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C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Mar. 5.8714 TT MPC q 3.886332 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000868 Peri. 261.4935 +0.0263178 +0.9796702 +/-0.000002 Node 344.7964 +0.9046950 -0.1079737 e 1.003375 Incl. 130.6797 -0.4252462 -0.1690797 From 185 observations 2005 Mar. 3-2006 Dec. 27, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Mar. 5.8685 TT MPC q 3.886331 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000876 Peri. 261.4938 +0.0263082 +0.9796736 +/-0.000002 Node 344.7976 +0.9046957 -0.1079585 e 1.003403 Incl. 130.6798 -0.4252452 -0.1690697An 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 04 41.36 -17 42.7 4.685 3.957 39.6 9.4 18.5 2007 06 04 04 42.57 -17 38.2 4.688 3.965 40.0 9.5 18.5 2007 06 09 04 43.77 -17 37.0 4.686 3.974 40.9 9.6 18.5 2007 06 14 04 44.94 -17 39.2 4.677 3.983 42.2 9.9 18.5 2007 06 19 04 46.06 -17 44.7 4.663 3.993 43.9 10.2 18.5 2007 06 24 04 47.10 -17 53.6 4.644 4.003 45.9 10.5 18.5 2007 06 29 04 48.03 -18 06.0 4.619 4.014 48.2 10.9 18.5 2007 07 04 04 48.82 -18 21.8 4.589 4.025 50.9 11.3 18.5 2007 07 09 04 49.46 -18 41.1 4.554 4.036 53.7 11.7 18.5 2007 07 14 04 49.91 -19 04.0 4.515 4.048 56.8 12.1 18.5 2007 07 19 04 50.14 -19 30.4 4.471 4.061 60.1 12.5 18.5 2007 07 24 04 50.12 -20 00.5 4.424 4.073 63.5 12.9 18.5 2007 07 29 04 49.81 -20 34.1 4.374 4.086 67.1 13.2 18.5 2007 08 03 04 49.18 -21 11.3 4.321 4.100 70.8 13.5 18.5 2007 08 08 04 48.19 -21 51.9 4.266 4.114 74.6 13.7 18.5 2007 08 13 04 46.80 -22 36.1 4.209 4.128 78.5 13.9 18.5 2007 08 18 04 44.96 -23 23.5 4.151 4.143 82.5 14.0 18.5 2007 08 23 04 42.64 -24 14.0 4.093 4.158 86.6 14.1 18.5 2007 08 28 04 39.78 -25 07.2 4.035 4.173 90.8 14.0 18.4 2007 09 02 04 36.35 -26 02.8 3.979 4.189 95.0 13.9 18.4 2007 09 07 04 32.31 -27 00.4 3.925 4.205 99.2 13.7 18.4 2007 09 12 04 27.60 -27 59.3 3.874 4.222 103.4 13.4 18.3 2007 09 17 04 22.21 -28 58.8 3.827 4.239 107.5 13.1 18.3 2007 09 22 04 16.10 -29 58.0 3.785 4.256 111.5 12.7 18.3 2007 09 27 04 09.28 -30 55.9 3.748 4.274 115.3 12.2 18.3 2007 10 02 04 01.74 -31 51.4 3.718 4.292 118.8 11.8 18.2 2007 10 07 03 53.52 -32 43.4 3.695 4.310 122.1 11.3 18.2 2007 10 12 03 44.66 -33 30.8 3.680 4.328 124.8 10.9 18.2 2007 10 17 03 35.24 -34 12.2 3.674 4.347 127.0 10.6 18.2 2007 10 22 03 25.38 -34 46.7 3.677 4.367 128.5 10.3 18.2 2007 10 27 03 15.21 -35 13.5 3.688 4.386 129.3 10.1 18.2 2007 11 01 03 04.86 -35 31.9 3.710 4.406 129.3 10.0 18.2 2007 11 06 02 54.50 -35 41.7 3.741 4.426 128.5 10.1 18.2 2007 11 11 02 44.28 -35 42.7 3.781 4.446 126.9 10.3 18.3 2007 11 16 02 34.35 -35 35.2 3.830 4.467 124.6 10.5 18.3 2007 11 21 02 24.85 -35 19.8 3.888 4.488 121.8 10.8 18.4 2007 11 26 02 15.89 -34 57.2 3.953 4.509 118.5 11.1 18.4 2007 12 01 02 07.55 -34 28.1 4.026 4.530 114.9 11.4 18.5 2007 12 06 01 59.89 -33 53.6 4.106 4.552 111.0 11.7 18.6 2007 12 11 01 52.93 -33 14.5 4.191 4.574 106.8 11.9 18.6 2007 12 16 01 46.70 -32 31.7 4.281 4.596 102.6 12.1 18.7 2007 12 21 01 41.19 -31 46.2 4.375 4.619 98.2 12.2 18.8 2007 12 26 01 36.37 -30 58.6 4.472 4.642 93.8 12.2 18.8 2007 12 31 01 32.21 -30 09.6 4.572 4.664 89.3 12.2 18.9 2008 01 05 01 28.68 -29 19.8 4.673 4.688 84.8 12.1 18.9 2008 01 10 01 25.73 -28 29.7 4.774 4.711 80.4 11.9 19.0 2008 01 15 01 23.32 -27 39.7 4.876 4.735 76.0 11.6 19.0 2008 01 20 01 21.41 -26 50.1 4.977 4.758 71.6 11.3 19.1 2008 01 25 01 19.95 -26 01.2 5.076 4.782 67.2 10.9 19.1 2008 01 30 01 18.90 -25 13.3 5.173 4.807 63.0 10.5 19.1 2008 02 04 01 18.22 -24 26.4 5.268 4.831 58.8 10.0 19.2 2008 02 09 01 17.87 -23 40.8 5.359 4.856 54.7 9.5 19.2 2008 02 14 01 17.81 -22 56.6 5.446 4.880 50.6 9.0 19.2 2008 02 19 01 18.02 -22 13.8 5.530 4.905 46.7 8.4 19.2 2008 02 24 01 18.46 -21 32.5 5.608 4.931 43.0 7.9 19.3 2008 02 29 01 19.10 -20 52.9 5.682 4.956 39.4 7.3 19.3 2008 03 05 01 19.92 -20 14.8 5.750 4.981 36.0 6.7 19.3 2008 03 10 01 20.89 -19 38.3 5.812 5.007 32.9 6.2 19.3 2008 03 15 01 21.98 -19 03.6 5.869 5.033 30.1 5.7 19.3 2008 03 20 01 23.17 -18 30.6 5.920 5.059 27.7 5.3 19.3 2008 03 25 01 24.45 -17 59.4 5.964 5.085 25.9 4.9 19.3 2008 03 30 01 25.78 -17 29.9 6.002 5.112 24.7 4.7 19.3 2008 04 04 01 27.16 -17 02.2 6.034 5.138 24.2 4.6 19.4 2008 04 09 01 28.56 -16 36.4 6.059 5.165 24.6 4.6 19.4 2008 04 14 01 29.97 -16 12.3 6.077 5.191 25.6 4.8 19.4 2008 04 19 01 31.36 -15 50.2 6.090 5.218 27.4 5.1 19.4 2008 04 24 01 32.73 -15 30.0 6.096 5.245 29.6 5.4 19.5 2008 04 29 01 34.04 -15 11.6 6.096 5.272 32.4 5.9 19.5 2008 05 04 01 35.29 -14 55.2 6.089 5.300 35.4 6.3 19.5 2008 05 09 01 36.47 -14 40.8 6.077 5.327 38.7 6.8 19.6 2008 05 14 01 37.54 -14 28.4 6.059 5.355 42.3 7.3 19.6 2008 05 19 01 38.50 -14 18.1 6.036 5.382 46.0 7.8 19.6 2008 05 24 01 39.33 -14 09.8 6.007 5.410 49.9 8.2 19.6 2008 05 29 01 40.01 -14 03.5 5.974 5.438 53.8 8.7 19.6 2008 06 03 01 40.52 -13 59.4 5.936 5.466 58.0 9.1 19.7 2008 06 08 01 40.85 -13 57.4 5.894 5.494 62.2 9.4 19.7 2008 06 13 01 40.98 -13 57.6 5.849 5.522 66.4 9.7 19.7 2008 06 18 01 40.89 -13 59.8 5.800 5.550 70.8 10.0 19.7 2008 06 23 01 40.56 -14 04.2 5.749 5.579 75.3 10.1 19.7 2008 06 28 01 39.97 -14 10.7 5.696 5.607 79.9 10.3 19.7 2008 07 03 01 39.12 -14 19.3 5.642 5.636 84.5 10.3 19.7This 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.