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P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 May 12.1859 TT MPC q 1.879916 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1146525 Peri. 30.3331 +0.9701499 -0.2231388 a 4.196433 Node 341.8109 +0.1110299 +0.7568456 e 0.552020 Incl. 17.7114 +0.2155957 +0.6143239 P 8.60 From 221 observations 1998 Aug. 2-1999 Feb. 14, mean residual 0".8.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 May 12.1871 TT MPC q 1.879916 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1146605 Peri. 30.3333 +0.9701478 -0.2231480 a 4.196239 Node 341.8111 +0.1110367 +0.7568424 e 0.552000 Incl. 17.7115 +0.2156015 +0.6143245 P 8.60An 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 04.21 +20 53.1 2.657 1.887 32.9 16.9 19.4 2007 06 04 02 16.09 +22 23.0 2.638 1.892 34.6 17.7 19.4 2007 06 09 02 28.08 +23 50.3 2.618 1.898 36.3 18.4 19.4 2007 06 14 02 40.18 +25 14.9 2.599 1.905 38.0 19.2 19.4 2007 06 19 02 52.37 +26 36.4 2.580 1.912 39.8 19.9 19.5 2007 06 24 03 04.63 +27 54.7 2.560 1.922 41.5 20.5 19.5 2007 06 29 03 16.97 +29 09.7 2.541 1.932 43.3 21.2 19.5 2007 07 04 03 29.36 +30 21.2 2.521 1.943 45.2 21.8 19.5 2007 07 09 03 41.78 +31 29.0 2.501 1.955 47.0 22.4 19.5 2007 07 14 03 54.23 +32 33.2 2.480 1.968 48.9 22.9 19.5 2007 07 19 04 06.65 +33 33.7 2.459 1.982 50.9 23.5 19.5 2007 07 24 04 19.03 +34 30.4 2.437 1.996 52.9 23.9 19.6 2007 07 29 04 31.34 +35 23.5 2.415 2.012 55.0 24.4 19.6 2007 08 03 04 43.54 +36 12.9 2.392 2.029 57.1 24.8 19.6 2007 08 08 04 55.60 +36 58.9 2.369 2.046 59.3 25.2 19.6 2007 08 13 05 07.48 +37 41.6 2.344 2.064 61.6 25.6 19.6 2007 08 18 05 19.13 +38 21.2 2.319 2.083 63.9 25.9 19.6 2007 08 23 05 30.52 +38 57.9 2.293 2.102 66.3 26.1 19.6 2007 08 28 05 41.59 +39 32.0 2.266 2.122 68.8 26.4 19.6 2007 09 02 05 52.31 +40 03.8 2.239 2.143 71.4 26.5 19.6 2007 09 07 06 02.63 +40 33.5 2.211 2.164 74.1 26.6 19.6 2007 09 12 06 12.51 +41 01.7 2.181 2.186 76.9 26.7 19.6 2007 09 17 06 21.88 +41 28.6 2.151 2.209 79.9 26.6 19.6 2007 09 22 06 30.71 +41 54.5 2.121 2.231 82.9 26.5 19.6 2007 09 27 06 38.95 +42 19.8 2.090 2.255 86.0 26.3 19.6 2007 10 02 06 46.54 +42 44.9 2.059 2.278 89.3 26.1 19.5 2007 10 07 06 53.44 +43 10.0 2.027 2.303 92.7 25.7 19.5 2007 10 12 06 59.57 +43 35.5 1.996 2.327 96.3 25.2 19.5 2007 10 17 07 04.89 +44 01.5 1.965 2.352 99.9 24.7 19.5 2007 10 22 07 09.33 +44 28.1 1.935 2.377 103.8 24.0 19.4 2007 10 27 07 12.84 +44 55.4 1.905 2.403 107.7 23.2 19.4 2007 11 01 07 15.38 +45 23.2 1.877 2.428 111.8 22.3 19.4 2007 11 06 07 16.88 +45 51.3 1.851 2.454 116.1 21.3 19.3 2007 11 11 07 17.30 +46 19.4 1.827 2.481 120.4 20.1 19.3 2007 11 16 07 16.61 +46 46.7 1.806 2.507 124.9 18.9 19.2 2007 11 21 07 14.81 +47 12.6 1.789 2.534 129.4 17.5 19.2 2007 11 26 07 11.94 +47 36.2 1.775 2.561 133.9 16.1 19.2 2007 12 01 07 08.05 +47 56.5 1.766 2.588 138.4 14.7 19.1 2007 12 06 07 03.24 +48 12.4 1.761 2.615 142.7 13.2 19.1 2007 12 11 06 57.64 +48 23.0 1.762 2.642 146.8 11.8 19.1 2007 12 16 06 51.45 +48 27.4 1.769 2.669 150.3 10.5 19.0 2007 12 21 06 44.88 +48 25.0 1.783 2.697 153.1 9.5 19.0 2007 12 26 06 38.19 +48 15.7 1.802 2.724 154.7 8.9 19.1 2007 12 31 06 31.60 +47 59.5 1.829 2.752 155.1 8.6 19.1 2008 01 05 06 25.33 +47 36.8 1.861 2.779 154.1 8.9 19.2 2008 01 10 06 19.57 +47 08.4 1.901 2.807 151.9 9.5 19.3 2008 01 15 06 14.49 +46 35.1 1.947 2.835 148.9 10.3 19.4 2008 01 20 06 10.19 +45 58.0 1.999 2.863 145.2 11.3 19.5 2008 01 25 06 06.74 +45 18.2 2.057 2.890 141.1 12.3 19.6 2008 01 30 06 04.17 +44 36.5 2.121 2.918 136.8 13.4 19.7 2008 02 04 06 02.46 +43 54.0 2.190 2.946 132.4 14.3 19.9 2008 02 09 06 01.61 +43 11.2 2.263 2.974 128.0 15.2 20.0 2008 02 14 06 01.57 +42 28.7 2.341 3.002 123.5 15.9 20.1 2008 02 19 06 02.28 +41 47.1 2.423 3.029 119.1 16.6 20.2 2008 02 24 06 03.70 +41 06.5 2.508 3.057 114.8 17.1 20.3 2008 02 29 06 05.74 +40 27.2 2.595 3.085 110.5 17.5 20.4 2008 03 05 06 08.37 +39 49.2 2.685 3.112 106.3 17.8 20.5 2008 03 10 06 11.52 +39 12.5 2.777 3.140 102.2 18.0 20.6 2008 03 15 06 15.15 +38 37.2 2.871 3.168 98.1 18.1 20.7 2008 03 20 06 19.19 +38 03.1 2.965 3.195 94.1 18.1 20.8 2008 03 25 06 23.61 +37 30.1 3.061 3.223 90.2 18.0 20.9 2008 03 30 06 28.34 +36 58.2 3.156 3.250 86.4 17.9 21.0 2008 04 04 06 33.37 +36 27.1 3.252 3.277 82.6 17.6 21.1 2008 04 09 06 38.65 +35 56.8 3.348 3.304 78.9 17.3 21.1 2008 04 14 06 44.16 +35 27.1 3.443 3.332 75.2 16.9 21.2 2008 04 19 06 49.85 +34 57.9 3.537 3.359 71.6 16.5 21.3 2008 04 24 06 55.70 +34 29.2 3.630 3.386 68.1 16.0 21.3 2008 04 29 07 01.69 +34 00.7 3.721 3.412 64.6 15.5 21.4 2008 05 04 07 07.79 +33 32.4 3.811 3.439 61.1 14.9 21.4 2008 05 09 07 13.99 +33 04.2 3.899 3.466 57.7 14.3 21.5 2008 05 14 07 20.27 +32 36.0 3.984 3.492 54.3 13.6 21.5 2008 05 19 07 26.60 +32 07.8 4.067 3.519 51.0 12.9 21.5 2008 05 24 07 32.97 +31 39.6 4.148 3.545 47.6 12.2 21.6 2008 05 29 07 39.38 +31 11.2 4.226 3.572 44.3 11.4 21.6 2008 06 03 07 45.80 +30 42.7 4.301 3.598 41.0 10.7 21.6 2008 06 08 07 52.23 +30 14.0 4.372 3.624 37.8 9.9 21.6 2008 06 13 07 58.65 +29 45.1 4.440 3.650 34.6 9.1 21.7 2008 06 18 08 05.05 +29 16.0 4.505 3.676 31.4 8.3 21.7 2008 06 23 08 11.42 +28 46.7 4.566 3.701 28.2 7.5 21.7 2008 06 28 08 17.76 +28 17.2 4.623 3.727 25.0 6.6 21.7 2008 07 03 08 24.05 +27 47.5 4.677 3.753 21.9 5.8 21.7This 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.