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P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 May 24.6726 TT MPC q 3.422563 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1026959 Peri. 244.3746 +0.7234277 -0.6896978 a 4.516139 Node 159.1849 +0.6606924 +0.6785085 e 0.242148 Incl. 5.0263 +0.2003445 +0.2528699 P 9.60 From 37 observations 1998 Oct. 24-1999 Jan. 13, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 May 24.9894 TT MPC q 3.422409 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1027989 Peri. 244.4171 +0.7228497 -0.6903037 a 4.513121 Node 159.1904 +0.6612631 +0.6779595 e 0.241676 Incl. 5.0271 +0.2005476 +0.2526891 P 9.59An 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 23 59.13 -00 37.3 4.023 3.773 68.6 14.5 19.7 2007 06 04 00 03.28 -00 14.8 3.947 3.765 72.3 14.9 19.7 2007 06 09 00 07.24 +00 06.4 3.870 3.756 76.0 15.2 19.7 2007 06 14 00 10.98 +00 25.8 3.792 3.748 79.8 15.5 19.6 2007 06 19 00 14.48 +00 43.6 3.713 3.739 83.7 15.7 19.6 2007 06 24 00 17.73 +00 59.4 3.633 3.731 87.6 15.8 19.5 2007 06 29 00 20.71 +01 13.3 3.554 3.723 91.6 15.8 19.5 2007 07 04 00 23.41 +01 25.1 3.474 3.715 95.6 15.8 19.4 2007 07 09 00 25.80 +01 34.6 3.396 3.707 99.8 15.7 19.4 2007 07 14 00 27.87 +01 41.8 3.318 3.699 104.0 15.5 19.3 2007 07 19 00 29.59 +01 46.4 3.242 3.691 108.4 15.1 19.2 2007 07 24 00 30.94 +01 48.5 3.168 3.683 112.8 14.7 19.2 2007 07 29 00 31.92 +01 47.9 3.096 3.675 117.4 14.2 19.1 2007 08 03 00 32.51 +01 44.6 3.027 3.668 122.0 13.6 19.0 2007 08 08 00 32.70 +01 38.6 2.961 3.660 126.8 12.8 18.9 2007 08 13 00 32.49 +01 29.8 2.899 3.653 131.7 12.0 18.8 2007 08 18 00 31.86 +01 18.2 2.841 3.645 136.7 11.0 18.8 2007 08 23 00 30.85 +01 04.0 2.788 3.638 141.9 9.9 18.7 2007 08 28 00 29.45 +00 47.5 2.741 3.631 147.1 8.7 18.6 2007 09 02 00 27.71 +00 28.7 2.699 3.624 152.4 7.4 18.5 2007 09 07 00 25.64 +00 07.9 2.663 3.617 157.8 6.0 18.4 2007 09 12 00 23.30 -00 14.4 2.634 3.610 163.3 4.6 18.3 2007 09 17 00 20.73 -00 37.8 2.611 3.603 168.8 3.1 18.2 2007 09 22 00 18.01 -01 01.9 2.596 3.596 174.1 1.6 18.1 2007 09 27 00 15.21 -01 26.1 2.588 3.590 177.1 0.8 18.0 2007 10 02 00 12.38 -01 49.9 2.587 3.583 173.1 1.9 18.1 2007 10 07 00 09.61 -02 12.8 2.594 3.577 167.7 3.4 18.2 2007 10 12 00 06.96 -02 34.2 2.607 3.570 162.1 4.9 18.3 2007 10 17 00 04.51 -02 53.8 2.628 3.564 156.6 6.4 18.3 2007 10 22 00 02.32 -03 11.1 2.655 3.558 151.0 7.8 18.4 2007 10 27 00 00.44 -03 25.8 2.688 3.552 145.5 9.1 18.5 2007 11 01 23 58.92 -03 37.6 2.727 3.546 140.1 10.3 18.6 2007 11 06 23 57.78 -03 46.4 2.771 3.541 134.8 11.5 18.7 2007 11 11 23 57.07 -03 52.1 2.821 3.535 129.6 12.5 18.7 2007 11 16 23 56.79 -03 54.5 2.874 3.530 124.5 13.4 18.8 2007 11 21 23 56.95 -03 53.7 2.931 3.524 119.5 14.1 18.9 2007 11 26 23 57.55 -03 49.8 2.991 3.519 114.6 14.8 18.9 2007 12 01 23 58.59 -03 42.9 3.054 3.514 109.9 15.3 19.0 2007 12 06 00 00.04 -03 33.0 3.119 3.509 105.2 15.7 19.1 2007 12 11 00 01.91 -03 20.3 3.186 3.504 100.7 16.0 19.1 2007 12 16 00 04.18 -03 05.0 3.254 3.499 96.2 16.2 19.2 2007 12 21 00 06.82 -02 47.1 3.322 3.495 91.8 16.3 19.2 2007 12 26 00 09.82 -02 27.0 3.391 3.490 87.6 16.4 19.2 2007 12 31 00 13.14 -02 04.6 3.459 3.486 83.4 16.3 19.3 2008 01 05 00 16.78 -01 40.3 3.528 3.482 79.3 16.1 19.3 2008 01 10 00 20.72 -01 14.2 3.595 3.478 75.3 15.9 19.3 2008 01 15 00 24.93 -00 46.3 3.661 3.474 71.4 15.6 19.4 2008 01 20 00 29.39 -00 17.0 3.726 3.470 67.5 15.2 19.4 2008 01 25 00 34.09 +00 13.7 3.788 3.466 63.7 14.7 19.4 2008 01 30 00 39.01 +00 45.6 3.849 3.463 60.0 14.3 19.4 2008 02 04 00 44.13 +01 18.6 3.908 3.460 56.3 13.7 19.4 2008 02 09 00 49.44 +01 52.5 3.964 3.456 52.7 13.1 19.5 2008 02 14 00 54.93 +02 27.1 4.018 3.453 49.1 12.5 19.5 2008 02 19 01 00.57 +03 02.5 4.069 3.450 45.6 11.8 19.5 2008 02 24 01 06.36 +03 38.3 4.117 3.448 42.1 11.1 19.5 2008 02 29 01 12.29 +04 14.5 4.161 3.445 38.7 10.4 19.4 2008 03 05 01 18.35 +04 51.0 4.203 3.442 35.4 9.6 19.4 2008 03 10 01 24.52 +05 27.6 4.241 3.440 32.0 8.8 19.4 2008 03 15 01 30.80 +06 04.3 4.276 3.438 28.7 8.0 19.4 2008 03 20 01 37.18 +06 40.8 4.308 3.436 25.5 7.2 19.4 2008 03 25 01 43.64 +07 17.2 4.336 3.434 22.3 6.3 19.4 2008 03 30 01 50.19 +07 53.3 4.360 3.432 19.1 5.5 19.3 2008 04 04 01 56.81 +08 29.0 4.381 3.430 16.0 4.6 19.3 2008 04 09 02 03.50 +09 04.2 4.398 3.429 12.9 3.7 19.2 2008 04 14 02 10.25 +09 38.9 4.411 3.428 9.9 2.9 19.2 2008 04 19 02 17.06 +10 12.9 4.421 3.426 7.1 2.1 19.1 2008 04 24 02 23.90 +10 46.1 4.427 3.425 4.6 1.3 19.1 2008 04 29 02 30.79 +11 18.5 4.429 3.425 3.4 1.0 19.1 2008 05 04 02 37.71 +11 49.9 4.428 3.424 4.5 1.3 19.1 2008 05 09 02 44.65 +12 20.4 4.423 3.423 7.0 2.1 19.1 2008 05 14 02 51.61 +12 49.9 4.415 3.423 9.8 2.9 19.2 2008 05 19 02 58.57 +13 18.2 4.402 3.423 12.7 3.7 19.2 2008 05 24 03 05.54 +13 45.3 4.387 3.423 15.7 4.6 19.3 2008 05 29 03 12.50 +14 11.2 4.368 3.423 18.6 5.4 19.3 2008 06 03 03 19.44 +14 35.8 4.345 3.423 21.7 6.3 19.3 2008 06 08 03 26.36 +14 59.1 4.319 3.423 24.7 7.1 19.4 2008 06 13 03 33.24 +15 21.0 4.290 3.424 27.7 7.9 19.4 2008 06 18 03 40.07 +15 41.5 4.257 3.424 30.8 8.7 19.4 2008 06 23 03 46.85 +16 00.6 4.222 3.425 33.9 9.5 19.4 2008 06 28 03 53.56 +16 18.2 4.183 3.426 37.0 10.3 19.4 2008 07 03 04 00.18 +16 34.3 4.141 3.427 40.2 11.0 19.4This 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.