MPC
CBAT
ICQ
93P/Lovas
Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5
T 2007 Dec. 17.3477 TT MPC
q 1.704735 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1071162 Peri. 74.6674 +0.5719015 -0.8170993
a 4.391026 Node 339.9243 +0.6477767 +0.5041679
e 0.611768 Incl. 12.2181 +0.5033032 +0.2795772
P 9.20
From 349 observations 1980-2000, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.18, A2 = -0.0048.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
93P/Lovas Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Dec. 17.3624 TT MPC q 1.704754 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1071760 Peri. 74.6697 +0.5718546 -0.8171322 a 4.389392 Node 339.9252 +0.6478014 +0.5041280 e 0.611620 Incl. 12.2186 +0.5033246 +0.2795531 P 9.20An 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 23 39.33 -04 13.1 2.648 2.571 74.6 22.3 17.8 23.2 2007 06 04 23 45.74 -03 17.2 2.558 2.539 77.5 23.0 17.6 23.2 2007 06 09 23 52.06 -02 20.8 2.468 2.508 80.5 23.5 17.5 23.1 2007 06 14 23 58.27 -01 23.8 2.378 2.477 83.4 24.0 17.3 23.0 2007 06 19 00 04.34 -00 26.3 2.288 2.446 86.4 24.5 17.1 22.9 2007 06 24 00 10.27 +00 31.7 2.200 2.415 89.5 24.9 17.0 22.8 2007 06 29 00 16.04 +01 30.3 2.112 2.384 92.5 25.2 16.8 22.7 2007 07 04 00 21.63 +02 29.5 2.025 2.353 95.6 25.5 16.6 22.6 2007 07 09 00 27.01 +03 29.3 1.939 2.323 98.8 25.6 16.4 22.4 2007 07 14 00 32.16 +04 29.6 1.855 2.293 102.0 25.7 16.2 22.3 2007 07 19 00 37.05 +05 30.6 1.773 2.263 105.2 25.7 16.1 22.2 2007 07 24 00 41.64 +06 32.1 1.692 2.233 108.5 25.6 15.9 22.1 2007 07 29 00 45.89 +07 34.4 1.614 2.204 111.9 25.3 15.7 21.9 2007 08 03 00 49.78 +08 37.3 1.537 2.175 115.4 24.9 15.5 21.8 2007 08 08 00 53.24 +09 40.9 1.464 2.147 118.9 24.4 15.3 21.6 2007 08 13 00 56.23 +10 45.1 1.393 2.119 122.6 23.8 15.1 21.5 2007 08 18 00 58.68 +11 49.8 1.325 2.091 126.4 22.9 14.9 21.3 2007 08 23 01 00.56 +12 54.9 1.261 2.064 130.2 22.0 14.7 21.1 2007 08 28 01 01.80 +14 00.4 1.200 2.038 134.2 20.8 14.5 21.0 2007 09 02 01 02.37 +15 05.8 1.143 2.012 138.3 19.5 14.3 20.8 2007 09 07 01 02.21 +16 10.9 1.090 1.987 142.4 18.0 14.2 20.6 2007 09 12 01 01.30 +17 15.1 1.042 1.962 146.6 16.4 14.0 20.4 2007 09 17 00 59.63 +18 17.7 0.998 1.939 150.8 14.6 13.8 20.3 2007 09 22 00 57.23 +19 18.1 0.959 1.916 154.9 12.9 13.6 20.1 2007 09 27 00 54.17 +20 15.5 0.925 1.894 158.5 11.2 13.5 19.9 2007 10 02 00 50.55 +21 09.0 0.897 1.873 161.5 9.8 13.4 19.8 2007 10 07 00 46.51 +21 57.9 0.873 1.853 163.3 8.9 13.2 19.6 2007 10 12 00 42.24 +22 41.4 0.855 1.834 163.3 9.0 13.1 19.6 2007 10 17 00 37.97 +23 19.3 0.843 1.816 161.7 9.9 13.0 19.6 2007 10 22 00 33.94 +23 51.6 0.835 1.800 158.7 11.6 12.9 19.6 2007 10 27 00 30.40 +24 18.7 0.833 1.784 155.0 13.6 12.9 19.6 2007 11 01 00 27.56 +24 41.2 0.835 1.770 151.0 15.8 12.8 19.7 2007 11 06 00 25.58 +24 59.9 0.842 1.757 146.7 18.0 12.8 19.8 2007 11 11 00 24.62 +25 15.9 0.852 1.745 142.5 20.2 12.8 19.9 2007 11 16 00 24.79 +25 30.3 0.867 1.735 138.3 22.3 12.8 20.0 2007 11 21 00 26.15 +25 44.1 0.885 1.726 134.3 24.2 12.8 20.0 2007 11 26 00 28.68 +25 58.2 0.905 1.719 130.5 25.9 12.8 20.1 2007 12 01 00 32.38 +26 13.0 0.929 1.713 126.8 27.4 12.8 20.2 2007 12 06 00 37.20 +26 29.2 0.955 1.709 123.4 28.8 12.9 20.3 2007 12 11 00 43.09 +26 46.9 0.984 1.706 120.1 30.0 12.9 20.4 2007 12 16 00 49.99 +27 06.4 1.015 1.705 117.0 31.0 13.0 20.5 2007 12 21 00 57.83 +27 27.7 1.049 1.705 114.0 31.8 13.1 20.6 2007 12 26 01 06.52 +27 50.4 1.084 1.707 111.2 32.5 13.2 20.7 2007 12 31 01 15.99 +28 14.4 1.121 1.711 108.6 33.0 13.2 20.8 2008 01 05 01 26.16 +28 39.2 1.160 1.716 106.0 33.4 13.3 20.9 2008 01 10 01 36.98 +29 04.6 1.201 1.722 103.6 33.7 13.4 21.0 2008 01 15 01 48.36 +29 30.1 1.245 1.730 101.2 33.9 13.5 21.1 2008 01 20 02 00.26 +29 55.3 1.290 1.739 98.9 34.0 13.7 21.2 2008 01 25 02 12.58 +30 19.8 1.337 1.750 96.7 34.0 13.8 21.3 2008 01 30 02 25.28 +30 43.1 1.386 1.763 94.5 33.9 13.9 21.3 2008 02 04 02 38.30 +31 04.9 1.437 1.776 92.4 33.7 14.0 21.4 2008 02 09 02 51.59 +31 24.7 1.489 1.791 90.3 33.4 14.2 21.5 2008 02 14 03 05.10 +31 42.4 1.544 1.807 88.2 33.1 14.3 21.6 2008 02 19 03 18.77 +31 57.6 1.600 1.824 86.2 32.7 14.4 21.7 2008 02 24 03 32.54 +32 10.1 1.659 1.843 84.1 32.3 14.6 21.8 2008 02 29 03 46.39 +32 19.7 1.719 1.862 82.1 31.8 14.7 21.9 2008 03 05 04 00.26 +32 26.2 1.780 1.883 80.1 31.3 14.9 22.0 2008 03 10 04 14.13 +32 29.5 1.844 1.904 78.0 30.7 15.0 22.0 2008 03 15 04 27.95 +32 29.7 1.908 1.926 76.0 30.1 15.2 22.1 2008 03 20 04 41.69 +32 26.7 1.974 1.950 73.9 29.4 15.3 22.2 2008 03 25 04 55.32 +32 20.4 2.042 1.974 71.9 28.7 15.5 22.3 2008 03 30 05 08.81 +32 10.9 2.110 1.998 69.8 28.0 15.6 22.4 2008 04 04 05 22.15 +31 58.3 2.180 2.024 67.7 27.2 15.8 22.4 2008 04 09 05 35.31 +31 42.7 2.250 2.050 65.6 26.4 15.9 22.5 2008 04 14 05 48.28 +31 24.2 2.321 2.076 63.4 25.6 16.1 22.6 2008 04 19 06 01.03 +31 02.8 2.393 2.104 61.3 24.8 16.2 22.7 2008 04 24 06 13.56 +30 38.8 2.465 2.131 59.1 23.9 16.4 22.7 2008 04 29 06 25.86 +30 12.3 2.537 2.160 57.0 23.0 16.5 22.8 2008 05 04 06 37.93 +29 43.4 2.609 2.188 54.8 22.1 16.7 22.8 2008 05 09 06 49.76 +29 12.2 2.682 2.217 52.5 21.2 16.8 22.9 2008 05 14 07 01.35 +28 38.9 2.754 2.247 50.3 20.2 17.0 23.0 2008 05 19 07 12.69 +28 03.7 2.825 2.276 48.0 19.3 17.1 23.0 2008 05 24 07 23.79 +27 26.6 2.896 2.306 45.7 18.3 17.3 23.1 2008 05 29 07 34.65 +26 47.9 2.966 2.337 43.4 17.4 17.4 23.1 2008 06 03 07 45.27 +26 07.6 3.036 2.367 41.1 16.4 17.5 23.2 2008 06 08 07 55.67 +25 26.0 3.104 2.398 38.7 15.4 17.7 23.2 2008 06 13 08 05.83 +24 43.1 3.171 2.429 36.4 14.4 17.8 23.2 2008 06 18 08 15.76 +23 59.0 3.236 2.460 34.0 13.3 17.9 23.3 2008 06 23 08 25.47 +23 13.9 3.300 2.491 31.5 12.3 18.0 23.3 2008 06 28 08 34.97 +22 27.9 3.362 2.522 29.1 11.3 18.2 23.3 2008 07 03 08 44.27 +21 41.1 3.422 2.554 26.6 10.3 18.3 23.4This 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.