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159P/LONEOS Epoch 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453080.5 T 2004 Mar. 3.0782 TT MPC q 3.650853 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0688661 Peri. 4.9991 +0.5034669 -0.8000522 a 5.894752 Node 55.1613 +0.7783026 +0.2559820 e 0.380661 Incl. 23.4215 +0.3751881 +0.5425768 P 14.3 From 64 observations 1989-2003, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
159P/LONEOS Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2004 Mar. 1.9466 TT MPC q 3.650351 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0690646 Peri. 4.8992 +0.5050832 -0.7990463 a 5.883457 Node 55.1466 +0.7777346 +0.2575074 e 0.379557 Incl. 23.4235 +0.3741923 +0.5433368 P 14.3An 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 12 21.59 +18 44.1 5.999 6.385 108.0 8.7 21.9 22.0 2007 06 04 12 21.25 +18 25.6 6.083 6.397 103.5 8.9 22.0 22.1 2007 06 09 12 21.16 +18 05.7 6.168 6.409 99.2 9.0 22.0 22.1 2007 06 14 12 21.31 +17 44.5 6.255 6.421 94.8 9.1 22.1 22.1 2007 06 19 12 21.69 +17 22.2 6.342 6.433 90.5 9.1 22.1 22.2 2007 06 24 12 22.31 +16 58.9 6.430 6.444 86.3 9.1 22.1 22.2 2007 06 29 12 23.14 +16 34.7 6.517 6.456 82.1 9.0 22.2 22.2 2007 07 04 12 24.19 +16 09.8 6.604 6.468 77.9 8.8 22.2 22.3 2007 07 09 12 25.44 +15 44.3 6.689 6.480 73.8 8.7 22.2 22.3 2007 07 14 12 26.87 +15 18.2 6.773 6.492 69.7 8.4 22.3 22.3 2007 07 19 12 28.49 +14 51.6 6.855 6.503 65.7 8.2 22.3 22.3 2007 07 24 12 30.28 +14 24.7 6.935 6.515 61.7 7.9 22.3 2007 07 29 12 32.22 +13 57.5 7.012 6.527 57.8 7.6 22.3 2007 08 03 12 34.31 +13 30.2 7.085 6.538 53.8 7.2 22.4 2007 08 08 12 36.53 +13 02.8 7.156 6.550 50.0 6.8 22.4 2007 08 13 12 38.88 +12 35.3 7.223 6.561 46.1 6.4 22.4 2007 08 18 12 41.35 +12 07.8 7.286 6.573 42.3 6.0 22.4 2007 08 23 12 43.92 +11 40.5 7.344 6.584 38.6 5.5 22.4 2007 08 28 12 46.58 +11 13.4 7.398 6.596 34.9 5.0 22.4 2007 09 02 12 49.32 +10 46.5 7.448 6.607 31.3 4.6 22.4 2007 09 07 12 52.14 +10 19.9 7.493 6.618 27.8 4.1 22.3 2007 09 12 12 55.03 +09 53.6 7.532 6.630 24.5 3.6 22.3 2007 09 17 12 57.97 +09 27.8 7.567 6.641 21.4 3.2 22.3 2007 09 22 13 00.96 +09 02.5 7.596 6.652 18.6 2.8 22.3 2007 09 27 13 03.98 +08 37.7 7.620 6.663 16.3 2.4 22.3 2007 10 02 13 07.03 +08 13.6 7.638 6.674 14.7 2.2 22.3 2007 10 07 13 10.09 +07 50.1 7.650 6.685 14.1 2.1 22.3 2007 10 12 13 13.16 +07 27.3 7.657 6.696 14.7 2.2 22.3 2007 10 17 13 16.24 +07 05.3 7.658 6.707 16.2 2.4 22.3 2007 10 22 13 19.29 +06 44.1 7.654 6.718 18.6 2.7 22.3 2007 10 27 13 22.33 +06 23.9 7.644 6.729 21.5 3.1 22.4 2007 11 01 13 25.33 +06 04.6 7.628 6.740 24.8 3.5 22.4 2007 11 06 13 28.29 +05 46.2 7.607 6.751 28.3 4.0 22.4 2007 11 11 13 31.19 +05 29.0 7.581 6.762 32.0 4.5 22.4 2007 11 16 13 34.03 +05 12.9 7.549 6.772 35.9 4.9 22.5 2007 11 21 13 36.79 +04 57.9 7.513 6.783 39.8 5.3 22.5 2007 11 26 13 39.46 +04 44.1 7.471 6.794 43.8 5.8 22.5 2007 12 01 13 42.04 +04 31.6 7.425 6.804 48.0 6.2 22.5 2007 12 06 13 44.50 +04 20.4 7.375 6.815 52.2 6.6 22.5 2007 12 11 13 46.84 +04 10.6 7.321 6.825 56.4 6.9 22.5 2007 12 16 13 49.04 +04 02.1 7.263 6.836 60.7 7.2 22.5 2007 12 21 13 51.09 +03 55.0 7.202 6.846 65.1 7.5 22.5 2007 12 26 13 52.98 +03 49.3 7.138 6.857 69.6 7.7 22.5 2007 12 31 13 54.70 +03 45.1 7.072 6.867 74.1 7.9 22.5 2008 01 05 13 56.24 +03 42.3 7.003 6.877 78.6 8.1 22.5 2008 01 10 13 57.58 +03 41.0 6.934 6.888 83.2 8.2 22.5 2008 01 15 13 58.71 +03 41.1 6.864 6.898 87.9 8.2 22.4 2008 01 20 13 59.62 +03 42.7 6.793 6.908 92.6 8.2 22.4 2008 01 25 14 00.32 +03 45.6 6.723 6.918 97.4 8.1 22.4 2008 01 30 14 00.78 +03 49.8 6.653 6.928 102.2 8.0 22.4 2008 02 04 14 01.00 +03 55.2 6.585 6.938 107.1 7.8 22.4 2008 02 09 14 00.98 +04 01.9 6.519 6.948 112.0 7.6 22.3 2008 02 14 14 00.72 +04 09.6 6.456 6.958 116.9 7.3 22.3 2008 02 19 14 00.22 +04 18.3 6.396 6.968 121.9 6.9 22.3 2008 02 24 13 59.48 +04 27.8 6.340 6.978 126.8 6.5 22.2 2008 02 29 13 58.51 +04 37.9 6.289 6.988 131.8 6.1 22.2 2008 03 05 13 57.32 +04 48.6 6.242 6.998 136.7 5.6 22.2 2008 03 10 13 55.92 +04 59.6 6.202 7.008 141.7 5.0 22.1 2008 03 15 13 54.33 +05 10.7 6.167 7.017 146.5 4.5 22.1 2008 03 20 13 52.57 +05 21.8 6.139 7.027 151.1 3.9 22.0 2008 03 25 13 50.66 +05 32.5 6.117 7.037 155.5 3.4 22.0 2008 03 30 13 48.63 +05 42.9 6.103 7.046 159.3 2.9 22.0 2008 04 04 13 46.50 +05 52.5 6.096 7.056 162.4 2.5 21.9 2008 04 09 13 44.30 +06 01.4 6.097 7.065 164.1 2.2 21.9 2008 04 14 13 42.07 +06 09.2 6.105 7.075 164.1 2.2 21.9 2008 04 19 13 39.83 +06 15.8 6.120 7.084 162.4 2.5 22.0 2008 04 24 13 37.62 +06 21.2 6.143 7.094 159.4 2.9 22.0 2008 04 29 13 35.45 +06 25.1 6.174 7.103 155.6 3.4 22.0 2008 05 04 13 33.37 +06 27.5 6.211 7.112 151.4 3.9 22.1 2008 05 09 13 31.39 +06 28.4 6.255 7.122 146.8 4.4 22.1 2008 05 14 13 29.54 +06 27.7 6.305 7.131 142.2 5.0 22.2 2008 05 19 13 27.85 +06 25.3 6.362 7.140 137.5 5.5 22.2 2008 05 24 13 26.32 +06 21.3 6.423 7.149 132.7 6.0 22.3 2008 05 29 13 24.97 +06 15.8 6.490 7.158 127.9 6.4 22.3 2008 06 03 13 23.82 +06 08.7 6.562 7.167 123.2 6.8 22.4 2008 06 08 13 22.87 +06 00.2 6.637 7.176 118.4 7.1 22.4 2008 06 13 13 22.13 +05 50.2 6.716 7.185 113.8 7.4 22.5 2008 06 18 13 21.60 +05 38.8 6.797 7.194 109.1 7.7 22.5 2008 06 23 13 21.29 +05 26.2 6.881 7.203 104.5 7.9 22.5 2008 06 28 13 21.19 +05 12.5 6.967 7.212 99.9 8.0 22.6 2008 07 03 13 21.29 +04 57.6 7.054 7.220 95.4 8.1 22.6This 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.