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CBAT
ICQ
150P/LONEOS Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Nov. 26.0005 TT MPC q 1.767695 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1283470 Peri. 245.6703 -0.8807875 -0.3517225 a 3.892354 Node 272.4293 +0.4590556 -0.7984426 e 0.545854 Incl. 18.5003 -0.1161087 -0.4886520 P 7.68 From 236 observations 1978-2001, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
150P/LONEOS Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Nov. 25.9637 TT MPC q 1.766533 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1283644 Peri. 245.7067 -0.8810452 -0.3510790 a 3.892002 Node 272.4345 +0.4584744 -0.7987635 e 0.546112 Incl. 18.5002 -0.1164495 -0.4885903 P 7.68An 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 01 50.89 +26 35.0 5.076 4.291 35.5 7.9 22.2 2007 06 04 01 55.81 +27 04.2 5.013 4.270 38.8 8.6 22.2 2007 06 09 02 00.66 +27 33.3 4.947 4.248 42.1 9.2 22.2 2007 06 14 02 05.44 +28 02.3 4.877 4.227 45.4 9.9 22.2 2007 06 19 02 10.14 +28 31.3 4.803 4.205 48.8 10.5 22.2 2007 06 24 02 14.74 +29 00.0 4.727 4.183 52.3 11.1 22.2 2007 06 29 02 19.22 +29 28.6 4.647 4.161 55.8 11.7 22.1 2007 07 04 02 23.58 +29 56.8 4.564 4.139 59.3 12.2 22.1 2007 07 09 02 27.78 +30 24.8 4.479 4.117 62.9 12.7 22.1 2007 07 14 02 31.83 +30 52.4 4.392 4.094 66.5 13.2 22.0 2007 07 19 02 35.68 +31 19.6 4.302 4.072 70.2 13.6 22.0 2007 07 24 02 39.32 +31 46.3 4.211 4.049 73.9 14.0 22.0 2007 07 29 02 42.73 +32 12.5 4.118 4.026 77.7 14.3 21.9 2007 08 03 02 45.88 +32 38.1 4.024 4.003 81.5 14.5 21.9 2007 08 08 02 48.75 +33 02.9 3.930 3.980 85.4 14.7 21.8 2007 08 13 02 51.30 +33 27.0 3.835 3.956 89.4 14.8 21.7 2007 08 18 02 53.50 +33 50.2 3.739 3.933 93.5 14.9 21.7 2007 08 23 02 55.33 +34 12.3 3.645 3.909 97.6 14.9 21.6 2007 08 28 02 56.76 +34 33.2 3.551 3.885 101.8 14.7 21.5 2007 09 02 02 57.75 +34 52.7 3.458 3.862 106.1 14.5 21.4 2007 09 07 02 58.28 +35 10.6 3.367 3.837 110.5 14.2 21.4 2007 09 12 02 58.32 +35 26.6 3.278 3.813 115.0 13.8 21.3 2007 09 17 02 57.83 +35 40.4 3.191 3.789 119.5 13.4 21.2 2007 09 22 02 56.82 +35 51.7 3.108 3.764 124.1 12.8 21.1 2007 09 27 02 55.27 +36 00.1 3.029 3.740 128.8 12.1 21.0 2007 10 02 02 53.18 +36 05.3 2.953 3.715 133.6 11.3 20.9 2007 10 07 02 50.57 +36 06.9 2.883 3.690 138.3 10.4 20.8 2007 10 12 02 47.47 +36 04.4 2.818 3.665 143.1 9.4 20.7 2007 10 17 02 43.91 +35 57.6 2.758 3.640 147.7 8.4 20.6 2007 10 22 02 39.97 +35 46.2 2.705 3.614 152.0 7.4 20.5 2007 10 27 02 35.73 +35 30.0 2.659 3.589 155.9 6.5 20.4 2007 11 01 02 31.27 +35 09.0 2.619 3.563 159.0 5.7 20.3 2007 11 06 02 26.70 +34 43.3 2.587 3.538 160.7 5.3 20.2 2007 11 11 02 22.14 +34 13.1 2.562 3.512 160.7 5.3 20.2 2007 11 16 02 17.69 +33 39.0 2.544 3.486 159.0 5.8 20.2 2007 11 21 02 13.46 +33 01.5 2.534 3.459 155.9 6.7 20.2 2007 11 26 02 09.57 +32 21.5 2.531 3.433 151.9 7.8 20.2 2007 12 01 02 06.09 +31 39.7 2.535 3.407 147.3 9.0 20.3 2007 12 06 02 03.09 +30 56.9 2.545 3.380 142.4 10.2 20.3 2007 12 11 02 00.64 +30 14.1 2.562 3.354 137.4 11.5 20.4 2007 12 16 01 58.77 +29 32.0 2.584 3.327 132.3 12.6 20.4 2007 12 21 01 57.51 +28 51.3 2.611 3.300 127.2 13.7 20.5 2007 12 26 01 56.87 +28 12.7 2.642 3.273 122.1 14.7 20.5 2007 12 31 01 56.85 +27 36.6 2.677 3.246 117.1 15.6 20.6 2008 01 05 01 57.44 +27 03.4 2.715 3.219 112.2 16.4 20.6 2008 01 10 01 58.62 +26 33.3 2.756 3.191 107.4 17.1 20.6 2008 01 15 02 00.38 +26 06.6 2.798 3.164 102.7 17.7 20.7 2008 01 20 02 02.70 +25 43.2 2.842 3.136 98.1 18.1 20.7 2008 01 25 02 05.53 +25 23.2 2.887 3.108 93.6 18.4 20.7 2008 01 30 02 08.87 +25 06.4 2.932 3.081 89.3 18.6 20.7 20.7 2008 02 04 02 12.67 +24 52.8 2.976 3.053 85.0 18.8 20.7 20.8 2008 02 09 02 16.93 +24 42.1 3.020 3.025 80.9 18.8 20.7 20.8 2008 02 14 02 21.62 +24 34.2 3.063 2.997 76.8 18.7 20.7 20.8 2008 02 19 02 26.70 +24 28.8 3.105 2.969 72.9 18.6 20.7 20.8 2008 02 24 02 32.16 +24 25.6 3.145 2.941 69.1 18.3 20.7 20.8 2008 02 29 02 37.99 +24 24.6 3.183 2.913 65.3 18.0 20.7 20.8 2008 03 05 02 44.15 +24 25.3 3.219 2.884 61.7 17.6 20.6 20.8 2008 03 10 02 50.64 +24 27.5 3.253 2.856 58.1 17.2 20.6 20.7 2008 03 15 02 57.45 +24 31.0 3.284 2.828 54.7 16.7 20.6 20.7 2008 03 20 03 04.55 +24 35.5 3.312 2.799 51.3 16.1 20.6 20.7 2008 03 25 03 11.93 +24 40.8 3.338 2.771 48.0 15.5 20.5 20.7 2008 03 30 03 19.59 +24 46.6 3.360 2.743 44.8 14.9 20.5 20.7 2008 04 04 03 27.51 +24 52.6 3.380 2.714 41.6 14.2 20.5 20.6 2008 04 09 03 35.69 +24 58.6 3.396 2.686 38.5 13.4 20.4 20.6 2008 04 14 03 44.11 +25 04.5 3.410 2.657 35.5 12.7 20.4 20.5 2008 04 19 03 52.76 +25 09.8 3.420 2.629 32.5 11.9 20.4 20.5 2008 04 24 04 01.64 +25 14.5 3.427 2.601 29.6 11.0 20.3 20.4 2008 04 29 04 10.73 +25 18.2 3.431 2.572 26.8 10.2 20.3 20.4 2008 05 04 04 20.04 +25 20.8 3.432 2.544 24.0 9.3 20.2 20.3 2008 05 09 04 29.55 +25 22.0 3.430 2.516 21.3 8.4 20.2 20.3 2008 05 14 04 39.26 +25 21.6 3.425 2.488 18.6 7.4 20.1 20.2 2008 05 19 04 49.15 +25 19.5 3.417 2.460 16.0 6.5 20.1 20.1 2008 05 24 04 59.22 +25 15.3 3.406 2.433 13.4 5.5 20.0 20.0 2008 05 29 05 09.46 +25 09.0 3.393 2.405 10.9 4.6 20.0 2008 06 03 05 19.86 +25 00.3 3.376 2.378 8.4 3.6 19.9 2008 06 08 05 30.41 +24 49.0 3.357 2.350 6.0 2.6 19.8 2008 06 13 05 41.10 +24 34.9 3.336 2.323 3.7 1.6 19.7 2008 06 18 05 51.92 +24 18.0 3.312 2.297 1.4 0.6 19.5 2008 06 23 06 02.87 +23 57.9 3.286 2.270 1.3 0.6 19.5 2008 06 28 06 13.92 +23 34.6 3.258 2.244 3.4 1.5 19.5 2008 07 03 06 25.07 +23 08.0 3.228 2.218 5.6 2.5 19.5 19.6This 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.