MPC
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ICQ
143P/Kowal-Mrkos Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 June 12.1982 TT MPC q 2.538199 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1105127 Peri. 320.7603 -0.8958817 +0.4380321 a 4.300589 Node 245.3684 -0.3842859 -0.8479198 e 0.409802 Incl. 4.6899 -0.2229806 -0.2985967 P 8.92 From 87 observations 1984-2004, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
143P/Kowal-Mrkos Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2009 June 11.8662 TT MPC q 2.537800 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1103485 Peri. 320.7027 -0.8961612 +0.4374561 a 4.304854 Node 245.3893 -0.3837292 -0.8481631 e 0.410479 Incl. 4.6905 -0.2228161 -0.2987499 P 8.93An 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 05 04.17 +21 54.2 5.756 4.757 9.0 1.9 20.9 2007 06 04 05 09.22 +21 59.1 5.751 4.742 5.4 1.2 20.8 2007 06 09 05 14.31 +22 03.5 5.741 4.727 2.0 0.4 20.8 2007 06 14 05 19.44 +22 07.2 5.727 4.712 2.1 0.5 20.7 2007 06 19 05 24.60 +22 10.3 5.707 4.697 5.6 1.2 20.8 2007 06 24 05 29.77 +22 12.6 5.682 4.682 9.1 2.0 20.9 2007 06 29 05 34.94 +22 14.3 5.653 4.666 12.7 2.7 20.9 2007 07 04 05 40.10 +22 15.2 5.618 4.651 16.2 3.5 20.9 2007 07 09 05 45.25 +22 15.4 5.579 4.635 19.8 4.3 20.9 2007 07 14 05 50.37 +22 14.9 5.535 4.620 23.4 5.0 21.0 2007 07 19 05 55.45 +22 13.7 5.487 4.604 27.0 5.7 21.0 2007 07 24 06 00.47 +22 11.7 5.434 4.588 30.6 6.5 21.0 2007 07 29 06 05.43 +22 09.1 5.377 4.573 34.2 7.2 21.0 2007 08 03 06 10.31 +22 05.8 5.315 4.557 37.8 7.9 21.0 2007 08 08 06 15.09 +22 01.8 5.250 4.541 41.5 8.5 21.0 2007 08 13 06 19.78 +21 57.2 5.181 4.525 45.2 9.1 21.0 2007 08 18 06 24.34 +21 52.0 5.108 4.509 49.0 9.8 20.9 2007 08 23 06 28.77 +21 46.3 5.032 4.493 52.7 10.3 20.9 2007 08 28 06 33.04 +21 40.1 4.953 4.476 56.6 10.9 20.9 2007 09 02 06 37.15 +21 33.4 4.871 4.460 60.4 11.4 20.9 2007 09 07 06 41.08 +21 26.4 4.786 4.444 64.4 11.8 20.9 2007 09 12 06 44.80 +21 19.0 4.699 4.427 68.3 12.2 20.8 2007 09 17 06 48.30 +21 11.4 4.609 4.411 72.4 12.5 20.8 2007 09 22 06 51.57 +21 03.6 4.518 4.394 76.5 12.8 20.7 2007 09 27 06 54.57 +20 55.7 4.426 4.377 80.7 13.1 20.7 2007 10 02 06 57.29 +20 47.8 4.333 4.360 84.9 13.2 20.7 2007 10 07 06 59.71 +20 39.9 4.240 4.344 89.3 13.3 20.6 2007 10 12 07 01.80 +20 32.2 4.146 4.327 93.7 13.3 20.5 2007 10 17 07 03.55 +20 24.7 4.052 4.310 98.3 13.2 20.5 2007 10 22 07 04.93 +20 17.6 3.960 4.293 102.9 13.1 20.4 2007 10 27 07 05.93 +20 10.9 3.869 4.276 107.6 12.8 20.3 2007 11 01 07 06.52 +20 04.6 3.780 4.259 112.4 12.4 20.3 2007 11 06 07 06.69 +19 58.8 3.693 4.241 117.4 12.0 20.2 2007 11 11 07 06.42 +19 53.7 3.609 4.224 122.5 11.4 20.1 2007 11 16 07 05.72 +19 49.2 3.529 4.207 127.6 10.7 20.0 2007 11 21 07 04.57 +19 45.3 3.454 4.189 132.9 9.9 19.9 2007 11 26 07 02.98 +19 42.1 3.383 4.172 138.3 9.1 19.9 2007 12 01 07 00.97 +19 39.5 3.317 4.154 143.8 8.1 19.8 2007 12 06 06 58.56 +19 37.6 3.258 4.137 149.4 7.0 19.7 2007 12 11 06 55.78 +19 36.2 3.205 4.119 155.1 5.8 19.6 2007 12 16 06 52.67 +19 35.4 3.159 4.101 160.8 4.5 19.5 2007 12 21 06 49.30 +19 35.0 3.120 4.084 166.6 3.2 19.3 2007 12 26 06 45.72 +19 35.0 3.089 4.066 172.1 1.9 19.2 2007 12 31 06 42.01 +19 35.3 3.066 4.048 176.3 0.9 19.1 2008 01 05 06 38.23 +19 35.8 3.051 4.030 174.0 1.5 19.1 2008 01 10 06 34.48 +19 36.5 3.043 4.012 168.6 2.8 19.2 2008 01 15 06 30.84 +19 37.4 3.044 3.994 162.8 4.2 19.3 2008 01 20 06 27.39 +19 38.4 3.052 3.976 157.0 5.5 19.4 2008 01 25 06 24.19 +19 39.4 3.066 3.958 151.2 6.9 19.4 2008 01 30 06 21.31 +19 40.6 3.088 3.940 145.5 8.1 19.5 2008 02 04 06 18.81 +19 41.9 3.116 3.921 139.9 9.3 19.6 2008 02 09 06 16.73 +19 43.3 3.149 3.903 134.3 10.4 19.6 2008 02 14 06 15.10 +19 44.7 3.188 3.885 128.9 11.4 19.7 2008 02 19 06 13.96 +19 46.3 3.231 3.867 123.6 12.3 19.7 2008 02 24 06 13.30 +19 47.9 3.277 3.848 118.4 13.1 19.8 2008 02 29 06 13.14 +19 49.5 3.327 3.830 113.4 13.7 19.8 2008 03 05 06 13.47 +19 51.1 3.379 3.811 108.5 14.3 19.9 2008 03 10 06 14.29 +19 52.6 3.434 3.793 103.7 14.7 19.9 2008 03 15 06 15.59 +19 54.0 3.489 3.774 99.0 15.1 19.9 2008 03 20 06 17.34 +19 55.1 3.545 3.756 94.4 15.3 20.0 2008 03 25 06 19.54 +19 56.0 3.602 3.737 90.0 15.5 20.0 2008 03 30 06 22.14 +19 56.5 3.658 3.719 85.7 15.5 20.0 2008 04 04 06 25.15 +19 56.5 3.714 3.700 81.4 15.5 20.0 2008 04 09 06 28.53 +19 56.0 3.769 3.682 77.3 15.4 20.1 2008 04 14 06 32.26 +19 54.8 3.823 3.663 73.3 15.2 20.1 2008 04 19 06 36.33 +19 52.9 3.875 3.644 69.4 14.9 20.1 2008 04 24 06 40.70 +19 50.2 3.925 3.626 65.5 14.6 20.1 2008 04 29 06 45.35 +19 46.5 3.972 3.607 61.8 14.2 20.1 2008 05 04 06 50.28 +19 42.0 4.018 3.588 58.1 13.8 20.1 2008 05 09 06 55.45 +19 36.3 4.060 3.570 54.5 13.3 20.1 2008 05 14 07 00.85 +19 29.6 4.100 3.551 51.0 12.8 20.1 2008 05 19 07 06.47 +19 21.6 4.137 3.533 47.5 12.2 20.1 2008 05 24 07 12.27 +19 12.5 4.170 3.514 44.1 11.6 20.0 2008 05 29 07 18.25 +19 02.0 4.201 3.495 40.7 10.9 20.0 2008 06 03 07 24.40 +18 50.3 4.228 3.477 37.4 10.2 20.0 2008 06 08 07 30.70 +18 37.1 4.251 3.458 34.1 9.5 20.0 2008 06 13 07 37.13 +18 22.6 4.271 3.439 30.9 8.7 19.9 2008 06 18 07 43.68 +18 06.6 4.287 3.421 27.7 7.9 19.9 2008 06 23 07 50.34 +17 49.2 4.300 3.402 24.6 7.1 19.9 2008 06 28 07 57.10 +17 30.3 4.309 3.384 21.5 6.3 19.8 2008 07 03 08 03.95 +17 09.9 4.315 3.365 18.4 5.5 19.8This 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.