MPC
CBAT
ICQ
148P/Anderson-LINEAR
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2008 May 22.7379 TT MPC
q 1.702719 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1393447 Peri. 6.6831 -0.1127849 -0.9915462
a 3.684758 Node 89.8066 +0.9086324 -0.1290501
e 0.537902 Incl. 3.6783 +0.4020780 +0.0134992
P 7.07
From 70 observations 1963-2001, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.07, A2 = -0.0438.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
148P/Anderson-LINEAR Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 May 22.7980 TT MPC q 1.702390 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1394461 Peri. 6.7131 -0.1133122 -0.9914860 a 3.682973 Node 89.8070 +0.9085638 -0.1295335 e 0.537767 Incl. 3.6783 +0.4020847 +0.0132858 P 7.07An 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 01.11 -03 28.2 3.575 3.353 69.3 16.4 22.3 2007 06 04 00 05.74 -03 02.9 3.482 3.327 72.9 16.9 22.2 2007 06 09 00 10.22 -02 38.9 3.388 3.301 76.4 17.4 22.2 2007 06 14 00 14.52 -02 16.4 3.293 3.274 80.1 17.8 22.1 2007 06 19 00 18.63 -01 55.6 3.197 3.248 83.8 18.1 22.0 2007 06 24 00 22.52 -01 36.5 3.101 3.221 87.5 18.4 21.9 2007 06 29 00 26.18 -01 19.3 3.005 3.194 91.3 18.6 21.9 2007 07 04 00 29.57 -01 04.2 2.909 3.167 95.2 18.6 21.8 2007 07 09 00 32.68 -00 51.3 2.814 3.140 99.2 18.6 21.7 2007 07 14 00 35.48 -00 40.8 2.719 3.113 103.2 18.5 21.6 2007 07 19 00 37.93 -00 32.9 2.626 3.085 107.3 18.3 21.5 2007 07 24 00 40.00 -00 27.8 2.535 3.058 111.6 18.0 21.4 2007 07 29 00 41.67 -00 25.6 2.445 3.030 115.9 17.5 21.3 2007 08 03 00 42.90 -00 26.4 2.358 3.003 120.4 16.9 21.2 2007 08 08 00 43.66 -00 30.4 2.274 2.975 125.0 16.2 21.0 2007 08 13 00 43.92 -00 37.7 2.194 2.947 129.8 15.3 20.9 2007 08 18 00 43.66 -00 48.3 2.117 2.919 134.7 14.3 20.8 2007 08 23 00 42.85 -01 02.3 2.044 2.891 139.7 13.1 20.6 2007 08 28 00 41.49 -01 19.5 1.977 2.863 144.9 11.7 20.5 2007 09 02 00 39.58 -01 39.9 1.914 2.834 150.2 10.2 20.3 2007 09 07 00 37.13 -02 03.0 1.857 2.806 155.6 8.5 20.2 2007 09 12 00 34.17 -02 28.5 1.806 2.778 161.1 6.8 20.0 2007 09 17 00 30.75 -02 55.9 1.762 2.749 166.5 4.9 19.8 2007 09 22 00 26.96 -03 24.5 1.724 2.721 171.4 3.2 19.7 2007 09 27 00 22.88 -03 53.4 1.693 2.692 174.2 2.2 19.5 2007 10 02 00 18.61 -04 21.9 1.669 2.663 171.8 3.1 19.6 2007 10 07 00 14.28 -04 49.2 1.652 2.635 166.8 5.0 19.6 2007 10 12 00 10.02 -05 14.2 1.642 2.606 161.1 7.1 19.7 2007 10 17 00 05.95 -05 36.3 1.638 2.578 155.4 9.3 19.7 2007 10 22 00 02.22 -05 54.6 1.641 2.549 149.6 11.4 19.8 2007 10 27 23 58.92 -06 08.6 1.649 2.521 143.9 13.4 19.9 2007 11 01 23 56.16 -06 18.0 1.662 2.492 138.2 15.4 19.9 2007 11 06 23 53.99 -06 22.4 1.680 2.464 132.8 17.2 20.0 2007 11 11 23 52.50 -06 21.8 1.703 2.435 127.5 18.8 20.1 2007 11 16 23 51.71 -06 16.0 1.728 2.407 122.3 20.3 20.1 2007 11 21 23 51.64 -06 05.1 1.757 2.379 117.4 21.6 20.2 2007 11 26 23 52.30 -05 49.4 1.788 2.351 112.6 22.8 20.2 2007 12 01 23 53.67 -05 29.0 1.820 2.323 108.0 23.8 20.2 2007 12 06 23 55.75 -05 04.1 1.854 2.295 103.6 24.7 20.3 2007 12 11 23 58.50 -04 34.9 1.889 2.268 99.4 25.4 20.3 2007 12 16 00 01.90 -04 01.6 1.924 2.241 95.3 25.9 20.4 2007 12 21 00 05.92 -03 24.6 1.959 2.214 91.4 26.4 20.4 2007 12 26 00 10.53 -02 43.9 1.994 2.187 87.6 26.7 20.4 2007 12 31 00 15.69 -02 00.0 2.029 2.160 84.0 26.9 20.4 2008 01 05 00 21.38 -01 13.0 2.063 2.134 80.5 27.0 20.4 2008 01 10 00 27.57 -00 23.0 2.096 2.109 77.2 27.1 20.4 2008 01 15 00 34.24 +00 29.6 2.128 2.083 74.0 27.0 20.4 2008 01 20 00 41.37 +01 24.6 2.158 2.058 70.9 26.9 20.4 2008 01 25 00 48.93 +02 21.9 2.188 2.034 67.9 26.6 20.4 2008 01 30 00 56.90 +03 21.0 2.216 2.010 65.1 26.4 20.4 2008 02 04 01 05.28 +04 21.9 2.243 1.987 62.3 26.1 20.4 2008 02 09 01 14.05 +05 24.4 2.268 1.964 59.7 25.7 20.4 2008 02 14 01 23.20 +06 28.0 2.292 1.942 57.1 25.3 20.4 2008 02 19 01 32.72 +07 32.6 2.315 1.920 54.7 24.8 20.4 2008 02 24 01 42.60 +08 37.8 2.336 1.900 52.3 24.3 20.4 2008 02 29 01 52.84 +09 43.5 2.356 1.880 50.0 23.8 20.3 2008 03 05 02 03.44 +10 49.2 2.375 1.861 47.8 23.3 20.3 2008 03 10 02 14.39 +11 54.7 2.393 1.842 45.7 22.7 20.3 2008 03 15 02 25.69 +12 59.6 2.410 1.825 43.7 22.1 20.3 2008 03 20 02 37.34 +14 03.5 2.426 1.809 41.7 21.5 20.3 2008 03 25 02 49.33 +15 06.2 2.441 1.793 39.9 20.9 20.2 2008 03 30 03 01.65 +16 07.1 2.456 1.779 38.0 20.2 20.2 2008 04 04 03 14.31 +17 06.0 2.470 1.766 36.3 19.6 20.2 2008 04 09 03 27.30 +18 02.5 2.484 1.754 34.6 18.9 20.2 2008 04 14 03 40.61 +18 56.1 2.497 1.743 33.0 18.3 20.1 2008 04 19 03 54.22 +19 46.4 2.510 1.734 31.4 17.6 20.1 2008 04 24 04 08.12 +20 33.1 2.523 1.725 29.9 16.9 20.1 2008 04 29 04 22.28 +21 15.8 2.536 1.718 28.4 16.2 20.1 2008 05 04 04 36.70 +21 54.2 2.549 1.712 26.9 15.5 20.1 2008 05 09 04 51.35 +22 27.8 2.562 1.708 25.5 14.8 20.0 2008 05 14 05 06.19 +22 56.6 2.576 1.705 24.2 14.0 20.0 2008 05 19 05 21.19 +23 20.0 2.590 1.703 22.8 13.3 20.0 2008 05 24 05 36.31 +23 38.1 2.604 1.703 21.5 12.6 20.0 2008 05 29 05 51.53 +23 50.7 2.619 1.704 20.2 11.8 20.0 2008 06 03 06 06.80 +23 57.6 2.634 1.706 18.9 11.1 20.0 2008 06 08 06 22.09 +23 58.8 2.650 1.710 17.6 10.3 19.9 2008 06 13 06 37.34 +23 54.4 2.666 1.715 16.3 9.6 19.9 2008 06 18 06 52.53 +23 44.4 2.683 1.721 15.0 8.8 19.9 2008 06 23 07 07.61 +23 28.9 2.700 1.729 13.7 8.0 19.9 2008 06 28 07 22.56 +23 08.2 2.717 1.738 12.4 7.2 19.9 2008 07 03 07 37.34 +22 42.5 2.735 1.748 11.1 6.4 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.