MPC
CBAT
ICQ
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2004 June 4.0 TT = JDT 2453160.5
T 2004 May 15.9653 TT MPC
q 0.961957 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000690 Peri. 1.2038 -0.8651674 -0.0662931
Node 210.2786 -0.4679481 -0.2496664
e 1.000664 Incl. 99.6426 -0.1803051 +0.9660600
From 1106 observations 2001 Aug. 24-2004 June 11, mean residual 0".8.
Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.49, A2 = -0.2965.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5
T 2004 May 16.0219 TT MPC
q 0.964376 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000969 Peri. 1.2823 -0.8651594 -0.0649841
Node 210.2894 -0.4684453 -0.2492977
e 1.000934 Incl. 99.6249 -0.1790479 +0.9662441
An 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 01 37.83 +43 10.7 11.666 10.919 40.8 3.5 19.2 2007 06 04 01 39.38 +43 22.6 11.665 10.954 43.7 3.7 19.2 2007 06 09 01 40.81 +43 34.7 11.659 10.990 46.8 3.9 19.2 2007 06 14 01 42.11 +43 47.1 11.648 11.025 50.1 4.1 19.3 2007 06 19 01 43.28 +43 59.6 11.633 11.060 53.6 4.2 19.3 2007 06 24 01 44.29 +44 12.1 11.614 11.095 57.1 4.4 19.3 2007 06 29 01 45.16 +44 24.6 11.591 11.130 60.7 4.6 19.3 2007 07 04 01 45.86 +44 36.9 11.565 11.165 64.5 4.7 19.3 2007 07 09 01 46.39 +44 49.1 11.536 11.200 68.3 4.8 19.3 2007 07 14 01 46.74 +45 00.9 11.504 11.234 72.1 4.9 19.3 2007 07 19 01 46.91 +45 12.3 11.471 11.269 76.1 5.0 19.3 2007 07 24 01 46.88 +45 23.3 11.435 11.304 80.0 5.1 19.3 2007 07 29 01 46.67 +45 33.6 11.399 11.339 84.1 5.1 19.3 2007 08 03 01 46.26 +45 43.2 11.362 11.373 88.1 5.1 19.3 2007 08 08 01 45.66 +45 52.0 11.324 11.408 92.2 5.1 19.3 2007 08 13 01 44.86 +45 59.9 11.287 11.442 96.3 5.1 19.3 2007 08 18 01 43.87 +46 06.7 11.251 11.477 100.4 5.0 19.4 2007 08 23 01 42.69 +46 12.4 11.216 11.511 104.5 4.9 19.4 2007 08 28 01 41.33 +46 16.8 11.183 11.546 108.6 4.8 19.4 2007 09 02 01 39.80 +46 19.9 11.153 11.580 112.7 4.6 19.4 2007 09 07 01 38.11 +46 21.6 11.125 11.614 116.8 4.4 19.4 2007 09 12 01 36.27 +46 21.7 11.101 11.649 120.8 4.3 19.4 2007 09 17 01 34.31 +46 20.2 11.082 11.683 124.7 4.1 19.4 2007 09 22 01 32.23 +46 17.1 11.066 11.717 128.4 3.8 19.4 2007 09 27 01 30.06 +46 12.4 11.056 11.751 132.0 3.6 19.4 2007 10 02 01 27.83 +46 05.9 11.051 11.785 135.4 3.4 19.4 2007 10 07 01 25.54 +45 57.8 11.052 11.819 138.5 3.2 19.4 2007 10 12 01 23.24 +45 48.0 11.059 11.853 141.2 3.0 19.5 2007 10 17 01 20.94 +45 36.7 11.072 11.887 143.4 2.9 19.5 2007 10 22 01 18.67 +45 23.8 11.092 11.921 145.0 2.7 19.5 2007 10 27 01 16.45 +45 09.5 11.119 11.955 145.9 2.7 19.5 2007 11 01 01 14.30 +44 54.0 11.153 11.989 146.0 2.7 19.5 2007 11 06 01 12.25 +44 37.3 11.193 12.023 145.4 2.7 19.5 2007 11 11 01 10.32 +44 19.5 11.240 12.056 144.1 2.8 19.6 2007 11 16 01 08.51 +44 01.0 11.294 12.090 142.1 2.9 19.6 2007 11 21 01 06.86 +43 41.9 11.355 12.124 139.5 3.0 19.6 2007 11 26 01 05.37 +43 22.2 11.422 12.157 136.5 3.2 19.6 2007 12 01 01 04.04 +43 02.3 11.495 12.191 133.2 3.4 19.7 2007 12 06 01 02.90 +42 42.4 11.574 12.224 129.5 3.6 19.7 2007 12 11 01 01.93 +42 22.5 11.658 12.258 125.6 3.7 19.7 2007 12 16 01 01.16 +42 02.8 11.747 12.291 121.6 3.9 19.7 2007 12 21 01 00.57 +41 43.6 11.840 12.325 117.4 4.1 19.8 2007 12 26 01 00.17 +41 25.0 11.937 12.358 113.2 4.2 19.8 2007 12 31 00 59.96 +41 07.0 12.038 12.391 108.9 4.3 19.8 2008 01 05 00 59.92 +40 49.9 12.141 12.425 104.5 4.4 19.9 2008 01 10 01 00.06 +40 33.7 12.247 12.458 100.2 4.5 19.9 2008 01 15 01 00.36 +40 18.5 12.354 12.491 95.8 4.5 19.9 2008 01 20 01 00.83 +40 04.4 12.461 12.524 91.4 4.5 20.0 2008 01 25 01 01.45 +39 51.4 12.570 12.557 87.0 4.5 20.0 2008 01 30 01 02.21 +39 39.6 12.678 12.590 82.7 4.5 20.0 2008 02 04 01 03.11 +39 29.0 12.785 12.623 78.4 4.4 20.0 2008 02 09 01 04.13 +39 19.6 12.891 12.656 74.1 4.3 20.1 2008 02 14 01 05.27 +39 11.5 12.995 12.689 69.9 4.2 20.1 2008 02 19 01 06.51 +39 04.6 13.097 12.722 65.7 4.1 20.1 2008 02 24 01 07.84 +38 58.9 13.196 12.755 61.6 3.9 20.2 2008 02 29 01 09.26 +38 54.5 13.291 12.788 57.6 3.7 20.2 2008 03 05 01 10.75 +38 51.2 13.383 12.821 53.7 3.6 20.2 2008 03 10 01 12.31 +38 49.0 13.471 12.853 49.9 3.4 20.2 2008 03 15 01 13.92 +38 48.0 13.554 12.886 46.2 3.2 20.3 2008 03 20 01 15.58 +38 48.0 13.633 12.919 42.7 3.0 20.3 2008 03 25 01 17.27 +38 49.0 13.706 12.952 39.5 2.8 20.3 2008 03 30 01 18.98 +38 51.1 13.774 12.984 36.5 2.6 20.3 2008 04 04 01 20.72 +38 54.0 13.836 13.017 33.8 2.4 20.4 2008 04 09 01 22.45 +38 57.8 13.893 13.049 31.5 2.3 20.4 2008 04 14 01 24.19 +39 02.4 13.944 13.082 29.6 2.2 20.4 2008 04 19 01 25.91 +39 07.8 13.989 13.114 28.4 2.1 20.4 2008 04 24 01 27.62 +39 13.9 14.028 13.147 27.8 2.0 20.4 2008 04 29 01 29.29 +39 20.7 14.061 13.179 27.8 2.0 20.4 2008 05 04 01 30.92 +39 28.0 14.088 13.211 28.6 2.1 20.5 2008 05 09 01 32.51 +39 35.9 14.109 13.244 29.9 2.2 20.5 2008 05 14 01 34.05 +39 44.3 14.125 13.276 31.8 2.3 20.5 2008 05 19 01 35.52 +39 53.1 14.134 13.308 34.1 2.4 20.5 2008 05 24 01 36.92 +40 02.3 14.138 13.340 36.8 2.6 20.5 2008 05 29 01 38.24 +40 11.7 14.137 13.373 39.7 2.8 20.5 2008 06 03 01 39.47 +40 21.5 14.130 13.405 42.9 3.0 20.5 2008 06 08 01 40.61 +40 31.4 14.118 13.437 46.3 3.1 20.5 2008 06 13 01 41.64 +40 41.4 14.102 13.469 49.8 3.3 20.5 2008 06 18 01 42.56 +40 51.5 14.081 13.501 53.5 3.5 20.5 2008 06 23 01 43.37 +41 01.5 14.056 13.533 57.2 3.6 20.6 2008 06 28 01 44.06 +41 11.5 14.028 13.565 61.1 3.8 20.6 2008 07 03 01 44.62 +41 21.4 13.996 13.597 65.0 3.9 20.6This 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.