MPC
CBAT
ICQ
116P/Wild Epoch 2009 July 28.0 TT = JDT 2455040.5 T 2009 July 18.9616 TT MPC q 2.174922 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1519803 Peri. 173.5993 -0.9674923 +0.2518873 a 3.477586 Node 21.0319 -0.2347364 -0.8611295 e 0.374589 Incl. 3.6128 -0.0941140 -0.4415981 P 6.49 From 817 observations 2001-2006, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
116P/Wild Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2009 July 18.7051 TT MPC q 2.173275 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1519257 Peri. 173.5934 -0.9673933 +0.2522641 a 3.478419 Node 21.0602 -0.2350869 -0.8610312 e 0.375212 Incl. 3.6138 -0.0942567 -0.4415745 P 6.49An 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 03 10.85 +19 06.4 5.341 4.386 17.7 4.0 20.7 2007 06 04 03 15.87 +19 27.5 5.306 4.376 21.2 4.8 20.7 2007 06 09 03 20.86 +19 48.1 5.267 4.366 24.8 5.6 20.8 2007 06 14 03 25.83 +20 08.1 5.223 4.356 28.3 6.4 20.8 2007 06 19 03 30.74 +20 27.4 5.175 4.346 31.9 7.1 20.8 2007 06 24 03 35.60 +20 46.1 5.122 4.335 35.5 7.8 20.8 2007 06 29 03 40.39 +21 04.1 5.066 4.325 39.1 8.5 20.8 2007 07 04 03 45.09 +21 21.5 5.005 4.314 42.7 9.2 20.8 2007 07 09 03 49.70 +21 38.1 4.941 4.303 46.4 9.9 20.8 2007 07 14 03 54.19 +21 54.1 4.873 4.292 50.1 10.5 20.8 2007 07 19 03 58.56 +22 09.3 4.802 4.281 53.8 11.0 20.8 2007 07 24 04 02.78 +22 23.8 4.728 4.270 57.6 11.6 20.7 2007 07 29 04 06.84 +22 37.6 4.651 4.259 61.4 12.1 20.7 2007 08 03 04 10.73 +22 50.8 4.571 4.248 65.3 12.5 20.7 2007 08 08 04 14.41 +23 03.2 4.489 4.236 69.2 12.9 20.7 2007 08 13 04 17.87 +23 14.9 4.405 4.224 73.1 13.3 20.6 2007 08 18 04 21.10 +23 25.9 4.320 4.213 77.2 13.6 20.6 2007 08 23 04 24.05 +23 36.3 4.233 4.201 81.3 13.8 20.5 2007 08 28 04 26.72 +23 46.0 4.145 4.189 85.5 13.9 20.5 2007 09 02 04 29.07 +23 55.0 4.057 4.177 89.8 14.0 20.4 2007 09 07 04 31.10 +24 03.3 3.969 4.164 94.1 14.0 20.4 2007 09 12 04 32.75 +24 11.0 3.881 4.152 98.6 13.9 20.3 2007 09 17 04 34.02 +24 17.9 3.794 4.140 103.1 13.7 20.3 2007 09 22 04 34.88 +24 24.2 3.708 4.127 107.8 13.4 20.2 2007 09 27 04 35.32 +24 29.7 3.624 4.114 112.6 13.0 20.1 2007 10 02 04 35.30 +24 34.4 3.542 4.102 117.5 12.5 20.1 2007 10 07 04 34.82 +24 38.3 3.464 4.089 122.5 11.9 20.0 2007 10 12 04 33.87 +24 41.2 3.389 4.076 127.6 11.2 19.9 2007 10 17 04 32.43 +24 43.1 3.318 4.062 132.9 10.4 19.8 2007 10 22 04 30.53 +24 44.0 3.252 4.049 138.3 9.4 19.7 2007 10 27 04 28.18 +24 43.7 3.191 4.036 143.8 8.4 19.6 2007 11 01 04 25.40 +24 42.1 3.136 4.022 149.3 7.2 19.5 2007 11 06 04 22.23 +24 39.2 3.088 4.008 155.0 6.0 19.4 2007 11 11 04 18.72 +24 35.0 3.046 3.995 160.8 4.7 19.3 2007 11 16 04 14.93 +24 29.4 3.012 3.981 166.5 3.3 19.2 2007 11 21 04 10.94 +24 22.6 2.986 3.967 172.2 1.9 19.1 2007 11 26 04 06.83 +24 14.5 2.967 3.953 176.5 0.9 19.0 2007 12 01 04 02.68 +24 05.5 2.956 3.938 174.1 1.5 19.0 2007 12 06 03 58.58 +23 55.6 2.953 3.924 168.6 2.8 19.1 2007 12 11 03 54.61 +23 45.2 2.958 3.910 162.8 4.3 19.2 2007 12 16 03 50.87 +23 34.5 2.971 3.895 156.9 5.7 19.3 2007 12 21 03 47.43 +23 23.9 2.990 3.880 151.0 7.1 19.3 2007 12 26 03 44.35 +23 13.7 3.017 3.865 145.3 8.3 19.4 2007 12 31 03 41.68 +23 04.2 3.049 3.851 139.5 9.5 19.5 2008 01 05 03 39.46 +22 55.5 3.087 3.836 133.9 10.6 19.5 2008 01 10 03 37.73 +22 48.1 3.131 3.820 128.4 11.6 19.5 19.6 2008 01 15 03 36.50 +22 42.0 3.178 3.805 123.1 12.5 19.5 19.7 2008 01 20 03 35.79 +22 37.4 3.229 3.790 117.8 13.3 19.5 19.7 2008 01 25 03 35.59 +22 34.4 3.284 3.774 112.7 13.9 19.5 19.8 2008 01 30 03 35.90 +22 33.0 3.341 3.759 107.7 14.5 19.5 19.8 2008 02 04 03 36.71 +22 33.2 3.399 3.743 102.8 14.9 19.5 19.9 2008 02 09 03 38.00 +22 34.9 3.459 3.727 98.0 15.2 19.5 19.9 2008 02 14 03 39.75 +22 38.2 3.520 3.711 93.4 15.4 19.5 19.9 2008 02 19 03 41.95 +22 42.9 3.581 3.695 88.8 15.5 19.5 20.0 2008 02 24 03 44.57 +22 48.8 3.641 3.679 84.4 15.5 19.5 20.0 2008 02 29 03 47.59 +22 56.0 3.701 3.663 80.1 15.5 19.4 20.0 2008 03 05 03 51.00 +23 04.1 3.759 3.647 75.9 15.3 19.4 20.0 2008 03 10 03 54.76 +23 13.2 3.816 3.630 71.8 15.1 19.4 20.0 2008 03 15 03 58.86 +23 23.1 3.871 3.614 67.7 14.8 19.4 20.1 2008 03 20 04 03.28 +23 33.5 3.924 3.597 63.8 14.4 19.4 20.1 2008 03 25 04 08.00 +23 44.4 3.974 3.581 59.9 14.0 19.3 20.1 2008 03 30 04 13.00 +23 55.6 4.022 3.564 56.2 13.5 19.3 20.1 2008 04 04 04 18.26 +24 07.0 4.067 3.547 52.5 12.9 19.3 20.1 2008 04 09 04 23.78 +24 18.5 4.108 3.530 48.8 12.3 19.3 20.0 2008 04 14 04 29.53 +24 29.9 4.146 3.513 45.2 11.7 19.2 20.0 2008 04 19 04 35.49 +24 41.1 4.181 3.496 41.7 11.0 19.2 20.0 2008 04 24 04 41.66 +24 51.9 4.212 3.478 38.3 10.3 19.2 20.0 2008 04 29 04 48.02 +25 02.3 4.239 3.461 34.9 9.6 19.1 20.0 2008 05 04 04 54.56 +25 12.2 4.263 3.444 31.5 8.8 19.1 19.9 2008 05 09 05 01.27 +25 21.4 4.282 3.426 28.2 8.0 19.0 19.9 2008 05 14 05 08.13 +25 29.9 4.298 3.409 25.0 7.2 19.0 19.9 2008 05 19 05 15.13 +25 37.5 4.310 3.391 21.8 6.3 18.9 19.8 2008 05 24 05 22.27 +25 44.3 4.318 3.373 18.6 5.5 18.9 19.8 2008 05 29 05 29.53 +25 50.0 4.321 3.355 15.5 4.6 18.8 19.7 2008 06 03 05 36.91 +25 54.7 4.321 3.337 12.4 3.7 18.8 19.6 2008 06 08 05 44.38 +25 58.2 4.317 3.320 9.4 2.9 18.7 19.6 2008 06 13 05 51.95 +26 00.6 4.309 3.302 6.5 2.0 18.6 19.5 2008 06 18 05 59.60 +26 01.7 4.296 3.283 3.9 1.2 18.6 19.4 2008 06 23 06 07.32 +26 01.6 4.280 3.265 2.6 0.8 18.5 19.4 2008 06 28 06 15.11 +26 00.2 4.260 3.247 4.1 1.3 18.4 19.4 2008 07 03 06 22.95 +25 57.4 4.236 3.229 6.7 2.1 18.4 19.4This 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.