 08.2 1.784 2.588 133.9 16.3 18.5 22.2 2008 05 09 12 08.98 +08 55.0 1.851 2.610 129.3 17.4 18.6 22.3 2008 05 14 12 09.45 +08 37.7 1.921 2.632 124.8 18.4 18.7 22.5 2008 05 19 12 10.46 +08 16.9 1.994 2.654 120.4 19.2 18.9 22.6 2008 05 24 12 11.96 +07 52.9 2.070 2.676 116.2 19.9 19.0 22.7 2008 05 29 12 13.93 +07 26.0 2.148 2.698 112.1 20.4 19.1 22.8 2008 06 03 12 16.34 +06 56.6 2.229 2.721 108.1 20.8 19.3 22.9 2008 06 08 12 19.16 +06 24.9 2.311 2.743 104.2 21.0 19.4 23.0 2008 06 13 12 22.35 +05 51.3 2.395 2.766 100.5 21.2 19.5 23.1 2008 06 18 12 25.88 +05 15.9 2.480 2.788 96.8 21.2 19.7 23.2 2008 06 23 12 29.72 +04 39.1 2.566 2.811 93.2 21.2 19.8 23.3 2008 06 28 12 33.84 +04 01.1 2.652 2.834 89.6 21.0 19.9 23.4 2008 07 03 12 38.23 +03 21.9 2.739 2.857 86.1 20.8 20.0 23.5This 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.