MPC
CBAT
ICQ
139P/Väisälä-Oterma Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Apr. 19.4096 TT MPC q 3.402795 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1027001 Peri. 165.5249 +0.6692394 -0.7421724 a 4.516017 Node 242.4526 +0.6776271 +0.6294984 e 0.246505 Incl. 2.3295 +0.3048609 +0.2300259 P 9.60 From 93 observations 1939-1999, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
139P/Väisälä-Oterma Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Apr. 19.7517 TT MPC q 3.402568 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1027952 Peri. 165.5795 +0.6685292 -0.7428122 a 4.513231 Node 242.4528 +0.6782288 +0.6288502 e 0.246090 Incl. 2.3295 +0.3050811 +0.2297334 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 00 26.05 +04 56.5 4.100 3.703 60.2 13.7 18.2 20.2 2007 06 04 00 30.65 +05 27.3 4.029 3.694 63.8 14.3 18.2 20.2 2007 06 09 00 35.08 +05 57.1 3.956 3.686 67.3 14.7 18.2 20.1 2007 06 14 00 39.33 +06 25.6 3.882 3.678 70.9 15.1 18.1 20.1 2007 06 19 00 43.39 +06 52.8 3.806 3.670 74.6 15.5 18.0 20.1 2007 06 24 00 47.23 +07 18.7 3.730 3.662 78.3 15.8 18.0 20.0 2007 06 29 00 50.84 +07 43.0 3.652 3.654 82.1 16.0 17.9 20.0 2007 07 04 00 54.20 +08 05.8 3.574 3.647 86.0 16.1 17.9 19.9 2007 07 09 00 57.29 +08 26.8 3.496 3.639 89.9 16.2 17.8 19.9 2007 07 14 01 00.09 +08 46.0 3.418 3.631 93.9 16.2 17.8 19.8 2007 07 19 01 02.57 +09 03.3 3.340 3.624 98.0 16.1 17.7 19.8 2007 07 24 01 04.72 +09 18.4 3.263 3.616 102.2 15.9 17.7 19.7 2007 07 29 01 06.52 +09 31.4 3.188 3.609 106.4 15.7 17.6 19.7 2007 08 03 01 07.95 +09 42.0 3.114 3.602 110.8 15.3 17.5 19.6 2007 08 08 01 08.99 +09 50.2 3.042 3.595 115.3 14.8 17.5 19.5 2007 08 13 01 09.61 +09 55.9 2.973 3.588 119.9 14.2 17.4 19.4 2007 08 18 01 09.82 +09 58.9 2.907 3.581 124.7 13.4 17.4 19.4 2007 08 23 01 09.61 +09 59.2 2.844 3.574 129.5 12.6 17.3 19.3 2007 08 28 01 08.97 +09 56.8 2.786 3.568 134.5 11.7 17.2 19.2 2007 09 02 01 07.92 +09 51.6 2.732 3.561 139.6 10.6 17.2 19.1 2007 09 07 01 06.47 +09 43.7 2.683 3.555 144.8 9.4 17.2 19.0 2007 09 12 01 04.64 +09 33.1 2.640 3.548 150.1 8.1 17.1 18.9 2007 09 17 01 02.47 +09 20.0 2.602 3.542 155.5 6.7 17.1 18.8 2007 09 22 01 00.01 +09 04.7 2.571 3.536 161.0 5.3 17.0 18.7 2007 09 27 00 57.32 +08 47.4 2.547 3.530 166.6 3.8 17.0 18.6 2007 10 02 00 54.47 +08 28.5 2.530 3.524 172.1 2.2 17.0 18.5 2007 10 07 00 51.52 +08 08.5 2.520 3.518 177.0 0.9 17.0 18.4 2007 10 12 00 48.54 +07 47.7 2.517 3.513 175.4 1.3 17.0 18.4 2007 10 17 00 45.63 +07 26.8 2.521 3.507 170.0 2.8 17.0 18.5 2007 10 22 00 42.86 +07 06.2 2.533 3.502 164.4 4.4 17.0 18.6 2007 10 27 00 40.30 +06 46.6 2.552 3.497 158.7 5.9 17.0 18.7 2007 11 01 00 38.01 +06 28.2 2.577 3.492 153.1 7.4 17.0 18.8 2007 11 06 00 36.04 +06 11.6 2.609 3.487 147.6 8.8 17.0 18.9 2007 11 11 00 34.46 +05 57.2 2.647 3.482 142.1 10.1 17.0 19.0 2007 11 16 00 33.28 +05 45.2 2.690 3.477 136.7 11.2 17.1 19.1 2007 11 21 00 32.55 +05 35.9 2.738 3.472 131.5 12.3 17.1 19.1 2007 11 26 00 32.27 +05 29.5 2.791 3.468 126.3 13.3 17.1 19.2 2007 12 01 00 32.44 +05 25.9 2.847 3.464 121.3 14.1 17.2 19.3 2007 12 06 00 33.08 +05 25.4 2.907 3.459 116.4 14.8 17.2 19.3 2007 12 11 00 34.16 +05 27.7 2.970 3.455 111.5 15.4 17.2 19.4 2007 12 16 00 35.69 +05 33.0 3.035 3.452 106.8 15.8 17.3 19.5 2007 12 21 00 37.64 +05 41.1 3.102 3.448 102.3 16.2 17.3 19.5 2007 12 26 00 40.00 +05 51.9 3.170 3.444 97.8 16.4 17.4 19.6 2007 12 31 00 42.74 +06 05.2 3.239 3.441 93.4 16.6 17.4 19.6 2008 01 05 00 45.85 +06 20.9 3.309 3.437 89.1 16.6 17.5 19.7 2008 01 10 00 49.30 +06 38.9 3.378 3.434 84.9 16.6 17.5 19.7 2008 01 15 00 53.08 +06 59.0 3.448 3.431 80.8 16.4 17.5 19.7 2008 01 20 00 57.17 +07 20.9 3.516 3.428 76.8 16.2 17.6 19.8 2008 01 25 01 01.53 +07 44.6 3.584 3.426 72.9 15.9 17.6 19.8 2008 01 30 01 06.16 +08 09.9 3.650 3.423 69.0 15.6 17.7 19.8 2008 02 04 01 11.03 +08 36.5 3.714 3.421 65.2 15.2 17.7 19.9 2008 02 09 01 16.14 +09 04.4 3.777 3.418 61.5 14.7 17.7 19.9 2008 02 14 01 21.46 +09 33.4 3.838 3.416 57.8 14.2 17.8 19.9 2008 02 19 01 26.97 +10 03.3 3.896 3.414 54.2 13.6 17.8 19.9 2008 02 24 01 32.67 +10 33.9 3.952 3.412 50.7 13.0 17.8 19.9 2008 02 29 01 38.54 +11 05.1 4.005 3.411 47.2 12.3 17.8 19.9 2008 03 05 01 44.57 +11 36.9 4.056 3.409 43.8 11.6 17.9 19.9 2008 03 10 01 50.75 +12 09.0 4.104 3.408 40.4 10.9 17.9 19.9 2008 03 15 01 57.07 +12 41.3 4.148 3.407 37.0 10.1 17.9 19.9 2008 03 20 02 03.51 +13 13.6 4.189 3.406 33.7 9.3 17.9 19.9 2008 03 25 02 10.07 +13 45.9 4.227 3.405 30.4 8.5 18.0 19.9 2008 03 30 02 16.74 +14 18.0 4.262 3.404 27.2 7.7 18.0 19.9 2008 04 04 02 23.50 +14 49.9 4.293 3.404 24.0 6.9 18.0 19.8 2008 04 09 02 30.37 +15 21.4 4.321 3.403 20.8 6.0 18.0 19.8 2008 04 14 02 37.31 +15 52.4 4.345 3.403 17.6 5.1 18.0 19.8 2008 04 19 02 44.33 +16 22.8 4.366 3.403 14.5 4.2 18.0 19.7 2008 04 24 02 51.41 +16 52.5 4.383 3.403 11.4 3.3 18.0 19.7 2008 04 29 02 58.55 +17 21.5 4.397 3.403 8.3 2.4 18.0 19.6 2008 05 04 03 05.75 +17 49.6 4.406 3.403 5.2 1.5 18.0 19.6 2008 05 09 03 12.99 +18 16.8 4.413 3.404 2.2 0.6 18.0 19.5 2008 05 14 03 20.27 +18 43.0 4.415 3.405 1.0 0.3 18.0 19.5 2008 05 19 03 27.58 +19 08.2 4.414 3.406 4.0 1.2 18.0 19.6 2008 05 24 03 34.90 +19 32.2 4.410 3.407 7.0 2.1 18.0 19.6 2008 05 29 03 42.23 +19 55.0 4.401 3.408 10.0 3.0 18.0 19.7 2008 06 03 03 49.57 +20 16.7 4.390 3.409 13.0 3.9 18.0 19.7 2008 06 08 03 56.90 +20 37.1 4.374 3.411 16.1 4.7 18.0 19.8 2008 06 13 04 04.22 +20 56.1 4.355 3.412 19.1 5.6 18.0 19.8 2008 06 18 04 11.50 +21 13.9 4.333 3.414 22.2 6.4 18.0 19.8 2008 06 23 04 18.74 +21 30.3 4.308 3.416 25.2 7.3 18.0 19.9 2008 06 28 04 25.94 +21 45.4 4.279 3.418 28.3 8.1 18.0 19.9 2008 07 03 04 33.07 +21 59.1 4.247 3.420 31.4 8.9 18.0 19.9This 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.