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P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Epoch 2003 Mar. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5 T 2003 Mar. 7.1182 TT MPC q 3.426148 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1155454 Peri. 115.8985 -0.8344900 -0.5464147 a 4.174786 Node 31.1269 +0.4434115 -0.7425229 e 0.179324 Incl. 7.9073 +0.3271278 -0.3874154 P 8.53 From 91 observations 2001 Dec. 9-2004 Apr. 11, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2003 Mar. 1.4319 TT MPC q 3.427056 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1160956 Peri. 115.2520 -0.8276454 -0.5567318 a 4.161587 Node 31.0625 +0.4525254 -0.7368580 e 0.176503 Incl. 7.9185 +0.3319997 -0.3835231 P 8.49An 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 22 52.11 -15 06.9 4.798 4.896 89.6 11.9 22.1 2007 06 04 22 53.76 -15 03.1 4.721 4.896 93.9 11.9 22.0 2007 06 09 22 55.13 -15 01.1 4.645 4.896 98.3 11.8 22.0 2007 06 14 22 56.20 -15 00.9 4.569 4.896 102.8 11.7 22.0 2007 06 19 22 56.97 -15 02.6 4.495 4.896 107.4 11.4 21.9 2007 06 24 22 57.42 -15 06.2 4.422 4.895 112.1 11.1 21.9 2007 06 29 22 57.54 -15 11.7 4.352 4.895 116.8 10.7 21.8 2007 07 04 22 57.34 -15 18.9 4.285 4.895 121.6 10.2 21.8 2007 07 09 22 56.81 -15 27.9 4.222 4.894 126.4 9.6 21.7 2007 07 14 22 55.95 -15 38.5 4.162 4.894 131.4 9.0 21.6 2007 07 19 22 54.77 -15 50.5 4.107 4.893 136.4 8.2 21.6 2007 07 24 22 53.27 -16 03.9 4.057 4.893 141.4 7.4 21.5 2007 07 29 22 51.48 -16 18.3 4.013 4.892 146.5 6.6 21.5 2007 08 03 22 49.42 -16 33.4 3.975 4.891 151.6 5.7 21.4 2007 08 08 22 47.11 -16 49.2 3.943 4.891 156.7 4.7 21.3 2007 08 13 22 44.58 -17 05.1 3.918 4.890 161.7 3.7 21.3 2007 08 18 22 41.88 -17 21.0 3.900 4.889 166.3 2.8 21.2 2007 08 23 22 39.06 -17 36.5 3.889 4.888 170.1 2.0 21.1 2007 08 28 22 36.15 -17 51.2 3.886 4.887 171.6 1.7 21.1 2007 09 02 22 33.22 -18 04.8 3.890 4.886 169.8 2.1 21.1 2007 09 07 22 30.30 -18 17.2 3.901 4.885 165.9 2.9 21.2 2007 09 12 22 27.46 -18 28.0 3.920 4.884 161.2 3.8 21.3 2007 09 17 22 24.75 -18 37.1 3.946 4.883 156.2 4.8 21.3 2007 09 22 22 22.20 -18 44.2 3.979 4.882 151.0 5.7 21.4 2007 09 27 22 19.88 -18 49.4 4.019 4.880 145.8 6.6 21.5 2007 10 02 22 17.80 -18 52.4 4.065 4.879 140.5 7.5 21.5 2007 10 07 22 16.01 -18 53.3 4.116 4.878 135.3 8.3 21.6 2007 10 12 22 14.52 -18 52.1 4.172 4.876 130.2 9.0 21.6 2007 10 17 22 13.37 -18 48.8 4.233 4.875 125.1 9.6 21.7 2007 10 22 22 12.55 -18 43.4 4.298 4.873 120.0 10.2 21.8 2007 10 27 22 12.09 -18 36.0 4.367 4.872 115.0 10.7 21.8 2007 11 01 22 11.97 -18 26.8 4.438 4.870 110.1 11.0 21.9 2007 11 06 22 12.19 -18 15.7 4.512 4.868 105.3 11.3 21.9 2007 11 11 22 12.76 -18 02.9 4.588 4.866 100.5 11.5 22.0 2007 11 16 22 13.66 -17 48.4 4.664 4.865 95.8 11.7 22.0 2007 11 21 22 14.88 -17 32.4 4.742 4.863 91.1 11.7 22.0 2007 11 26 22 16.40 -17 15.0 4.819 4.861 86.6 11.7 22.1 2007 12 01 22 18.22 -16 56.2 4.896 4.859 82.0 11.6 22.1 2007 12 06 22 20.31 -16 36.1 4.972 4.857 77.6 11.4 22.1 2007 12 11 22 22.66 -16 14.8 5.047 4.855 73.2 11.2 22.1 2007 12 16 22 25.25 -15 52.4 5.120 4.852 68.8 10.9 22.2 2007 12 21 22 28.06 -15 28.9 5.191 4.850 64.5 10.6 22.2 2007 12 26 22 31.08 -15 04.5 5.259 4.848 60.3 10.1 22.2 2007 12 31 22 34.29 -14 39.1 5.325 4.846 56.1 9.7 22.2 2008 01 05 22 37.67 -14 13.0 5.387 4.843 52.0 9.2 22.2 2008 01 10 22 41.22 -13 46.0 5.446 4.841 47.8 8.7 22.2 2008 01 15 22 44.90 -13 18.4 5.501 4.839 43.8 8.1 22.2 2008 01 20 22 48.72 -12 50.1 5.551 4.836 39.8 7.5 22.2 2008 01 25 22 52.65 -12 21.3 5.598 4.833 35.8 6.8 22.2 2008 01 30 22 56.67 -11 52.0 5.640 4.831 31.8 6.2 22.2 2008 02 04 23 00.79 -11 22.2 5.677 4.828 27.9 5.5 22.1 2008 02 09 23 04.98 -10 52.1 5.709 4.825 24.1 4.8 22.1 2008 02 14 23 09.24 -10 21.7 5.737 4.823 20.2 4.1 22.1 2008 02 19 23 13.55 -09 51.1 5.759 4.820 16.5 3.3 22.0 2008 02 24 23 17.90 -09 20.3 5.777 4.817 12.8 2.6 22.0 2008 02 29 23 22.28 -08 49.4 5.789 4.814 9.3 1.9 22.0 2008 03 05 23 26.69 -08 18.4 5.796 4.811 6.2 1.3 21.9 2008 03 10 23 31.11 -07 47.5 5.798 4.808 4.3 0.9 21.9 2008 03 15 23 35.52 -07 16.7 5.794 4.805 5.3 1.1 21.9 2008 03 20 23 39.93 -06 46.1 5.786 4.802 8.1 1.7 21.9 2008 03 25 23 44.33 -06 15.7 5.772 4.799 11.5 2.4 22.0 2008 03 30 23 48.70 -05 45.7 5.753 4.795 15.0 3.1 22.0 2008 04 04 23 53.03 -05 16.0 5.729 4.792 18.6 3.8 22.0 2008 04 09 23 57.33 -04 46.7 5.700 4.789 22.3 4.6 22.1 2008 04 14 00 01.56 -04 17.9 5.667 4.785 26.0 5.3 22.1 2008 04 19 00 05.74 -03 49.8 5.629 4.782 29.7 6.0 22.1 2008 04 24 00 09.85 -03 22.3 5.586 4.778 33.4 6.7 22.1 2008 04 29 00 13.87 -02 55.4 5.539 4.775 37.1 7.3 22.1 2008 05 04 00 17.81 -02 29.4 5.488 4.771 40.9 7.9 22.2 2008 05 09 00 21.64 -02 04.2 5.433 4.768 44.6 8.6 22.2 2008 05 14 00 25.36 -01 40.0 5.374 4.764 48.4 9.1 22.2 2008 05 19 00 28.96 -01 16.7 5.312 4.760 52.3 9.7 22.1 2008 05 24 00 32.42 -00 54.5 5.246 4.756 56.1 10.2 22.1 2008 05 29 00 35.74 -00 33.5 5.178 4.752 60.0 10.6 22.1 2008 06 03 00 38.90 -00 13.6 5.107 4.749 63.9 11.1 22.1 2008 06 08 00 41.88 +00 05.0 5.033 4.745 67.9 11.4 22.1 2008 06 13 00 44.68 +00 22.2 4.957 4.741 71.9 11.7 22.1 2008 06 18 00 47.28 +00 38.0 4.880 4.737 75.9 12.0 22.0 2008 06 23 00 49.66 +00 52.3 4.801 4.732 80.1 12.2 22.0 2008 06 28 00 51.81 +01 05.0 4.721 4.728 84.2 12.4 22.0 2008 07 03 00 53.72 +01 16.1 4.640 4.724 88.5 12.4 21.9This 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.