MPC
CBAT
ICQ
184P/Lovas Epoch 2006 Dec. 11.0 TT = JDT 2454080.5 T 2006 Dec. 12.4514 TT MPC q 1.395329 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1489531 Peri. 77.4030 +0.9968377 +0.0748011 a 3.524545 Node 278.3027 -0.0792711 +0.9125442 e 0.604111 Incl. 1.5532 -0.0055367 +0.4020794 P 6.62 From 56 observations 1986-2007, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
184P/Lovas Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Dec. 12.4530 TT MPC q 1.395323 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1489327 Peri. 77.4048 +0.9968384 +0.0747919 a 3.524867 Node 278.3013 -0.0792629 +0.9125452 e 0.604149 Incl. 1.5532 -0.0055323 +0.4020790 P 6.62An 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 05 16.58 +23 18.3 3.213 2.231 11.9 5.4 19.5 2007 06 04 05 27.60 +23 26.7 3.260 2.266 9.6 4.3 19.6 2007 06 09 05 38.42 +23 32.1 3.304 2.301 7.3 3.2 19.7 2007 06 14 05 49.03 +23 34.7 3.346 2.335 5.0 2.2 19.8 2007 06 19 05 59.45 +23 34.6 3.385 2.370 2.6 1.1 19.9 2007 06 24 06 09.65 +23 32.1 3.421 2.405 0.2 0.1 20.0 2007 06 29 06 19.63 +23 27.2 3.455 2.439 2.3 1.0 20.1 2007 07 04 06 29.39 +23 20.1 3.485 2.473 4.8 2.0 20.1 2007 07 09 06 38.94 +23 11.0 3.513 2.508 7.4 3.0 20.2 2007 07 14 06 48.26 +22 59.9 3.537 2.542 10.0 4.0 20.3 2007 07 19 06 57.36 +22 47.1 3.558 2.576 12.7 5.0 20.4 2007 07 24 07 06.22 +22 32.8 3.575 2.610 15.4 5.9 20.4 2007 07 29 07 14.85 +22 16.9 3.589 2.643 18.2 6.9 20.5 2007 08 03 07 23.25 +21 59.8 3.600 2.677 21.0 7.8 20.6 2007 08 08 07 31.41 +21 41.5 3.607 2.710 23.8 8.7 20.6 2007 08 13 07 39.32 +21 22.2 3.610 2.743 26.8 9.6 20.7 2007 08 18 07 46.99 +21 02.1 3.609 2.776 29.8 10.4 20.7 2007 08 23 07 54.40 +20 41.3 3.605 2.809 32.8 11.2 20.8 2007 08 28 08 01.55 +20 19.9 3.597 2.842 35.9 12.0 20.8 2007 09 02 08 08.44 +19 58.1 3.586 2.874 39.1 12.8 20.9 2007 09 07 08 15.05 +19 36.1 3.571 2.906 42.3 13.5 20.9 2007 09 12 08 21.38 +19 13.9 3.553 2.938 45.7 14.2 20.9 2007 09 17 08 27.43 +18 51.8 3.530 2.970 49.1 14.8 21.0 2007 09 22 08 33.16 +18 30.0 3.505 3.002 52.5 15.4 21.0 2007 09 27 08 38.59 +18 08.6 3.476 3.033 56.1 15.9 21.0 2007 10 02 08 43.69 +17 47.7 3.445 3.064 59.7 16.4 21.0 2007 10 07 08 48.46 +17 27.5 3.410 3.095 63.5 16.8 21.1 2007 10 12 08 52.87 +17 08.2 3.373 3.126 67.3 17.1 21.1 2007 10 17 08 56.91 +16 49.9 3.333 3.157 71.3 17.4 21.1 2007 10 22 09 00.55 +16 32.9 3.291 3.187 75.3 17.6 21.1 2007 10 27 09 03.79 +16 17.4 3.247 3.217 79.5 17.7 21.1 2007 11 01 09 06.60 +16 03.3 3.202 3.247 83.7 17.7 21.1 2007 11 06 09 08.97 +15 51.1 3.156 3.277 88.1 17.6 21.1 2007 11 11 09 10.86 +15 40.7 3.109 3.306 92.7 17.4 21.2 2007 11 16 09 12.27 +15 32.4 3.062 3.336 97.3 17.1 21.2 2007 11 21 09 13.16 +15 26.4 3.015 3.365 102.2 16.7 21.2 2007 11 26 09 13.54 +15 22.6 2.969 3.393 107.1 16.1 21.2 2007 12 01 09 13.38 +15 21.2 2.925 3.422 112.2 15.5 21.2 2007 12 06 09 12.67 +15 22.2 2.884 3.450 117.4 14.7 21.2 2007 12 11 09 11.41 +15 25.6 2.845 3.478 122.8 13.8 21.2 2007 12 16 09 09.62 +15 31.4 2.810 3.506 128.3 12.7 21.2 2007 12 21 09 07.30 +15 39.5 2.779 3.534 134.0 11.6 21.2 2007 12 26 09 04.49 +15 49.7 2.754 3.562 139.8 10.3 21.2 2007 12 31 09 01.23 +16 01.7 2.734 3.589 145.7 8.9 21.2 2008 01 05 08 57.57 +16 15.3 2.720 3.616 151.7 7.4 21.3 2008 01 10 08 53.57 +16 30.1 2.714 3.643 157.8 5.9 21.3 2008 01 15 08 49.31 +16 45.7 2.714 3.669 163.9 4.3 21.3 2008 01 20 08 44.89 +17 01.9 2.723 3.696 170.1 2.6 21.4 2008 01 25 08 40.39 +17 18.0 2.739 3.722 176.2 1.0 21.4 2008 01 30 08 35.90 +17 33.9 2.764 3.748 177.3 0.7 21.4 2008 02 04 08 31.52 +17 49.1 2.797 3.774 171.3 2.3 21.5 2008 02 09 08 27.34 +18 03.5 2.837 3.799 165.2 3.8 21.6 2008 02 14 08 23.43 +18 16.7 2.886 3.825 159.2 5.3 21.6 2008 02 19 08 19.87 +18 28.6 2.941 3.850 153.3 6.6 21.7 2008 02 24 08 16.71 +18 39.0 3.004 3.875 147.5 7.9 21.8 2008 02 29 08 13.98 +18 48.0 3.073 3.900 141.8 9.0 21.8 2008 03 05 08 11.71 +18 55.5 3.147 3.924 136.3 10.1 21.9 2008 03 10 08 09.93 +19 01.4 3.227 3.949 130.8 11.0 22.0 2008 03 15 08 08.64 +19 05.9 3.311 3.973 125.5 11.8 22.1 2008 03 20 08 07.83 +19 08.9 3.400 3.997 120.4 12.4 22.2 2008 03 25 08 07.50 +19 10.4 3.492 4.020 115.3 13.0 22.3 2008 03 30 08 07.61 +19 10.7 3.586 4.044 110.4 13.4 22.3 2008 04 04 08 08.16 +19 09.6 3.683 4.067 105.6 13.7 22.4 2008 04 09 08 09.13 +19 07.2 3.781 4.090 100.9 13.9 22.5 2008 04 14 08 10.48 +19 03.6 3.880 4.113 96.3 14.0 22.6 2008 04 19 08 12.19 +18 58.8 3.980 4.136 91.8 14.0 22.7 2008 04 24 08 14.24 +18 52.9 4.080 4.158 87.5 14.0 22.7 2008 04 29 08 16.59 +18 45.9 4.179 4.181 83.2 13.8 22.8 2008 05 04 08 19.22 +18 37.7 4.278 4.203 79.0 13.6 22.9 2008 05 09 08 22.10 +18 28.5 4.375 4.225 74.8 13.3 23.0 2008 05 14 08 25.23 +18 18.3 4.471 4.246 70.7 13.0 23.0 2008 05 19 08 28.56 +18 07.1 4.565 4.268 66.7 12.6 23.1 2008 05 24 08 32.07 +17 54.9 4.657 4.289 62.8 12.1 23.2 2008 05 29 08 35.76 +17 41.8 4.746 4.310 58.9 11.6 23.2 2008 06 03 08 39.59 +17 27.7 4.832 4.331 55.1 11.1 23.3 2008 06 08 08 43.56 +17 12.8 4.915 4.352 51.2 10.5 23.3 2008 06 13 08 47.65 +16 57.0 4.995 4.373 47.5 9.9 23.4 2008 06 18 08 51.83 +16 40.5 5.071 4.393 43.7 9.2 23.5 2008 06 23 08 56.10 +16 23.1 5.143 4.413 40.0 8.5 23.5 2008 06 28 09 00.43 +16 05.0 5.211 4.433 36.4 7.8 23.6 2008 07 03 09 04.83 +15 46.3 5.275 4.453 32.7 7.1 23.6This 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.