MPC
CBAT
ICQ
125P/Spacewatch
Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5
T 2007 Aug. 10.7466 TT MPC
q 1.523597 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1782790 Peri. 87.3392 -0.4850121 +0.8710055
a 3.126577 Node 153.1996 -0.8553492 -0.4538760
e 0.512695 Incl. 9.9856 -0.1820466 -0.1880055
P 5.53
From 282 observations 1991-2007, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = -0.06, A2 = +0.0062.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
125P/Spacewatch Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Aug. 10.7514 TT MPC q 1.523611 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1783260 Peri. 87.3388 -0.4849902 +0.8710180 a 3.126028 Node 153.2014 -0.8553612 -0.4538561 e 0.512605 Incl. 9.9858 -0.1820486 -0.1879954 P 5.53An 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 10 55.67 +16 15.8 1.329 1.682 90.8 37.0 17.0 20.7 2007 06 04 11 03.93 +15 36.3 1.351 1.663 88.1 37.6 17.0 20.8 2007 06 09 11 12.76 +14 51.6 1.373 1.644 85.7 38.0 16.9 20.8 2007 06 14 11 22.11 +14 01.7 1.394 1.627 83.3 38.3 16.9 20.8 2007 06 19 11 31.95 +13 06.9 1.415 1.610 81.2 38.6 16.9 20.8 2007 06 24 11 42.24 +12 07.4 1.435 1.595 79.2 38.7 16.8 20.8 2007 06 29 11 52.94 +11 03.5 1.455 1.581 77.3 38.8 16.8 20.9 2007 07 04 12 04.02 +09 55.6 1.475 1.569 75.6 38.9 16.8 20.9 2007 07 09 12 15.45 +08 43.9 1.495 1.558 73.9 38.8 16.8 20.9 2007 07 14 12 27.22 +07 28.7 1.515 1.548 72.4 38.7 16.8 20.9 2007 07 19 12 39.31 +06 10.4 1.535 1.540 71.0 38.6 16.7 20.9 2007 07 24 12 51.69 +04 49.5 1.556 1.534 69.6 38.4 16.7 20.9 2007 07 29 13 04.35 +03 26.4 1.577 1.529 68.4 38.1 16.8 20.9 2007 08 03 13 17.27 +02 01.7 1.599 1.526 67.2 37.8 16.8 21.0 2007 08 08 13 30.44 +00 35.7 1.622 1.524 66.0 37.5 16.8 21.0 2007 08 13 13 43.84 -00 50.8 1.645 1.524 64.9 37.0 16.8 21.0 2007 08 18 13 57.48 -02 17.5 1.670 1.525 63.9 36.6 16.9 21.0 2007 08 23 14 11.33 -03 43.6 1.697 1.528 62.9 36.1 16.9 21.0 2007 08 28 14 25.37 -05 08.6 1.724 1.533 61.9 35.5 17.0 21.1 2007 09 02 14 39.60 -06 31.8 1.753 1.540 60.9 34.9 17.0 21.1 2007 09 07 14 54.00 -07 52.8 1.784 1.548 59.9 34.3 17.1 21.1 2007 09 12 15 08.55 -09 10.9 1.817 1.557 58.9 33.6 17.2 21.2 2007 09 17 15 23.25 -10 25.6 1.852 1.568 57.9 32.9 17.3 21.2 2007 09 22 15 38.06 -11 36.4 1.888 1.580 56.8 32.1 17.4 21.2 2007 09 27 15 52.97 -12 42.9 1.926 1.594 55.7 31.3 17.5 21.3 2007 10 02 16 07.94 -13 44.6 1.966 1.609 54.6 30.5 17.6 21.3 2007 10 07 16 22.97 -14 41.3 2.008 1.625 53.5 29.6 17.7 21.4 2007 10 12 16 38.02 -15 32.7 2.051 1.642 52.3 28.7 17.8 21.4 2007 10 17 16 53.07 -16 18.6 2.096 1.661 51.0 27.8 17.9 21.4 2007 10 22 17 08.08 -16 58.8 2.143 1.680 49.7 26.9 18.0 21.5 2007 10 27 17 23.03 -17 33.2 2.191 1.701 48.3 25.9 18.2 21.5 2007 11 01 17 37.89 -18 01.9 2.241 1.722 46.9 24.9 18.3 21.6 2007 11 06 17 52.63 -18 24.9 2.292 1.744 45.4 23.9 18.4 21.6 2007 11 11 18 07.24 -18 42.3 2.343 1.767 43.8 22.8 18.6 21.7 2007 11 16 18 21.69 -18 54.2 2.396 1.791 42.2 21.8 18.7 21.7 2007 11 21 18 35.95 -19 00.8 2.449 1.816 40.5 20.7 18.8 21.8 2007 11 26 18 50.00 -19 02.4 2.503 1.841 38.8 19.6 19.0 21.8 2007 12 01 19 03.83 -18 59.1 2.557 1.866 37.0 18.5 19.1 21.8 2007 12 06 19 17.43 -18 51.3 2.612 1.892 35.1 17.4 19.2 21.9 2007 12 11 19 30.79 -18 39.2 2.666 1.919 33.2 16.3 19.4 21.9 2007 12 16 19 43.89 -18 23.1 2.720 1.946 31.2 15.2 19.5 22.0 2007 12 21 19 56.73 -18 03.3 2.773 1.973 29.1 14.1 19.6 22.0 2007 12 26 20 09.30 -17 40.1 2.826 2.001 27.1 12.9 19.8 22.0 2007 12 31 20 21.60 -17 13.8 2.878 2.028 24.9 11.8 19.9 22.0 2008 01 05 20 33.64 -16 44.7 2.928 2.057 22.7 10.6 20.0 22.1 2008 01 10 20 45.42 -16 13.0 2.978 2.085 20.5 9.5 20.2 22.1 2008 01 15 20 56.93 -15 39.1 3.025 2.113 18.2 8.4 20.3 22.1 2008 01 20 21 08.17 -15 03.3 3.072 2.142 15.9 7.2 20.4 22.1 2008 01 25 21 19.16 -14 25.7 3.116 2.171 13.5 6.1 20.5 22.1 2008 01 30 21 29.90 -13 46.6 3.158 2.200 11.1 4.9 20.6 22.1 2008 02 04 21 40.39 -13 06.3 3.198 2.229 8.6 3.8 20.7 22.1 2008 02 09 21 50.65 -12 25.0 3.236 2.258 6.1 2.7 20.9 22.1 2008 02 14 22 00.67 -11 42.8 3.271 2.287 3.6 1.6 21.0 22.1 2008 02 19 22 10.46 -11 00.1 3.304 2.316 1.1 0.5 21.1 22.0 2008 02 24 22 20.02 -10 16.9 3.334 2.345 1.5 0.7 21.2 22.1 2008 02 29 22 29.37 -09 33.5 3.361 2.374 4.2 1.7 21.3 22.2 2008 03 05 22 38.51 -08 50.1 3.385 2.403 6.8 2.8 21.4 22.3 2008 03 10 22 47.45 -08 06.7 3.406 2.432 9.5 3.9 21.4 22.4 2008 03 15 22 56.18 -07 23.6 3.423 2.461 12.2 4.9 21.5 22.5 2008 03 20 23 04.70 -06 41.0 3.438 2.489 15.0 5.9 21.6 22.6 2008 03 25 23 13.03 -05 58.9 3.449 2.518 17.8 6.9 21.7 22.7 2008 03 30 23 21.17 -05 17.5 3.457 2.547 20.6 7.9 21.8 22.8 2008 04 04 23 29.11 -04 36.8 3.462 2.575 23.4 8.9 21.9 22.9 2008 04 09 23 36.86 -03 57.2 3.463 2.603 26.3 9.8 21.9 22.9 2008 04 14 23 44.41 -03 18.6 3.461 2.632 29.2 10.7 22.0 23.0 2008 04 19 23 51.77 -02 41.2 3.455 2.660 32.2 11.6 22.1 23.0 2008 04 24 23 58.93 -02 05.1 3.446 2.688 35.2 12.5 22.1 23.1 2008 04 29 00 05.89 -01 30.4 3.434 2.716 38.2 13.3 22.2 23.1 2008 05 04 00 12.65 -00 57.2 3.419 2.743 41.3 14.0 22.2 23.2 2008 05 09 00 19.20 -00 25.6 3.400 2.771 44.4 14.8 22.3 23.2 2008 05 14 00 25.52 +00 04.2 3.378 2.798 47.6 15.5 22.3 23.2 2008 05 19 00 31.63 +00 32.1 3.353 2.825 50.9 16.1 22.4 23.3 2008 05 24 00 37.49 +00 58.2 3.325 2.852 54.1 16.7 22.4 23.3 2008 05 29 00 43.12 +01 22.2 3.294 2.879 57.5 17.3 22.5 23.3 2008 06 03 00 48.48 +01 44.0 3.261 2.906 60.9 17.8 22.5 23.3 2008 06 08 00 53.58 +02 03.6 3.225 2.932 64.4 18.2 22.6 23.3 2008 06 13 00 58.38 +02 20.7 3.186 2.959 67.9 18.6 22.6 23.3 2008 06 18 01 02.89 +02 35.4 3.146 2.985 71.6 18.8 22.6 23.3 2008 06 23 01 07.07 +02 47.6 3.103 3.011 75.3 19.1 22.6 23.3 2008 06 28 01 10.92 +02 57.0 3.060 3.036 79.1 19.2 22.7 23.3 2008 07 03 01 14.42 +03 03.7 3.014 3.062 83.0 19.2 22.7 23.3This 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.