MPC
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174P/Echeclus Epoch 1980 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2444320.5 T 1980 Mar. 6.4512 TT MPC q 5.808277 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0282448 Peri. 162.5607 +0.9135353 +0.4066669 a 10.678499 Node 173.4240 -0.3816397 +0.8642999 e 0.456077 Incl. 4.3424 -0.1407279 +0.2959859 P 34.9 From 121 observations 1979-2006, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
174P/Echeclus Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2015 Apr. 20.5618 TT MPC q 5.855431 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0278759 Peri. 162.3621 +0.9113970 +0.4114343 a 10.772499 Node 173.3230 -0.3860973 +0.8622741 e 0.456446 Incl. 4.3363 -0.1424233 +0.2953052 P 35.4An 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 13 24.79 -06 16.1 11.368 12.091 133.7 3.5 20.5 2007 06 04 13 24.09 -06 12.3 11.419 12.080 128.8 3.8 20.6 2007 06 09 13 23.50 -06 09.3 11.475 12.070 123.8 4.0 20.6 2007 06 14 13 23.03 -06 07.0 11.535 12.060 119.0 4.2 20.6 2007 06 19 13 22.68 -06 05.5 11.599 12.050 114.1 4.4 20.6 2007 06 24 13 22.45 -06 04.7 11.666 12.039 109.3 4.6 20.6 2007 06 29 13 22.35 -06 04.7 11.734 12.029 104.5 4.7 20.7 2007 07 04 13 22.37 -06 05.5 11.805 12.018 99.7 4.8 20.7 2007 07 09 13 22.52 -06 07.1 11.877 12.008 95.0 4.8 20.7 2007 07 14 13 22.80 -06 09.4 11.949 11.998 90.3 4.9 20.7 2007 07 19 13 23.19 -06 12.4 12.021 11.987 85.7 4.8 20.7 2007 07 24 13 23.71 -06 16.1 12.093 11.977 81.0 4.8 20.7 2007 07 29 13 24.35 -06 20.6 12.164 11.966 76.4 4.7 20.7 2007 08 03 13 25.11 -06 25.6 12.233 11.956 71.9 4.6 20.7 2007 08 08 13 25.97 -06 31.3 12.300 11.945 67.3 4.5 20.7 2007 08 13 13 26.95 -06 37.6 12.364 11.935 62.8 4.3 20.7 2007 08 18 13 28.02 -06 44.5 12.426 11.924 58.3 4.1 20.7 2007 08 23 13 29.19 -06 51.8 12.483 11.914 53.8 3.9 20.7 2007 08 28 13 30.45 -06 59.6 12.537 11.903 49.3 3.7 20.7 2007 09 02 13 31.80 -07 07.9 12.587 11.893 44.9 3.4 20.7 2007 09 07 13 33.23 -07 16.5 12.632 11.882 40.4 3.2 20.7 2007 09 12 13 34.73 -07 25.5 12.672 11.872 36.0 2.9 20.7 2007 09 17 13 36.29 -07 34.7 12.707 11.861 31.5 2.5 20.7 2007 09 22 13 37.92 -07 44.2 12.736 11.851 27.1 2.2 20.6 2007 09 27 13 39.59 -07 53.9 12.759 11.840 22.7 1.9 20.6 2007 10 02 13 41.32 -08 03.7 12.776 11.829 18.2 1.5 20.6 2007 10 07 13 43.08 -08 13.7 12.787 11.819 13.8 1.2 20.6 2007 10 12 13 44.87 -08 23.7 12.792 11.808 9.4 0.8 20.5 2007 10 17 13 46.69 -08 33.7 12.790 11.797 5.2 0.4 20.5 2007 10 22 13 48.52 -08 43.6 12.781 11.787 2.3 0.2 20.4 2007 10 27 13 50.35 -08 53.5 12.766 11.776 4.9 0.4 20.5 2007 11 01 13 52.19 -09 03.2 12.744 11.765 9.1 0.8 20.5 2007 11 06 13 54.02 -09 12.8 12.716 11.754 13.5 1.1 20.5 2007 11 11 13 55.83 -09 22.1 12.681 11.744 18.0 1.5 20.6 2007 11 16 13 57.61 -09 31.2 12.640 11.733 22.6 1.9 20.6 2007 11 21 13 59.36 -09 39.9 12.593 11.722 27.1 2.2 20.6 2007 11 26 14 01.07 -09 48.3 12.539 11.711 31.7 2.5 20.6 2007 12 01 14 02.73 -09 56.3 12.480 11.700 36.3 2.9 20.6 2007 12 06 14 04.33 -10 03.8 12.416 11.690 41.0 3.2 20.6 2007 12 11 14 05.86 -10 10.9 12.346 11.679 45.7 3.5 20.6 2007 12 16 14 07.31 -10 17.4 12.271 11.668 50.4 3.7 20.6 2007 12 21 14 08.68 -10 23.4 12.192 11.657 55.1 4.0 20.6 2007 12 26 14 09.95 -10 28.8 12.109 11.646 59.9 4.2 20.6 2007 12 31 14 11.13 -10 33.6 12.022 11.635 64.6 4.4 20.6 2008 01 05 14 12.19 -10 37.7 11.933 11.624 69.5 4.5 20.6 2008 01 10 14 13.15 -10 41.2 11.840 11.613 74.3 4.7 20.6 2008 01 15 14 13.97 -10 43.9 11.746 11.602 79.2 4.8 20.6 2008 01 20 14 14.68 -10 46.0 11.651 11.591 84.1 4.8 20.6 2008 01 25 14 15.24 -10 47.3 11.555 11.580 89.1 4.9 20.5 2008 01 30 14 15.68 -10 47.9 11.458 11.569 94.0 4.9 20.5 2008 02 04 14 15.97 -10 47.7 11.363 11.558 99.0 4.8 20.5 2008 02 09 14 16.12 -10 46.8 11.268 11.547 104.1 4.8 20.5 2008 02 14 14 16.12 -10 45.1 11.175 11.536 109.1 4.6 20.5 2008 02 19 14 15.99 -10 42.8 11.085 11.525 114.2 4.5 20.4 2008 02 24 14 15.71 -10 39.7 10.997 11.514 119.3 4.3 20.4 2008 02 29 14 15.29 -10 35.9 10.914 11.503 124.5 4.1 20.4 2008 03 05 14 14.75 -10 31.5 10.834 11.492 129.6 3.8 20.3 2008 03 10 14 14.07 -10 26.5 10.760 11.481 134.8 3.5 20.3 2008 03 15 14 13.27 -10 20.9 10.690 11.470 140.0 3.2 20.3 2008 03 20 14 12.36 -10 14.8 10.627 11.459 145.2 2.8 20.2 2008 03 25 14 11.36 -10 08.2 10.570 11.447 150.4 2.5 20.2 2008 03 30 14 10.26 -10 01.3 10.519 11.436 155.6 2.1 20.1 2008 04 04 14 09.09 -09 54.1 10.476 11.425 160.8 1.7 20.1 2008 04 09 14 07.86 -09 46.7 10.440 11.414 165.9 1.2 20.1 2008 04 14 14 06.58 -09 39.1 10.411 11.403 171.0 0.8 20.0 2008 04 19 14 05.27 -09 31.4 10.390 11.391 175.6 0.4 20.0 2008 04 24 14 03.95 -09 23.8 10.376 11.380 176.4 0.3 19.9 2008 04 29 14 02.62 -09 16.3 10.370 11.369 172.2 0.7 20.0 2008 05 04 14 01.31 -09 09.0 10.372 11.358 167.3 1.1 20.0 2008 05 09 14 00.04 -09 01.9 10.381 11.346 162.2 1.6 20.1 2008 05 14 13 58.81 -08 55.3 10.397 11.335 157.1 2.0 20.1 2008 05 19 13 57.64 -08 49.1 10.420 11.324 152.0 2.4 20.1 2008 05 24 13 56.55 -08 43.3 10.450 11.312 147.0 2.8 20.2 2008 05 29 13 55.54 -08 38.2 10.486 11.301 141.9 3.2 20.2 2008 06 03 13 54.63 -08 33.7 10.528 11.290 136.9 3.5 20.2 2008 06 08 13 53.83 -08 29.8 10.575 11.278 131.9 3.8 20.2 2008 06 13 13 53.14 -08 26.7 10.627 11.267 127.0 4.1 20.3 2008 06 18 13 52.57 -08 24.3 10.683 11.256 122.1 4.4 20.3 2008 06 23 13 52.13 -08 22.6 10.743 11.244 117.2 4.6 20.3 2008 06 28 13 51.82 -08 21.7 10.807 11.233 112.4 4.8 20.3 2008 07 03 13 51.65 -08 21.7 10.873 11.221 107.6 5.0 20.4This 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.