MPC
CBAT
ICQ
128P/Shoemaker-Holt Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5 T 2007 June 13.6505 TT MPC q 3.068926 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1028238 Peri. 210.4481 +0.4255220 -0.9039293 a 4.512393 Node 214.4205 +0.8448307 +0.4138078 e 0.319889 Incl. 4.3554 +0.3243333 +0.1080504 P 9.59 From 282 observations 1987-1999, mean residual 0".8.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
128P/Shoemaker-Holt Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 June 13.7035 TT MPC q 3.068914 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1028261 Peri. 210.4588 +0.4253457 -0.9040123 a 4.512327 Node 214.4210 +0.8449114 +0.4136434 e 0.319882 Incl. 4.3554 +0.3243543 +0.1079859 P 9.59An 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 06.32 +19 20.3 4.078 3.070 5.1 1.7 16.4 19.7 2007 06 04 04 14.61 +19 38.7 4.071 3.069 7.8 2.6 16.4 19.8 2007 06 09 04 22.92 +19 55.5 4.061 3.069 10.6 3.5 16.4 19.8 2007 06 14 04 31.23 +20 10.6 4.048 3.069 13.4 4.4 16.4 19.9 2007 06 19 04 39.53 +20 24.0 4.032 3.069 16.2 5.3 16.4 19.9 2007 06 24 04 47.81 +20 35.6 4.013 3.069 19.0 6.2 16.4 19.9 2007 06 29 04 56.06 +20 45.5 3.991 3.070 21.8 7.1 16.4 20.0 2007 07 04 05 04.27 +20 53.5 3.966 3.071 24.7 7.9 16.4 20.0 2007 07 09 05 12.43 +20 59.8 3.938 3.072 27.5 8.8 16.4 20.0 2007 07 14 05 20.53 +21 04.3 3.907 3.074 30.4 9.6 16.3 20.0 2007 07 19 05 28.54 +21 07.1 3.874 3.075 33.3 10.4 16.3 20.0 2007 07 24 05 36.46 +21 08.1 3.838 3.077 36.2 11.2 16.3 20.1 2007 07 29 05 44.27 +21 07.4 3.799 3.079 39.2 12.0 16.3 20.1 2007 08 03 05 51.96 +21 05.0 3.758 3.082 42.1 12.8 16.3 20.1 2007 08 08 05 59.52 +21 01.1 3.714 3.084 45.2 13.5 16.2 20.1 2007 08 13 06 06.93 +20 55.6 3.668 3.087 48.2 14.2 16.2 20.1 2007 08 18 06 14.17 +20 48.6 3.620 3.090 51.3 14.8 16.2 20.1 2007 08 23 06 21.21 +20 40.3 3.570 3.094 54.5 15.4 16.2 20.1 2007 08 28 06 28.06 +20 30.7 3.517 3.097 57.7 16.0 16.1 20.1 2007 09 02 06 34.69 +20 19.9 3.463 3.101 61.0 16.5 16.1 20.0 2007 09 07 06 41.07 +20 08.1 3.407 3.105 64.3 17.0 16.1 20.0 2007 09 12 06 47.20 +19 55.3 3.349 3.109 67.7 17.4 16.1 20.0 2007 09 17 06 53.04 +19 41.6 3.289 3.114 71.2 17.8 16.0 20.0 2007 09 22 06 58.58 +19 27.3 3.229 3.119 74.7 18.1 16.0 20.0 2007 09 27 07 03.79 +19 12.5 3.168 3.124 78.4 18.3 16.0 19.9 2007 10 02 07 08.65 +18 57.4 3.105 3.129 82.1 18.5 15.9 19.9 2007 10 07 07 13.15 +18 42.0 3.043 3.134 85.9 18.5 15.9 19.8 2007 10 12 07 17.24 +18 26.5 2.980 3.140 89.9 18.5 15.8 19.8 2007 10 17 07 20.90 +18 11.3 2.917 3.146 93.9 18.4 15.8 19.8 2007 10 22 07 24.11 +17 56.3 2.854 3.152 98.1 18.2 15.8 19.7 2007 10 27 07 26.85 +17 41.9 2.793 3.158 102.4 17.9 15.7 19.7 2007 11 01 07 29.09 +17 28.1 2.732 3.165 106.8 17.5 15.7 19.6 2007 11 06 07 30.81 +17 15.3 2.674 3.172 111.3 16.9 15.6 19.5 2007 11 11 07 31.98 +17 03.4 2.617 3.178 116.0 16.3 15.6 19.5 2007 11 16 07 32.60 +16 52.8 2.563 3.186 120.8 15.5 15.6 19.4 2007 11 21 07 32.66 +16 43.5 2.513 3.193 125.8 14.5 15.5 19.3 2007 11 26 07 32.16 +16 35.6 2.466 3.200 130.9 13.5 15.5 19.3 2007 12 01 07 31.11 +16 29.2 2.423 3.208 136.1 12.3 15.5 19.2 2007 12 06 07 29.53 +16 24.4 2.386 3.216 141.5 11.0 15.5 19.1 2007 12 11 07 27.45 +16 21.3 2.353 3.224 147.0 9.6 15.4 19.0 2007 12 16 07 24.91 +16 19.7 2.327 3.232 152.6 8.1 15.4 18.9 2007 12 21 07 22.00 +16 19.6 2.307 3.241 158.1 6.5 15.4 18.9 2007 12 26 07 18.79 +16 21.0 2.294 3.250 163.7 4.9 15.4 18.8 2007 12 31 07 15.35 +16 23.6 2.288 3.258 169.0 3.3 15.4 18.7 2008 01 05 07 11.78 +16 27.3 2.289 3.267 173.2 2.0 15.4 18.6 2008 01 10 07 08.19 +16 32.1 2.297 3.276 173.5 1.9 15.5 18.6 2008 01 15 07 04.68 +16 37.7 2.313 3.286 169.6 3.1 15.5 18.7 2008 01 20 07 01.35 +16 43.8 2.337 3.295 164.4 4.6 15.5 18.8 2008 01 25 06 58.28 +16 50.5 2.367 3.305 158.9 6.1 15.6 18.9 2008 01 30 06 55.56 +16 57.4 2.404 3.315 153.4 7.6 15.6 19.1 2008 02 04 06 53.25 +17 04.5 2.448 3.324 147.9 9.1 15.7 19.2 2008 02 09 06 51.39 +17 11.7 2.498 3.335 142.5 10.4 15.7 19.3 2008 02 14 06 50.04 +17 18.7 2.553 3.345 137.1 11.6 15.8 19.4 2008 02 19 06 49.21 +17 25.6 2.613 3.355 131.9 12.7 15.8 19.5 2008 02 24 06 48.91 +17 32.1 2.677 3.366 126.9 13.6 15.9 19.6 2008 02 29 06 49.13 +17 38.2 2.746 3.376 121.9 14.4 16.0 19.6 2008 03 05 06 49.88 +17 43.9 2.818 3.387 117.1 15.1 16.0 19.7 2008 03 10 06 51.13 +17 48.9 2.892 3.398 112.4 15.7 16.1 19.8 2008 03 15 06 52.87 +17 53.1 2.970 3.409 107.9 16.1 16.2 19.9 2008 03 20 06 55.07 +17 56.6 3.048 3.420 103.4 16.5 16.3 20.0 2008 03 25 06 57.69 +17 59.3 3.129 3.431 99.1 16.7 16.3 20.0 2008 03 30 07 00.72 +18 01.0 3.210 3.442 94.9 16.8 16.4 20.1 2008 04 04 07 04.13 +18 01.6 3.292 3.454 90.8 16.8 16.5 20.2 2008 04 09 07 07.88 +18 01.2 3.375 3.466 86.8 16.8 16.5 20.2 2008 04 14 07 11.96 +17 59.7 3.457 3.477 82.8 16.6 16.6 20.3 2008 04 19 07 16.32 +17 57.0 3.538 3.489 79.0 16.4 16.7 20.3 2008 04 24 07 20.94 +17 53.0 3.619 3.501 75.2 16.1 16.7 20.4 2008 04 29 07 25.81 +17 47.8 3.699 3.513 71.5 15.8 16.8 20.4 2008 05 04 07 30.88 +17 41.4 3.778 3.525 67.9 15.4 16.9 20.5 2008 05 09 07 36.15 +17 33.6 3.855 3.537 64.3 14.9 16.9 20.5 2008 05 14 07 41.60 +17 24.5 3.930 3.549 60.8 14.4 17.0 20.5 2008 05 19 07 47.19 +17 14.0 4.004 3.562 57.4 13.8 17.0 20.6 2008 05 24 07 52.91 +17 02.3 4.075 3.574 54.0 13.2 17.1 20.6 2008 05 29 07 58.75 +16 49.2 4.144 3.586 50.6 12.6 17.1 20.6 2008 06 03 08 04.68 +16 34.8 4.210 3.599 47.2 11.9 17.2 20.6 2008 06 08 08 10.70 +16 19.1 4.273 3.612 43.9 11.2 17.2 20.6 2008 06 13 08 16.79 +16 02.2 4.334 3.624 40.7 10.5 17.3 20.6 2008 06 18 08 22.93 +15 44.0 4.391 3.637 37.4 9.8 17.3 20.7 2008 06 23 08 29.12 +15 24.6 4.446 3.650 34.2 9.0 17.4 20.7 2008 06 28 08 35.34 +15 04.0 4.497 3.663 31.0 8.2 17.4 20.7 2008 07 03 08 41.58 +14 42.4 4.545 3.676 27.8 7.4 17.4 20.7This 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.