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P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) Epoch 2006 Nov. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454040.5 T 2006 Nov. 7.3870 TT MPC q 3.607896 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1094774 Peri. 191.7040 +0.1998332 -0.9670198 a 4.327659 Node 246.9308 +0.9122591 +0.2424356 e 0.166317 Incl. 9.8837 +0.3575612 -0.0780884 P 9.00 From 101 observations 2005 Sept. 11-2006 Jan. 28, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 Nov. 7.1580 TT MPC q 3.607840 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1094947 Peri. 191.6688 +0.2004286 -0.9668966 a 4.327203 Node 246.9307 +0.9121097 +0.2429972 e 0.166242 Incl. 9.8837 +0.3576091 -0.0778680 P 9.00An 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 06 45.08 +17 31.2 4.492 3.684 33.1 8.6 18.4 2007 06 04 06 51.41 +17 21.7 4.532 3.688 29.9 7.9 18.4 2007 06 09 06 57.81 +17 11.0 4.570 3.691 26.7 7.1 18.5 2007 06 14 07 04.25 +16 58.9 4.604 3.695 23.6 6.3 18.5 2007 06 19 07 10.73 +16 45.6 4.634 3.699 20.5 5.5 18.5 2007 06 24 07 17.23 +16 31.0 4.660 3.703 17.5 4.7 18.5 2007 06 29 07 23.74 +16 15.1 4.682 3.707 14.5 3.9 18.5 2007 07 04 07 30.25 +15 57.9 4.701 3.711 11.7 3.2 18.6 2007 07 09 07 36.75 +15 39.6 4.716 3.715 9.1 2.5 18.6 2007 07 14 07 43.24 +15 19.9 4.726 3.719 7.0 1.9 18.6 2007 07 19 07 49.70 +14 59.1 4.733 3.724 6.0 1.6 18.6 2007 07 24 07 56.12 +14 37.1 4.736 3.728 6.5 1.8 18.6 2007 07 29 08 02.49 +14 14.0 4.734 3.733 8.3 2.3 18.6 2007 08 03 08 08.81 +13 49.8 4.729 3.737 10.8 2.9 18.6 2007 08 08 08 15.07 +13 24.5 4.720 3.742 13.6 3.6 18.6 2007 08 13 08 21.25 +12 58.3 4.707 3.746 16.5 4.4 18.6 2007 08 18 08 27.35 +12 31.1 4.690 3.751 19.6 5.2 18.6 2007 08 23 08 33.36 +12 03.1 4.669 3.756 22.7 6.0 18.6 2007 08 28 08 39.27 +11 34.3 4.644 3.761 25.9 6.7 18.6 2007 09 02 08 45.08 +11 04.7 4.615 3.766 29.1 7.5 18.6 2007 09 07 08 50.76 +10 34.4 4.583 3.771 32.4 8.2 18.6 2007 09 12 08 56.32 +10 03.6 4.547 3.776 35.7 9.0 18.6 2007 09 17 09 01.73 +09 32.3 4.507 3.781 39.1 9.7 18.5 2007 09 22 09 07.00 +09 00.5 4.464 3.786 42.5 10.3 18.5 2007 09 27 09 12.10 +08 28.5 4.418 3.791 46.0 11.0 18.5 2007 10 02 09 17.03 +07 56.2 4.369 3.796 49.6 11.6 18.5 2007 10 07 09 21.78 +07 23.8 4.316 3.802 53.1 12.1 18.5 2007 10 12 09 26.32 +06 51.4 4.261 3.807 56.8 12.7 18.5 2007 10 17 09 30.65 +06 19.1 4.203 3.812 60.5 13.2 18.4 2007 10 22 09 34.75 +05 47.0 4.143 3.818 64.3 13.6 18.4 2007 10 27 09 38.61 +05 15.3 4.080 3.823 68.1 14.0 18.4 2007 11 01 09 42.21 +04 44.1 4.016 3.829 72.1 14.3 18.3 2007 11 06 09 45.53 +04 13.6 3.950 3.835 76.1 14.5 18.3 2007 11 11 09 48.55 +03 43.8 3.883 3.840 80.2 14.7 18.3 2007 11 16 09 51.25 +03 15.0 3.815 3.846 84.3 14.8 18.3 2007 11 21 09 53.63 +02 47.4 3.747 3.852 88.6 14.9 18.2 2007 11 26 09 55.65 +02 21.1 3.679 3.858 93.0 14.8 18.2 2007 12 01 09 57.31 +01 56.3 3.610 3.864 97.4 14.7 18.2 2007 12 06 09 58.59 +01 33.2 3.543 3.869 102.0 14.4 18.1 2007 12 11 09 59.47 +01 11.9 3.477 3.875 106.6 14.1 18.1 2007 12 16 09 59.93 +00 52.8 3.413 3.881 111.4 13.7 18.1 2007 12 21 09 59.98 +00 36.0 3.351 3.887 116.2 13.1 18.0 2007 12 26 09 59.61 +00 21.6 3.293 3.893 121.2 12.5 18.0 2007 12 31 09 58.83 +00 09.8 3.237 3.900 126.2 11.7 18.0 2008 01 05 09 57.64 +00 00.9 3.186 3.906 131.3 10.9 17.9 2008 01 10 09 56.05 -00 05.2 3.140 3.912 136.5 10.0 17.9 2008 01 15 09 54.10 -00 08.3 3.099 3.918 141.7 9.0 17.9 2008 01 20 09 51.82 -00 08.3 3.063 3.924 146.9 7.9 17.9 2008 01 25 09 49.25 -00 05.4 3.034 3.931 152.0 6.8 17.9 2008 01 30 09 46.45 +00 00.3 3.012 3.937 156.9 5.6 17.8 2008 02 04 09 43.47 +00 08.8 2.997 3.943 161.4 4.6 17.8 2008 02 09 09 40.38 +00 19.8 2.989 3.950 165.0 3.7 17.8 2008 02 14 09 37.25 +00 33.0 2.988 3.956 167.0 3.2 17.8 2008 02 19 09 34.16 +00 48.1 2.995 3.963 166.5 3.3 17.9 2008 02 24 09 31.16 +01 04.6 3.009 3.969 163.8 4.0 17.9 2008 02 29 09 28.34 +01 22.2 3.031 3.976 159.8 4.9 17.9 2008 03 05 09 25.73 +01 40.5 3.060 3.982 155.2 6.0 17.9 2008 03 10 09 23.40 +01 59.1 3.096 3.989 150.3 7.1 18.0 2008 03 15 09 21.40 +02 17.5 3.138 3.995 145.3 8.2 18.0 2008 03 20 09 19.76 +02 35.3 3.186 4.002 140.2 9.2 18.0 2008 03 25 09 18.50 +02 52.4 3.239 4.009 135.2 10.1 18.1 2008 03 30 09 17.64 +03 08.4 3.298 4.015 130.2 11.0 18.1 2008 04 04 09 17.19 +03 23.1 3.361 4.022 125.3 11.7 18.2 2008 04 09 09 17.15 +03 36.2 3.428 4.029 120.4 12.4 18.2 2008 04 14 09 17.51 +03 47.6 3.498 4.035 115.7 12.9 18.3 2008 04 19 09 18.27 +03 57.2 3.571 4.042 111.1 13.4 18.3 2008 04 24 09 19.41 +04 04.9 3.646 4.049 106.6 13.8 18.4 2008 04 29 09 20.91 +04 10.7 3.723 4.056 102.1 14.1 18.4 2008 05 04 09 22.76 +04 14.6 3.801 4.063 97.8 14.2 18.5 2008 05 09 09 24.94 +04 16.4 3.880 4.069 93.5 14.3 18.5 2008 05 14 09 27.43 +04 16.2 3.960 4.076 89.4 14.4 18.6 2008 05 19 09 30.20 +04 14.1 4.040 4.083 85.3 14.3 18.6 2008 05 24 09 33.24 +04 10.1 4.119 4.090 81.3 14.2 18.7 2008 05 29 09 36.52 +04 04.1 4.197 4.097 77.4 14.0 18.7 2008 06 03 09 40.03 +03 56.3 4.275 4.104 73.5 13.7 18.8 2008 06 08 09 43.74 +03 46.7 4.351 4.111 69.7 13.4 18.8 2008 06 13 09 47.65 +03 35.3 4.425 4.117 66.0 13.0 18.9 2008 06 18 09 51.73 +03 22.3 4.498 4.124 62.3 12.6 18.9 2008 06 23 09 55.96 +03 07.6 4.568 4.131 58.7 12.1 19.0 2008 06 28 10 00.33 +02 51.4 4.636 4.138 55.1 11.6 19.0 2008 07 03 10 04.83 +02 33.7 4.701 4.145 51.5 11.1 19.0This 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.