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P/2002 O5 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5 T 2007 July 26.2671 TT MPC q 1.173396 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1978269 Peri. 15.2714 +0.4451725 +0.8280839 a 2.917063 Node 282.2011 -0.8537478 +0.2777491 e 0.597747 Incl. 20.4021 -0.2700669 +0.4869626 P 4.98 From 251 observations 2002 July 30-Nov. 7, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2002 O5 (NEAT) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 July 26.2667 TT MPC q 1.173373 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1978814 Peri. 15.2685 +0.4451663 +0.8280897 a 2.916527 Node 282.2033 -0.8537454 +0.2777378 e 0.597682 Incl. 20.4019 -0.2700848 +0.4869591 P 4.98An 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 15 44.67 -61 52.9 0.420 1.360 139.2 29.2 18.5 2007 06 04 15 45.97 -60 38.7 0.383 1.332 140.3 29.1 18.2 2007 06 09 15 48.59 -58 45.2 0.347 1.305 141.5 28.9 17.9 2007 06 14 15 52.86 -56 04.0 0.314 1.280 142.9 28.6 17.6 2007 06 19 15 59.06 -52 24.7 0.284 1.258 144.3 28.1 17.3 2007 06 24 16 07.25 -47 36.4 0.257 1.237 145.8 27.5 17.0 2007 06 29 16 17.30 -41 29.0 0.234 1.220 147.0 27.0 16.7 2007 07 04 16 28.91 -33 58.3 0.217 1.205 147.2 27.2 16.5 2007 07 09 16 41.71 -25 14.2 0.205 1.192 145.9 28.6 16.3 2007 07 14 16 55.36 -15 46.3 0.201 1.183 142.7 31.4 16.2 2007 07 19 17 09.57 -06 20.4 0.205 1.177 138.2 35.1 16.3 2007 07 24 17 24.07 +02 19.3 0.215 1.174 133.3 39.1 16.4 2007 07 29 17 38.63 +09 44.7 0.231 1.174 128.7 42.4 16.5 2007 08 03 17 53.07 +15 47.5 0.252 1.177 124.9 45.0 16.7 2007 08 08 18 07.28 +20 32.4 0.276 1.184 122.0 46.6 16.9 2007 08 13 18 21.25 +24 09.7 0.303 1.193 119.8 47.4 17.2 2007 08 18 18 35.00 +26 51.5 0.332 1.206 118.4 47.6 17.4 2007 08 23 18 48.55 +28 48.5 0.362 1.221 117.5 47.3 17.7 2007 08 28 19 01.92 +30 09.5 0.393 1.239 117.0 46.6 17.9 2007 09 02 19 15.10 +31 01.5 0.426 1.260 116.8 45.7 18.1 2007 09 07 19 28.13 +31 29.8 0.460 1.283 116.8 44.5 18.4 2007 09 12 19 41.05 +31 38.8 0.495 1.307 117.0 43.3 18.6 2007 09 17 19 53.89 +31 32.5 0.531 1.334 117.2 42.1 18.9 2007 09 22 20 06.66 +31 14.3 0.568 1.363 117.4 40.8 19.1 2007 09 27 20 19.35 +30 46.8 0.608 1.392 117.6 39.6 19.4 2007 10 02 20 31.94 +30 12.5 0.649 1.424 117.7 38.5 19.6 2007 10 07 20 44.42 +29 33.1 0.692 1.456 117.6 37.5 19.8 2007 10 12 20 56.80 +28 50.6 0.738 1.489 117.4 36.5 20.1 2007 10 17 21 09.08 +28 06.8 0.786 1.524 117.0 35.7 20.3 2007 10 22 21 21.24 +27 22.9 0.836 1.559 116.3 34.9 20.5 2007 10 27 21 33.25 +26 40.2 0.890 1.594 115.5 34.2 20.8 2007 11 01 21 45.11 +25 59.4 0.946 1.630 114.4 33.7 21.0 2007 11 06 21 56.82 +25 21.3 1.006 1.667 113.2 33.1 21.2 2007 11 11 22 08.37 +24 46.5 1.068 1.704 111.7 32.7 21.5 2007 11 16 22 19.78 +24 15.4 1.133 1.741 110.0 32.3 21.7 2007 11 21 22 31.02 +23 48.2 1.201 1.778 108.2 31.8 21.9 2007 11 26 22 42.10 +23 25.2 1.272 1.816 106.3 31.5 22.1 2007 12 01 22 53.02 +23 06.1 1.346 1.853 104.2 31.1 22.3 2007 12 06 23 03.79 +22 51.1 1.422 1.891 102.0 30.7 22.5 2007 12 11 23 14.42 +22 39.9 1.501 1.928 99.6 30.2 22.7 2007 12 16 23 24.91 +22 32.5 1.582 1.966 97.2 29.8 22.9 2007 12 21 23 35.27 +22 28.7 1.665 2.003 94.8 29.3 23.1 2007 12 26 23 45.49 +22 28.1 1.750 2.040 92.2 28.8 23.3 2007 12 31 23 55.60 +22 30.5 1.837 2.078 89.6 28.2 23.5 2008 01 05 00 05.59 +22 35.7 1.925 2.114 86.9 27.7 23.7 2008 01 10 00 15.48 +22 43.4 2.014 2.151 84.2 27.1 23.8 2008 01 15 00 25.27 +22 53.4 2.105 2.188 81.5 26.4 24.0 2008 01 20 00 34.97 +23 05.4 2.196 2.224 78.7 25.7 24.2 2008 01 25 00 44.57 +23 19.2 2.287 2.260 76.0 25.0 24.3 2008 01 30 00 54.10 +23 34.4 2.379 2.296 73.1 24.2 24.5 2008 02 04 01 03.55 +23 51.0 2.471 2.332 70.3 23.5 24.6 2008 02 09 01 12.93 +24 08.6 2.563 2.367 67.5 22.6 24.8 2008 02 14 01 22.25 +24 27.2 2.654 2.402 64.6 21.8 24.9 2008 02 19 01 31.51 +24 46.4 2.744 2.437 61.7 20.9 25.1 2008 02 24 01 40.70 +25 06.1 2.833 2.471 58.9 20.0 25.2 2008 02 29 01 49.83 +25 26.2 2.921 2.506 56.0 19.1 25.3 2008 03 05 01 58.92 +25 46.4 3.008 2.539 53.1 18.2 25.4 2008 03 10 02 07.95 +26 06.7 3.093 2.573 50.2 17.3 25.6 2008 03 15 02 16.93 +26 26.8 3.176 2.606 47.3 16.3 25.7 2008 03 20 02 25.85 +26 46.8 3.256 2.639 44.4 15.3 25.8 2008 03 25 02 34.73 +27 06.3 3.335 2.672 41.6 14.3 25.9 2008 03 30 02 43.55 +27 25.4 3.411 2.704 38.7 13.3 26.0 2008 04 04 02 52.32 +27 44.0 3.484 2.736 35.8 12.3 26.1 2008 04 09 03 01.04 +28 02.0 3.555 2.768 32.9 11.3 26.2 2008 04 14 03 09.71 +28 19.2 3.622 2.800 30.1 10.3 26.3 2008 04 19 03 18.31 +28 35.6 3.686 2.831 27.2 9.3 26.4 2008 04 24 03 26.85 +28 51.2 3.747 2.862 24.4 8.4 26.4 2008 04 29 03 35.33 +29 05.9 3.804 2.892 21.7 7.4 26.5 2008 05 04 03 43.74 +29 19.7 3.858 2.922 18.9 6.4 26.6 2008 05 09 03 52.07 +29 32.5 3.908 2.952 16.3 5.5 26.7 2008 05 14 04 00.33 +29 44.3 3.954 2.982 13.8 4.6 26.7 2008 05 19 04 08.51 +29 55.0 3.996 3.011 11.5 3.9 26.8 2008 05 24 04 16.59 +30 04.8 4.033 3.040 9.7 3.2 26.9 2008 05 29 04 24.58 +30 13.4 4.067 3.069 8.6 2.8 26.9 2008 06 03 04 32.47 +30 21.1 4.097 3.097 8.5 2.8 27.0 2008 06 08 04 40.26 +30 27.7 4.122 3.125 9.5 3.1 27.0 2008 06 13 04 47.92 +30 33.3 4.143 3.153 11.3 3.6 27.1 2008 06 18 04 55.46 +30 37.8 4.159 3.180 13.6 4.3 27.1 2008 06 23 05 02.87 +30 41.4 4.171 3.207 16.2 5.1 27.2 2008 06 28 05 10.14 +30 44.1 4.179 3.234 19.0 5.9 27.2 2008 07 03 05 17.27 +30 45.8 4.182 3.261 21.9 6.7 27.2This 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.