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156P/Russell-LINEAR Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5 T 2007 June 17.3643 TT MPC q 1.593111 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1442222 Peri. 357.6776 +0.7998332 -0.5571865 a 3.601206 Node 39.0499 +0.5562459 +0.5483810 e 0.557617 Incl. 20.7480 +0.2255157 +0.6235555 P 6.83 From 42 observations 1986-2001, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
156P/Russell-LINEAR Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 June 17.3690 TT MPC q 1.593105 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1442422 Peri. 357.6804 +0.7998071 -0.5572234 a 3.600874 Node 39.0498 +0.5562714 +0.5483528 e 0.557578 Incl. 20.7482 +0.2255454 +0.6235474 P 6.83An 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 02 43.61 +12 35.7 2.453 1.604 25.9 16.0 19.3 2007 06 04 02 56.93 +14 17.7 2.434 1.599 27.1 16.8 19.3 2007 06 09 03 10.43 +15 57.1 2.416 1.595 28.2 17.5 19.3 2007 06 14 03 24.12 +17 33.7 2.399 1.593 29.4 18.2 19.4 2007 06 19 03 37.99 +19 07.0 2.382 1.593 30.6 18.9 19.4 2007 06 24 03 52.04 +20 36.6 2.366 1.595 31.8 19.6 19.4 2007 06 29 04 06.27 +22 02.3 2.351 1.597 33.0 20.3 19.4 2007 07 04 04 20.66 +23 23.7 2.336 1.602 34.3 21.0 19.4 2007 07 09 04 35.21 +24 40.7 2.322 1.608 35.6 21.6 19.4 2007 07 14 04 49.89 +25 52.8 2.308 1.616 37.0 22.2 19.4 2007 07 19 05 04.68 +27 00.0 2.294 1.625 38.4 22.9 19.4 2007 07 24 05 19.54 +28 02.2 2.280 1.636 39.9 23.5 19.5 2007 07 29 05 34.46 +28 59.1 2.267 1.648 41.4 24.0 19.5 2007 08 03 05 49.39 +29 50.9 2.254 1.661 42.9 24.6 19.5 2007 08 08 06 04.31 +30 37.6 2.241 1.676 44.5 25.1 19.5 2007 08 13 06 19.17 +31 19.3 2.228 1.692 46.2 25.6 19.6 2007 08 18 06 33.92 +31 56.1 2.214 1.710 47.9 26.1 19.6 2007 08 23 06 48.53 +32 28.3 2.200 1.728 49.7 26.5 19.6 2007 08 28 07 02.96 +32 56.2 2.186 1.748 51.6 26.9 19.6 2007 09 02 07 17.16 +33 20.1 2.171 1.768 53.5 27.3 19.6 2007 09 07 07 31.11 +33 40.5 2.155 1.790 55.5 27.7 19.7 2007 09 12 07 44.76 +33 57.7 2.139 1.812 57.6 28.0 19.7 2007 09 17 07 58.07 +34 12.2 2.122 1.835 59.8 28.3 19.7 2007 09 22 08 11.02 +34 24.6 2.104 1.859 62.1 28.5 19.7 2007 09 27 08 23.56 +34 35.3 2.086 1.884 64.4 28.7 19.7 2007 10 02 08 35.69 +34 44.9 2.066 1.909 66.8 28.8 19.7 2007 10 07 08 47.36 +34 53.9 2.046 1.935 69.4 28.9 19.8 2007 10 12 08 58.55 +35 02.9 2.024 1.962 72.0 29.0 19.8 2007 10 17 09 09.24 +35 12.5 2.002 1.989 74.8 28.9 19.8 2007 10 22 09 19.39 +35 23.2 1.979 2.016 77.6 28.8 19.8 2007 10 27 09 28.98 +35 35.5 1.956 2.044 80.6 28.7 19.8 2007 11 01 09 37.99 +35 49.8 1.931 2.072 83.7 28.4 19.8 2007 11 06 09 46.38 +36 06.8 1.907 2.101 86.9 28.1 19.8 2007 11 11 09 54.11 +36 26.7 1.881 2.130 90.3 27.7 19.7 2007 11 16 10 01.15 +36 50.1 1.856 2.159 93.7 27.2 19.7 2007 11 21 10 07.45 +37 17.2 1.831 2.189 97.3 26.6 19.7 2007 11 26 10 12.98 +37 48.1 1.807 2.218 101.0 25.9 19.7 2007 12 01 10 17.69 +38 23.0 1.783 2.248 104.9 25.1 19.7 2007 12 06 10 21.52 +39 01.9 1.761 2.278 108.8 24.2 19.6 2007 12 11 10 24.42 +39 44.6 1.740 2.308 112.8 23.2 19.6 2007 12 16 10 26.33 +40 30.7 1.721 2.339 117.0 22.0 19.6 2007 12 21 10 27.22 +41 19.5 1.705 2.369 121.1 20.8 19.6 2007 12 26 10 27.04 +42 10.1 1.692 2.399 125.3 19.5 19.5 2007 12 31 10 25.78 +43 01.6 1.683 2.430 129.5 18.2 19.5 2008 01 05 10 23.43 +43 52.6 1.678 2.460 133.5 16.9 19.5 2008 01 10 10 20.02 +44 41.7 1.677 2.490 137.3 15.5 19.5 2008 01 15 10 15.61 +45 27.3 1.681 2.521 140.7 14.3 19.4 2008 01 20 10 10.32 +46 07.7 1.691 2.551 143.7 13.2 19.4 2008 01 25 10 04.31 +46 41.6 1.707 2.582 146.0 12.3 19.5 2008 01 30 09 57.77 +47 07.9 1.728 2.612 147.4 11.7 19.5 2008 02 04 09 50.92 +47 25.5 1.756 2.642 147.8 11.5 19.5 2008 02 09 09 44.00 +47 34.1 1.789 2.673 147.2 11.5 19.6 2008 02 14 09 37.25 +47 33.5 1.829 2.703 145.7 11.9 19.7 2008 02 19 09 30.89 +47 24.1 1.875 2.733 143.4 12.4 19.8 2008 02 24 09 25.10 +47 06.6 1.927 2.763 140.5 13.2 19.9 2008 02 29 09 20.00 +46 41.9 1.984 2.793 137.2 13.9 20.0 2008 03 05 09 15.70 +46 11.0 2.046 2.823 133.6 14.7 20.1 2008 03 10 09 12.24 +45 34.8 2.113 2.852 129.8 15.5 20.3 2008 03 15 09 09.65 +44 54.4 2.184 2.882 125.9 16.2 20.4 2008 03 20 09 07.91 +44 10.7 2.259 2.911 121.9 16.9 20.5 2008 03 25 09 06.98 +43 24.4 2.338 2.940 118.0 17.4 20.6 2008 03 30 09 06.80 +42 36.2 2.420 2.970 114.0 17.9 20.7 2008 04 04 09 07.33 +41 46.8 2.504 2.999 110.1 18.3 20.8 2008 04 09 09 08.50 +40 56.3 2.591 3.028 106.2 18.5 20.9 2008 04 14 09 10.26 +40 05.3 2.680 3.056 102.4 18.7 21.0 2008 04 19 09 12.54 +39 14.0 2.771 3.085 98.6 18.8 21.1 2008 04 24 09 15.28 +38 22.7 2.862 3.113 94.9 18.8 21.2 2008 04 29 09 18.44 +37 31.3 2.954 3.142 91.2 18.7 21.3 2008 05 04 09 21.96 +36 40.1 3.047 3.170 87.6 18.5 21.4 2008 05 09 09 25.80 +35 49.1 3.140 3.198 84.1 18.3 21.5 2008 05 14 09 29.92 +34 58.4 3.233 3.225 80.6 18.0 21.5 2008 05 19 09 34.29 +34 07.9 3.326 3.253 77.1 17.6 21.6 2008 05 24 09 38.87 +33 17.8 3.418 3.281 73.7 17.2 21.7 2008 05 29 09 43.63 +32 28.1 3.509 3.308 70.3 16.8 21.7 2008 06 03 09 48.54 +31 38.6 3.598 3.335 67.0 16.3 21.8 2008 06 08 09 53.60 +30 49.5 3.686 3.362 63.7 15.7 21.8 2008 06 13 09 58.76 +30 00.7 3.773 3.389 60.4 15.1 21.9 2008 06 18 10 04.03 +29 12.2 3.857 3.415 57.2 14.5 21.9 2008 06 23 10 09.37 +28 24.2 3.940 3.442 54.0 13.8 22.0 2008 06 28 10 14.77 +27 36.5 4.020 3.468 50.8 13.1 22.0 2008 07 03 10 20.23 +26 49.2 4.097 3.494 47.7 12.4 22.0This 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.