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P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5 T 2008 Feb. 20.9919 TT MPC q 2.155507 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1461596 Peri. 8.2687 +0.9579188 +0.2763127 a 3.569312 Node 335.2609 -0.2728369 +0.7923616 e 0.396100 Incl. 10.7052 -0.0891720 +0.5438882 P 6.74 From 218 observations 2001 Aug. 17-Dec. 19, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Feb. 20.7765 TT MPC q 2.155508 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1459017 Peri. 8.1666 +0.9576800 +0.2771905 a 3.573517 Node 335.3117 -0.2734640 +0.7921442 e 0.396810 Incl. 10.7005 -0.0898137 +0.5437582 P 6.76An 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 18 07.24 -38 46.9 1.891 2.828 152.3 9.6 17.9 2007 06 04 18 03.42 -38 56.4 1.848 2.808 156.6 8.3 17.8 2007 06 09 17 59.08 -39 02.6 1.812 2.789 160.3 7.0 17.7 2007 06 14 17 54.33 -39 04.8 1.782 2.770 163.1 6.1 17.7 2007 06 19 17 49.31 -39 02.7 1.758 2.751 164.4 5.7 17.6 2007 06 24 17 44.17 -38 56.0 1.741 2.732 163.6 6.0 17.6 2007 06 29 17 39.10 -38 44.9 1.731 2.713 161.1 7.0 17.5 2007 07 04 17 34.24 -38 29.5 1.726 2.694 157.5 8.3 17.5 2007 07 09 17 29.76 -38 10.2 1.728 2.675 153.2 9.9 17.5 2007 07 14 17 25.77 -37 47.5 1.735 2.656 148.6 11.5 17.4 2007 07 19 17 22.42 -37 22.0 1.748 2.638 143.9 13.1 17.4 2007 07 24 17 19.80 -36 54.6 1.766 2.620 139.1 14.7 17.4 2007 07 29 17 17.95 -36 25.8 1.789 2.602 134.3 16.2 17.4 2007 08 03 17 16.91 -35 56.3 1.815 2.584 129.6 17.6 17.4 2007 08 08 17 16.70 -35 26.5 1.846 2.566 125.0 18.9 17.4 2007 08 13 17 17.32 -34 57.0 1.879 2.548 120.5 20.0 17.4 2007 08 18 17 18.75 -34 28.0 1.915 2.531 116.2 21.0 17.4 2007 08 23 17 20.98 -33 59.8 1.954 2.514 111.9 21.9 17.5 2007 08 28 17 23.96 -33 32.3 1.995 2.497 107.8 22.7 17.5 2007 09 02 17 27.64 -33 05.7 2.037 2.480 103.9 23.3 17.5 2007 09 07 17 32.00 -32 39.9 2.080 2.464 100.0 23.8 17.5 2007 09 12 17 36.99 -32 14.7 2.124 2.448 96.2 24.1 17.5 2007 09 17 17 42.58 -31 50.0 2.169 2.432 92.6 24.4 17.5 2007 09 22 17 48.72 -31 25.5 2.214 2.416 89.1 24.5 17.6 2007 09 27 17 55.36 -31 01.1 2.259 2.401 85.6 24.6 17.6 2007 10 02 18 02.48 -30 36.5 2.304 2.386 82.3 24.6 17.6 2007 10 07 18 10.02 -30 11.4 2.349 2.371 79.0 24.4 17.6 2007 10 12 18 17.97 -29 45.6 2.394 2.357 75.8 24.2 17.6 2007 10 17 18 26.28 -29 18.9 2.437 2.343 72.7 24.0 17.6 2007 10 22 18 34.93 -28 51.0 2.480 2.330 69.7 23.6 17.6 2007 10 27 18 43.87 -28 21.8 2.522 2.317 66.7 23.2 17.7 2007 11 01 18 53.07 -27 51.0 2.563 2.304 63.8 22.7 17.7 2007 11 06 19 02.52 -27 18.4 2.603 2.292 60.9 22.2 17.7 2007 11 11 19 12.18 -26 43.9 2.642 2.280 58.1 21.6 17.7 2007 11 16 19 22.03 -26 07.4 2.680 2.269 55.3 21.0 17.7 2007 11 21 19 32.03 -25 28.6 2.717 2.258 52.6 20.3 17.7 2007 11 26 19 42.17 -24 47.6 2.752 2.247 49.9 19.6 17.7 2007 12 01 19 52.42 -24 04.3 2.785 2.237 47.3 18.9 17.7 2007 12 06 20 02.77 -23 18.5 2.818 2.228 44.7 18.1 17.7 2007 12 11 20 13.19 -22 30.3 2.849 2.219 42.1 17.3 17.7 2007 12 16 20 23.66 -21 39.7 2.878 2.211 39.6 16.5 17.7 2007 12 21 20 34.18 -20 46.6 2.906 2.203 37.1 15.6 17.7 2007 12 26 20 44.71 -19 51.2 2.933 2.196 34.6 14.7 17.8 2007 12 31 20 55.25 -18 53.4 2.958 2.189 32.2 13.8 17.8 2008 01 05 21 05.79 -17 53.3 2.982 2.183 29.7 12.9 17.8 2008 01 10 21 16.32 -16 51.0 3.004 2.178 27.3 12.0 17.8 2008 01 15 21 26.83 -15 46.7 3.024 2.173 25.0 11.0 17.8 2008 01 20 21 37.31 -14 40.3 3.043 2.168 22.6 10.1 17.8 2008 01 25 21 47.75 -13 32.1 3.061 2.165 20.3 9.1 17.8 2008 01 30 21 58.15 -12 22.2 3.077 2.162 18.0 8.1 17.8 2008 02 04 22 08.51 -11 10.7 3.091 2.159 15.7 7.1 17.8 2008 02 09 22 18.83 -09 57.7 3.104 2.157 13.5 6.1 17.8 2008 02 14 22 29.09 -08 43.4 3.116 2.156 11.2 5.1 17.8 2008 02 19 22 39.30 -07 28.0 3.126 2.156 9.0 4.1 17.8 2008 02 24 22 49.47 -06 11.7 3.135 2.156 6.8 3.1 17.8 2008 02 29 22 59.58 -04 54.5 3.142 2.156 4.7 2.2 17.8 2008 03 05 23 09.64 -03 36.7 3.148 2.158 2.9 1.3 17.8 2008 03 10 23 19.66 -02 18.3 3.152 2.160 1.9 0.9 17.8 2008 03 15 23 29.64 -00 59.7 3.155 2.162 2.9 1.3 17.8 2008 03 20 23 39.56 +00 19.1 3.156 2.165 4.8 2.2 17.9 2008 03 25 23 49.44 +01 37.8 3.156 2.169 6.9 3.2 17.9 2008 03 30 23 59.29 +02 56.4 3.154 2.174 9.0 4.1 17.9 2008 04 04 00 09.10 +04 14.7 3.151 2.179 11.1 5.1 17.9 2008 04 09 00 18.87 +05 32.5 3.147 2.184 13.3 6.0 17.9 2008 04 14 00 28.60 +06 49.7 3.141 2.190 15.4 7.0 17.9 2008 04 19 00 38.30 +08 06.1 3.134 2.197 17.6 7.9 17.9 2008 04 24 00 47.96 +09 21.7 3.125 2.205 19.8 8.9 17.9 2008 04 29 00 57.60 +10 36.2 3.114 2.212 22.0 9.8 17.9 2008 05 04 01 07.20 +11 49.5 3.102 2.221 24.2 10.7 17.9 2008 05 09 01 16.76 +13 01.6 3.089 2.230 26.4 11.6 17.9 2008 05 14 01 26.29 +14 12.3 3.074 2.239 28.6 12.5 17.9 2008 05 19 01 35.77 +15 21.6 3.057 2.249 30.9 13.3 17.9 2008 05 24 01 45.21 +16 29.2 3.039 2.260 33.1 14.2 18.0 2008 05 29 01 54.61 +17 35.2 3.019 2.271 35.4 15.0 18.0 2008 06 03 02 03.95 +18 39.5 2.998 2.282 37.8 15.8 18.0 2008 06 08 02 13.22 +19 42.1 2.975 2.294 40.1 16.6 18.0 2008 06 13 02 22.42 +20 42.7 2.950 2.306 42.5 17.3 18.0 2008 06 18 02 31.54 +21 41.5 2.924 2.319 45.0 18.0 18.0 2008 06 23 02 40.56 +22 38.3 2.897 2.332 47.4 18.7 18.0 2008 06 28 02 49.48 +23 33.3 2.867 2.346 49.9 19.4 18.0 2008 07 03 02 58.28 +24 26.3 2.837 2.360 52.5 20.0 18.0This 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.