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P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5 T 2005 Aug. 10.4860 TT MPC q 4.028849 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0602935 Peri. 90.3243 +0.7014128 +0.7116371 a 6.441034 Node 224.3080 -0.6745621 +0.6447031 e 0.374503 Incl. 3.2753 -0.2301870 +0.2791605 P 16.3 From 120 observations 2005 May 12-2006 Oct. 2, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2005 Aug. 10.9189 TT MPC q 4.029088 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0601687 Peri. 90.3797 +0.7020054 +0.7110527 a 6.449943 Node 224.3003 -0.6740261 +0.6452676 e 0.375330 Incl. 3.2755 -0.2299508 +0.2793451 P 16.4An 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 02 24.83 +14 56.1 6.016 5.157 29.4 5.5 21.0 2007 06 04 02 29.00 +15 15.2 5.990 5.170 33.1 6.2 21.0 2007 06 09 02 33.06 +15 33.6 5.960 5.184 36.9 6.7 21.0 2007 06 14 02 37.02 +15 51.2 5.926 5.197 40.6 7.3 21.0 2007 06 19 02 40.86 +16 08.0 5.887 5.211 44.5 7.8 21.0 2007 06 24 02 44.57 +16 23.8 5.845 5.224 48.3 8.4 21.0 2007 06 29 02 48.14 +16 38.7 5.799 5.238 52.2 8.8 21.0 2007 07 04 02 51.55 +16 52.7 5.750 5.251 56.1 9.2 21.0 2007 07 09 02 54.79 +17 05.7 5.698 5.265 60.1 9.6 21.0 2007 07 14 02 57.85 +17 17.7 5.643 5.279 64.1 10.0 21.0 2007 07 19 03 00.72 +17 28.7 5.586 5.292 68.1 10.3 21.0 2007 07 24 03 03.37 +17 38.6 5.527 5.306 72.2 10.5 21.0 2007 07 29 03 05.80 +17 47.4 5.465 5.319 76.4 10.7 20.9 2007 08 03 03 08.00 +17 55.2 5.403 5.333 80.7 10.8 20.9 2007 08 08 03 09.94 +18 01.8 5.339 5.347 85.0 10.9 20.9 2007 08 13 03 11.62 +18 07.3 5.275 5.360 89.4 10.9 20.9 2007 08 18 03 13.02 +18 11.6 5.211 5.374 93.8 10.8 20.9 2007 08 23 03 14.14 +18 14.7 5.147 5.388 98.4 10.7 20.9 2007 08 28 03 14.95 +18 16.6 5.084 5.401 103.0 10.5 20.9 2007 09 02 03 15.47 +18 17.2 5.022 5.415 107.7 10.2 20.8 2007 09 07 03 15.67 +18 16.7 4.962 5.429 112.5 9.9 20.8 2007 09 12 03 15.57 +18 14.9 4.905 5.442 117.4 9.5 20.8 2007 09 17 03 15.14 +18 11.8 4.851 5.456 122.4 9.0 20.8 2007 09 22 03 14.42 +18 07.5 4.801 5.470 127.5 8.4 20.8 2007 09 27 03 13.40 +18 02.0 4.755 5.484 132.6 7.7 20.8 2007 10 02 03 12.09 +17 55.4 4.714 5.497 137.8 7.0 20.8 2007 10 07 03 10.52 +17 47.6 4.678 5.511 143.2 6.2 20.8 2007 10 12 03 08.71 +17 38.8 4.649 5.525 148.6 5.4 20.8 2007 10 17 03 06.69 +17 29.0 4.625 5.538 154.0 4.5 20.8 2007 10 22 03 04.50 +17 18.4 4.609 5.552 159.5 3.6 20.8 2007 10 27 03 02.17 +17 07.2 4.600 5.566 165.1 2.6 20.8 2007 11 01 02 59.74 +16 55.4 4.598 5.580 170.7 1.6 20.8 2007 11 06 02 57.26 +16 43.2 4.604 5.593 176.3 0.6 20.8 2007 11 11 02 54.77 +16 30.9 4.617 5.607 178.0 0.4 20.8 2007 11 16 02 52.31 +16 18.7 4.639 5.621 172.4 1.3 20.8 2007 11 21 02 49.94 +16 06.7 4.668 5.634 166.7 2.3 20.9 2007 11 26 02 47.69 +15 55.2 4.705 5.648 161.1 3.2 20.9 2007 12 01 02 45.60 +15 44.4 4.750 5.662 155.5 4.1 20.9 2007 12 06 02 43.70 +15 34.4 4.801 5.676 149.9 5.0 20.9 2007 12 11 02 42.02 +15 25.3 4.859 5.689 144.4 5.8 21.0 2007 12 16 02 40.59 +15 17.5 4.924 5.703 139.0 6.5 21.0 2007 12 21 02 39.42 +15 10.8 4.994 5.717 133.6 7.2 21.1 2007 12 26 02 38.54 +15 05.6 5.069 5.730 128.3 7.7 21.1 2007 12 31 02 37.94 +15 01.7 5.149 5.744 123.0 8.3 21.2 2008 01 05 02 37.64 +14 59.2 5.233 5.758 117.8 8.7 21.2 2008 01 10 02 37.63 +14 58.1 5.320 5.771 112.7 9.0 21.2 2008 01 15 02 37.92 +14 58.5 5.410 5.785 107.7 9.3 21.3 2008 01 20 02 38.49 +15 00.2 5.502 5.799 102.7 9.5 21.3 2008 01 25 02 39.34 +15 03.3 5.595 5.812 97.9 9.7 21.4 2008 01 30 02 40.47 +15 07.7 5.689 5.826 93.1 9.7 21.4 2008 02 04 02 41.85 +15 13.2 5.784 5.839 88.3 9.7 21.5 2008 02 09 02 43.48 +15 19.9 5.879 5.853 83.7 9.6 21.5 2008 02 14 02 45.35 +15 27.6 5.973 5.867 79.1 9.5 21.6 2008 02 19 02 47.45 +15 36.3 6.065 5.880 74.6 9.3 21.6 2008 02 24 02 49.75 +15 45.8 6.157 5.894 70.1 9.1 21.7 2008 02 29 02 52.24 +15 56.1 6.245 5.907 65.7 8.8 21.7 2008 03 05 02 54.92 +16 07.0 6.332 5.921 61.4 8.5 21.7 2008 03 10 02 57.76 +16 18.5 6.415 5.934 57.1 8.1 21.8 2008 03 15 03 00.77 +16 30.5 6.496 5.948 52.8 7.7 21.8 2008 03 20 03 03.91 +16 42.9 6.572 5.961 48.6 7.2 21.8 2008 03 25 03 07.18 +16 55.6 6.645 5.975 44.5 6.7 21.9 2008 03 30 03 10.57 +17 08.5 6.714 5.988 40.4 6.2 21.9 2008 04 04 03 14.06 +17 21.6 6.778 6.002 36.3 5.7 21.9 2008 04 09 03 17.65 +17 34.8 6.838 6.015 32.3 5.1 22.0 2008 04 14 03 21.32 +17 47.9 6.893 6.028 28.3 4.5 22.0 2008 04 19 03 25.06 +18 01.0 6.943 6.042 24.3 3.9 22.0 2008 04 24 03 28.86 +18 14.0 6.988 6.055 20.3 3.3 22.0 2008 04 29 03 32.70 +18 26.8 7.028 6.069 16.4 2.7 22.1 2008 05 04 03 36.59 +18 39.4 7.062 6.082 12.5 2.1 22.1 2008 05 09 03 40.50 +18 51.7 7.092 6.095 8.6 1.4 22.1 2008 05 14 03 44.43 +19 03.7 7.115 6.109 4.8 0.8 22.1 2008 05 19 03 48.37 +19 15.3 7.133 6.122 1.1 0.2 22.1 2008 05 24 03 52.30 +19 26.6 7.146 6.135 3.1 0.5 22.1 2008 05 29 03 56.22 +19 37.4 7.153 6.148 6.9 1.1 22.2 2008 06 03 04 00.11 +19 47.7 7.155 6.162 10.8 1.8 22.2 2008 06 08 04 03.97 +19 57.6 7.152 6.175 14.6 2.4 22.2 2008 06 13 04 07.78 +20 06.9 7.143 6.188 18.5 3.0 22.2 2008 06 18 04 11.54 +20 15.8 7.129 6.201 22.4 3.6 22.2 2008 06 23 04 15.23 +20 24.1 7.110 6.214 26.2 4.1 22.2 2008 06 28 04 18.85 +20 31.8 7.086 6.228 30.2 4.7 22.2 2008 07 03 04 22.37 +20 39.0 7.057 6.241 34.1 5.2 22.2This 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.