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C/2002 J5 (LINEAR) Epoch 2003 Oct. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452920.5 T 2003 Sept. 19.3060 TT MPC q 5.726801 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000203 Peri. 74.8326 -0.1349578 -0.7577446 +/-0.000001 Node 314.1101 -0.7957412 +0.4668200 e 1.001165 Incl. 117.2282 +0.5904086 +0.4559628 From 376 observations 2001 Aug. 6-2004 Apr. 13, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2002 J5 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2003 Sept. 20.1017 TT MPC q 5.735457 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000005 Peri. 74.9642 -0.1371767 -0.7572778 +/-0.000001 Node 314.0882 -0.7947951 +0.4688637 e 1.000027 Incl. 117.2552 +0.5911711 +0.4546395An 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 09 44.79 +31 14.0 10.964 10.670 70.6 5.1 21.8 2007 06 04 09 44.90 +30 58.1 11.066 10.696 66.1 5.0 21.8 2007 06 09 09 45.15 +30 42.0 11.165 10.721 61.7 4.8 21.8 2007 06 14 09 45.55 +30 25.9 11.261 10.746 57.3 4.6 21.8 2007 06 19 09 46.08 +30 09.6 11.353 10.772 53.0 4.3 21.8 2007 06 24 09 46.73 +29 53.4 11.441 10.797 48.7 4.1 21.8 2007 06 29 09 47.49 +29 37.3 11.525 10.822 44.4 3.8 21.8 2007 07 04 09 48.34 +29 21.3 11.604 10.848 40.2 3.5 21.8 2007 07 09 09 49.28 +29 05.4 11.678 10.873 36.1 3.2 21.8 2007 07 14 09 50.30 +28 49.7 11.746 10.898 32.1 2.8 21.8 2007 07 19 09 51.39 +28 34.2 11.809 10.924 28.2 2.5 21.8 2007 07 24 09 52.54 +28 19.0 11.866 10.949 24.4 2.2 21.8 2007 07 29 09 53.73 +28 04.1 11.916 10.974 21.0 1.9 21.8 2007 08 03 09 54.96 +27 49.6 11.961 11.000 17.9 1.6 21.8 2007 08 08 09 56.21 +27 35.4 11.999 11.025 15.5 1.4 21.8 2007 08 13 09 57.48 +27 21.7 12.030 11.050 14.2 1.3 21.8 2007 08 18 09 58.77 +27 08.4 12.055 11.076 14.1 1.3 21.8 2007 08 23 10 00.04 +26 55.6 12.073 11.101 15.3 1.4 21.8 2007 08 28 10 01.31 +26 43.4 12.085 11.127 17.6 1.6 21.8 2007 09 02 10 02.55 +26 31.7 12.090 11.152 20.7 1.8 21.9 2007 09 07 10 03.77 +26 20.6 12.089 11.177 24.2 2.1 21.9 2007 09 12 10 04.94 +26 10.2 12.082 11.203 28.0 2.4 21.9 2007 09 17 10 06.07 +26 00.4 12.068 11.228 32.0 2.7 21.9 2007 09 22 10 07.13 +25 51.3 12.048 11.254 36.2 3.0 22.0 2007 09 27 10 08.12 +25 43.0 12.023 11.279 40.4 3.3 22.0 2007 10 02 10 09.04 +25 35.4 11.992 11.304 44.8 3.6 22.0 2007 10 07 10 09.87 +25 28.6 11.956 11.330 49.3 3.8 22.0 2007 10 12 10 10.61 +25 22.6 11.916 11.355 53.8 4.1 22.0 2007 10 17 10 11.23 +25 17.5 11.871 11.380 58.4 4.3 22.0 2007 10 22 10 11.75 +25 13.2 11.822 11.406 63.1 4.5 22.0 2007 10 27 10 12.14 +25 09.8 11.770 11.431 67.8 4.6 22.0 2007 11 01 10 12.40 +25 07.3 11.715 11.457 72.6 4.7 22.0 2007 11 06 10 12.53 +25 05.7 11.658 11.482 77.4 4.8 22.0 2007 11 11 10 12.51 +25 04.9 11.599 11.507 82.3 4.9 22.0 2007 11 16 10 12.34 +25 05.1 11.539 11.533 87.2 4.9 22.0 2007 11 21 10 12.01 +25 06.0 11.478 11.558 92.2 4.9 22.0 2007 11 26 10 11.52 +25 07.8 11.418 11.584 97.2 4.8 22.0 2007 12 01 10 10.87 +25 10.4 11.359 11.609 102.3 4.8 22.0 2007 12 06 10 10.06 +25 13.6 11.301 11.634 107.4 4.6 22.0 2007 12 11 10 09.07 +25 17.6 11.246 11.660 112.6 4.5 22.0 2007 12 16 10 07.93 +25 22.1 11.194 11.685 117.8 4.3 22.0 2007 12 21 10 06.62 +25 27.2 11.145 11.711 123.0 4.0 21.9 2007 12 26 10 05.16 +25 32.7 11.102 11.736 128.3 3.8 21.9 2007 12 31 10 03.55 +25 38.4 11.063 11.761 133.5 3.5 21.9 2008 01 05 10 01.80 +25 44.5 11.030 11.787 138.7 3.2 21.9 2008 01 10 09 59.92 +25 50.6 11.003 11.812 143.9 2.8 21.9 2008 01 15 09 57.93 +25 56.7 10.983 11.838 149.0 2.4 21.8 2008 01 20 09 55.83 +26 02.7 10.971 11.863 154.0 2.1 21.8 2008 01 25 09 53.65 +26 08.4 10.966 11.888 158.7 1.7 21.8 2008 01 30 09 51.41 +26 13.8 10.968 11.914 163.0 1.4 21.8 2008 02 04 09 49.11 +26 18.8 10.979 11.939 166.2 1.1 21.8 2008 02 09 09 46.79 +26 23.2 10.999 11.964 167.7 1.0 21.8 2008 02 14 09 44.47 +26 27.0 11.026 11.990 166.9 1.1 21.8 2008 02 19 09 42.15 +26 30.1 11.062 12.015 164.0 1.3 21.8 2008 02 24 09 39.87 +26 32.5 11.106 12.041 160.0 1.6 21.8 2008 02 29 09 37.64 +26 34.0 11.158 12.066 155.5 2.0 21.9 2008 03 05 09 35.48 +26 34.7 11.217 12.091 150.6 2.3 21.9 2008 03 10 09 33.41 +26 34.6 11.284 12.117 145.6 2.7 22.0 2008 03 15 09 31.45 +26 33.6 11.357 12.142 140.6 3.0 22.0 2008 03 20 09 29.60 +26 31.7 11.437 12.167 135.5 3.3 22.0 2008 03 25 09 27.87 +26 29.0 11.523 12.193 130.4 3.6 22.1 2008 03 30 09 26.29 +26 25.5 11.614 12.218 125.3 3.8 22.1 2008 04 04 09 24.85 +26 21.2 11.709 12.243 120.2 4.0 22.2 2008 04 09 09 23.56 +26 16.1 11.809 12.269 115.2 4.2 22.2 2008 04 14 09 22.43 +26 10.4 11.912 12.294 110.2 4.4 22.2 2008 04 19 09 21.45 +26 03.9 12.018 12.319 105.2 4.5 22.2 2008 04 24 09 20.63 +25 56.9 12.126 12.345 100.3 4.6 22.3 2008 04 29 09 19.97 +25 49.3 12.235 12.370 95.4 4.6 22.3 2008 05 04 09 19.46 +25 41.1 12.345 12.395 90.5 4.7 22.3 2008 05 09 09 19.11 +25 32.4 12.455 12.421 85.7 4.6 22.3 2008 05 14 09 18.90 +25 23.4 12.565 12.446 81.0 4.6 22.4 2008 05 19 09 18.83 +25 13.9 12.673 12.471 76.2 4.5 22.4 2008 05 24 09 18.90 +25 04.1 12.780 12.497 71.5 4.4 22.4 2008 05 29 09 19.09 +24 53.9 12.885 12.522 66.9 4.3 22.4 2008 06 03 09 19.41 +24 43.6 12.987 12.547 62.3 4.1 22.4 2008 06 08 09 19.84 +24 32.9 13.086 12.573 57.7 3.9 22.4 2008 06 13 09 20.37 +24 22.1 13.181 12.598 53.2 3.7 22.4 2008 06 18 09 21.01 +24 11.1 13.271 12.623 48.6 3.5 22.5 2008 06 23 09 21.73 +24 00.0 13.358 12.648 44.2 3.2 22.5 2008 06 28 09 22.53 +23 48.9 13.439 12.674 39.7 2.9 22.5 2008 07 03 09 23.40 +23 37.6 13.515 12.699 35.3 2.7 22.5This 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.