MPC
CBAT
ICQ
113P/Spitaler Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Mar. 23.4067 TT MPC q 2.128514 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1390948 Peri. 49.8470 +0.4343077 -0.9004134 a 3.689171 Node 14.4734 +0.7928229 +0.3688610 e 0.423037 Incl. 5.7754 +0.4275614 +0.2306454 P 7.09 From 166 observations 1993-2001, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
113P/Spitaler Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Mar. 23.4814 TT MPC q 2.128435 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1391860 Peri. 49.8685 +0.4339672 -0.9005775 a 3.687560 Node 14.4736 +0.7929587 +0.3685577 e 0.422807 Incl. 5.7760 +0.4276552 +0.2304896 P 7.08An 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 48.79 -04 55.2 3.124 2.984 72.7 18.9 20.7 23.3 2007 06 04 23 54.11 -04 20.4 3.039 2.963 76.0 19.4 20.6 23.3 2007 06 09 23 59.25 -03 46.5 2.954 2.942 79.4 19.8 20.5 23.2 2007 06 14 00 04.20 -03 13.9 2.869 2.921 82.8 20.2 20.4 23.1 2007 06 19 00 08.93 -02 42.7 2.783 2.900 86.3 20.5 20.3 23.0 2007 06 24 00 13.42 -02 12.8 2.697 2.880 89.8 20.7 20.2 23.0 2007 06 29 00 17.65 -01 44.6 2.612 2.859 93.4 20.8 20.1 22.9 2007 07 04 00 21.60 -01 18.0 2.527 2.838 97.1 20.8 20.0 22.8 2007 07 09 00 25.24 -00 53.3 2.443 2.818 100.9 20.8 19.9 22.7 2007 07 14 00 28.53 -00 30.6 2.360 2.797 104.7 20.6 19.8 22.6 2007 07 19 00 31.45 -00 10.1 2.279 2.777 108.7 20.3 19.7 22.5 2007 07 24 00 33.95 +00 08.1 2.199 2.756 112.8 19.9 19.6 22.4 2007 07 29 00 36.01 +00 23.9 2.122 2.736 117.0 19.3 19.5 22.3 2007 08 03 00 37.60 +00 37.2 2.047 2.716 121.3 18.6 19.4 22.2 2007 08 08 00 38.67 +00 47.8 1.975 2.696 125.7 17.8 19.3 22.1 2007 08 13 00 39.20 +00 55.6 1.906 2.676 130.4 16.8 19.2 21.9 2007 08 18 00 39.17 +01 00.5 1.841 2.656 135.1 15.6 19.1 21.8 2007 08 23 00 38.54 +01 02.6 1.780 2.636 140.1 14.3 19.0 21.7 2007 08 28 00 37.34 +01 01.9 1.723 2.617 145.2 12.7 18.9 21.5 2007 09 02 00 35.55 +00 58.6 1.672 2.598 150.4 11.1 18.8 21.4 2007 09 07 00 33.20 +00 52.7 1.626 2.578 155.8 9.2 18.7 21.2 2007 09 12 00 30.33 +00 44.7 1.585 2.559 161.4 7.2 18.6 21.1 2007 09 17 00 27.01 +00 34.8 1.551 2.541 167.0 5.1 18.5 20.9 2007 09 22 00 23.34 +00 23.8 1.523 2.522 172.7 2.9 18.4 20.7 2007 09 27 00 19.42 +00 12.2 1.502 2.504 177.9 0.8 18.4 20.5 2007 10 02 00 15.37 +00 00.6 1.487 2.486 175.0 2.0 18.3 20.6 2007 10 07 00 11.32 -00 10.3 1.479 2.468 169.2 4.3 18.3 20.7 2007 10 12 00 07.42 -00 19.8 1.477 2.451 163.4 6.7 18.2 20.8 2007 10 17 00 03.80 -00 27.2 1.482 2.433 157.5 9.0 18.2 20.9 2007 10 22 00 00.59 -00 31.8 1.493 2.417 151.8 11.2 18.2 21.0 2007 10 27 23 57.90 -00 33.2 1.509 2.400 146.2 13.3 18.2 21.1 2007 11 01 23 55.79 -00 31.1 1.531 2.384 140.8 15.3 18.2 21.2 2007 11 06 23 54.34 -00 25.3 1.557 2.368 135.5 17.1 18.2 21.2 2007 11 11 23 53.60 -00 15.4 1.587 2.352 130.3 18.7 18.2 21.3 2007 11 16 23 53.57 -00 01.5 1.621 2.337 125.4 20.2 18.2 21.4 2007 11 21 23 54.28 +00 16.4 1.658 2.322 120.6 21.5 18.3 21.5 2007 11 26 23 55.70 +00 38.3 1.698 2.308 116.0 22.6 18.3 21.5 2007 12 01 23 57.81 +01 04.0 1.740 2.294 111.6 23.6 18.3 21.6 2007 12 06 00 00.59 +01 33.3 1.783 2.281 107.4 24.3 18.3 21.7 2007 12 11 00 04.01 +02 06.0 1.829 2.268 103.3 25.0 18.4 21.7 2007 12 16 00 08.03 +02 42.1 1.875 2.255 99.4 25.5 18.4 21.8 2007 12 21 00 12.62 +03 21.2 1.922 2.243 95.6 25.9 18.4 21.9 2007 12 26 00 17.74 +04 03.1 1.970 2.232 92.0 26.1 18.5 21.9 2007 12 31 00 23.35 +04 47.6 2.018 2.221 88.5 26.3 18.5 21.9 2008 01 05 00 29.43 +05 34.5 2.066 2.211 85.1 26.3 18.5 22.0 2008 01 10 00 35.95 +06 23.4 2.114 2.201 81.8 26.2 18.6 22.0 2008 01 15 00 42.87 +07 14.3 2.162 2.192 78.6 26.1 18.6 22.1 2008 01 20 00 50.18 +08 06.8 2.210 2.183 75.5 25.9 18.6 22.1 2008 01 25 00 57.84 +09 00.6 2.257 2.175 72.5 25.6 18.6 22.1 2008 01 30 01 05.83 +09 55.6 2.303 2.167 69.6 25.2 18.7 22.2 2008 02 04 01 14.15 +10 51.5 2.349 2.160 66.8 24.8 18.7 22.2 2008 02 09 01 22.77 +11 48.0 2.395 2.154 64.1 24.3 18.7 22.2 2008 02 14 01 31.68 +12 44.9 2.439 2.149 61.4 23.8 18.8 22.2 2008 02 19 01 40.87 +13 41.9 2.482 2.144 58.8 23.2 18.8 22.2 2008 02 24 01 50.31 +14 38.7 2.525 2.140 56.2 22.6 18.8 22.2 2008 02 29 02 00.00 +15 35.2 2.567 2.136 53.7 22.0 18.8 22.3 2008 03 05 02 09.94 +16 31.0 2.608 2.133 51.3 21.3 18.9 22.3 2008 03 10 02 20.11 +17 25.9 2.648 2.131 48.9 20.6 18.9 22.3 2008 03 15 02 30.51 +18 19.8 2.687 2.129 46.6 19.8 18.9 22.3 2008 03 20 02 41.11 +19 12.2 2.725 2.129 44.3 19.1 19.0 22.3 2008 03 25 02 51.92 +20 02.9 2.762 2.129 42.0 18.3 19.0 22.3 2008 03 30 03 02.92 +20 51.8 2.799 2.129 39.8 17.5 19.0 22.3 2008 04 04 03 14.11 +21 38.7 2.834 2.130 37.6 16.6 19.0 22.3 2008 04 09 03 25.48 +22 23.2 2.868 2.132 35.4 15.8 19.1 22.3 2008 04 14 03 37.00 +23 05.2 2.901 2.135 33.3 14.9 19.1 22.3 2008 04 19 03 48.67 +23 44.5 2.933 2.138 31.2 14.1 19.1 22.3 2008 04 24 04 00.48 +24 20.9 2.965 2.142 29.1 13.2 19.2 22.3 2008 04 29 04 12.41 +24 54.3 2.995 2.147 27.0 12.3 19.2 22.3 2008 05 04 04 24.44 +25 24.5 3.024 2.152 25.0 11.4 19.2 22.3 2008 05 09 04 36.57 +25 51.5 3.052 2.158 22.9 10.5 19.3 22.3 2008 05 14 04 48.76 +26 15.0 3.079 2.165 20.9 9.6 19.3 22.2 2008 05 19 05 01.01 +26 35.0 3.104 2.172 18.9 8.7 19.3 22.2 2008 05 24 05 13.28 +26 51.4 3.129 2.180 16.9 7.8 19.4 22.2 2008 05 29 05 25.57 +27 04.3 3.152 2.188 14.9 6.9 19.4 22.2 2008 06 03 05 37.86 +27 13.6 3.174 2.197 13.0 5.9 19.4 22.2 2008 06 08 05 50.12 +27 19.3 3.195 2.207 11.0 5.1 19.5 22.2 2008 06 13 06 02.34 +27 21.4 3.214 2.217 9.1 4.2 19.5 22.1 2008 06 18 06 14.48 +27 20.0 3.232 2.228 7.3 3.3 19.5 22.1 2008 06 23 06 26.55 +27 15.2 3.248 2.239 5.7 2.6 19.6 22.1 2008 06 28 06 38.51 +27 07.1 3.263 2.251 4.5 2.0 19.6 22.1 2008 07 03 06 50.37 +26 55.7 3.276 2.263 4.0 1.8 19.6 22.1This 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.