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P/2005 S2 (Skiff) Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5 T 2006 June 29.0656 TT MPC q 6.398388 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0438417 Peri. 229.8241 +0.8559599 -0.5167428 a 7.965465 Node 161.2691 +0.4894719 +0.7988844 e 0.196734 Incl. 3.1408 +0.1665831 +0.3078322 P 22.5 From 66 observations 2004 Sept. 7-2005 Oct. 8, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 S2 (Skiff) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2006 June 27.9588 TT MPC q 6.398145 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0438252 Peri. 229.7592 +0.8566352 -0.5156222 a 7.967461 Node 161.2590 +0.4884269 +0.7995203 e 0.196966 Incl. 3.1405 +0.1661782 +0.3080601 P 22.5An 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 03 34.04 +16 32.9 7.460 6.477 13.2 2.0 20.0 2007 06 04 03 37.76 +16 45.0 7.443 6.480 17.0 2.6 20.0 2007 06 09 03 41.44 +16 56.7 7.420 6.482 20.8 3.2 20.0 2007 06 14 03 45.08 +17 07.7 7.393 6.484 24.7 3.8 20.0 2007 06 19 03 48.66 +17 18.1 7.361 6.487 28.6 4.3 20.0 2007 06 24 03 52.18 +17 28.0 7.323 6.489 32.5 4.8 19.9 2007 06 29 03 55.62 +17 37.1 7.282 6.492 36.4 5.3 19.9 2007 07 04 03 58.97 +17 45.7 7.235 6.494 40.4 5.8 19.9 2007 07 09 04 02.22 +17 53.6 7.185 6.497 44.3 6.3 19.9 2007 07 14 04 05.36 +18 00.8 7.131 6.499 48.3 6.7 19.9 2007 07 19 04 08.38 +18 07.4 7.072 6.502 52.4 7.1 19.9 2007 07 24 04 11.26 +18 13.2 7.011 6.505 56.5 7.5 19.9 2007 07 29 04 14.00 +18 18.4 6.946 6.507 60.6 7.8 19.8 2007 08 03 04 16.58 +18 23.0 6.878 6.510 64.7 8.1 19.8 2007 08 08 04 18.99 +18 26.8 6.808 6.513 68.9 8.4 19.8 2007 08 13 04 21.21 +18 30.0 6.736 6.516 73.2 8.6 19.8 2007 08 18 04 23.24 +18 32.5 6.662 6.518 77.5 8.7 19.8 2007 08 23 04 25.07 +18 34.4 6.587 6.521 81.9 8.8 19.7 2007 08 28 04 26.67 +18 35.6 6.511 6.524 86.3 8.9 19.7 2007 09 02 04 28.05 +18 36.1 6.434 6.527 90.8 8.9 19.7 2007 09 07 04 29.19 +18 36.1 6.358 6.530 95.4 8.8 19.7 2007 09 12 04 30.08 +18 35.4 6.282 6.533 100.0 8.7 19.6 2007 09 17 04 30.72 +18 34.2 6.207 6.536 104.7 8.6 19.6 2007 09 22 04 31.09 +18 32.3 6.134 6.539 109.5 8.3 19.6 2007 09 27 04 31.20 +18 30.0 6.064 6.542 114.4 8.0 19.6 2007 10 02 04 31.05 +18 27.1 5.996 6.545 119.3 7.7 19.5 2007 10 07 04 30.64 +18 23.6 5.932 6.548 124.4 7.2 19.5 2007 10 12 04 29.97 +18 19.7 5.871 6.551 129.4 6.8 19.5 2007 10 17 04 29.05 +18 15.4 5.816 6.554 134.6 6.2 19.5 2007 10 22 04 27.89 +18 10.7 5.765 6.558 139.8 5.6 19.5 2007 10 27 04 26.52 +18 05.6 5.721 6.561 145.1 5.0 19.5 2007 11 01 04 24.95 +18 00.2 5.682 6.564 150.5 4.3 19.4 2007 11 06 04 23.20 +17 54.6 5.650 6.567 155.8 3.5 19.4 2007 11 11 04 21.30 +17 48.8 5.625 6.571 161.2 2.8 19.4 2007 11 16 04 19.29 +17 43.0 5.608 6.574 166.6 2.0 19.4 2007 11 21 04 17.19 +17 37.1 5.598 6.577 171.8 1.2 19.4 2007 11 26 04 15.05 +17 31.3 5.596 6.581 175.9 0.6 19.4 2007 12 01 04 12.90 +17 25.8 5.602 6.584 174.7 0.8 19.4 2007 12 06 04 10.78 +17 20.4 5.615 6.588 169.9 1.5 19.4 2007 12 11 04 08.72 +17 15.5 5.636 6.591 164.6 2.3 19.4 2007 12 16 04 06.75 +17 11.0 5.665 6.595 159.2 3.0 19.5 2007 12 21 04 04.92 +17 07.2 5.702 6.598 153.7 3.8 19.5 2007 12 26 04 03.25 +17 03.9 5.745 6.602 148.3 4.5 19.5 2007 12 31 04 01.76 +17 01.3 5.795 6.605 142.8 5.2 19.5 2008 01 05 04 00.48 +16 59.5 5.851 6.609 137.5 5.8 19.5 2008 01 10 03 59.43 +16 58.5 5.912 6.612 132.1 6.3 19.6 2008 01 15 03 58.62 +16 58.3 5.979 6.616 126.9 6.8 19.6 2008 01 20 03 58.07 +16 59.0 6.050 6.620 121.7 7.3 19.6 2008 01 25 03 57.77 +17 00.5 6.125 6.624 116.5 7.6 19.6 2008 01 30 03 57.74 +17 02.9 6.203 6.627 111.5 7.9 19.7 2008 02 04 03 57.97 +17 06.0 6.284 6.631 106.5 8.2 19.7 2008 02 09 03 58.46 +17 10.0 6.367 6.635 101.5 8.4 19.7 2008 02 14 03 59.21 +17 14.7 6.451 6.639 96.7 8.5 19.8 2008 02 19 04 00.21 +17 20.0 6.536 6.643 91.9 8.6 19.8 2008 02 24 04 01.45 +17 26.0 6.621 6.646 87.2 8.6 19.8 2008 02 29 04 02.92 +17 32.5 6.706 6.650 82.5 8.5 19.9 2008 03 05 04 04.62 +17 39.6 6.791 6.654 77.9 8.4 19.9 2008 03 10 04 06.54 +17 47.0 6.874 6.658 73.4 8.2 19.9 2008 03 15 04 08.65 +17 54.9 6.955 6.662 68.9 8.0 19.9 2008 03 20 04 10.96 +18 03.0 7.034 6.666 64.5 7.8 20.0 2008 03 25 04 13.44 +18 11.3 7.110 6.670 60.2 7.5 20.0 2008 03 30 04 16.09 +18 19.9 7.183 6.674 55.9 7.1 20.0 2008 04 04 04 18.89 +18 28.5 7.253 6.678 51.6 6.7 20.0 2008 04 09 04 21.84 +18 37.1 7.319 6.683 47.5 6.3 20.1 2008 04 14 04 24.92 +18 45.7 7.381 6.687 43.3 5.9 20.1 2008 04 19 04 28.11 +18 54.2 7.439 6.691 39.2 5.4 20.1 2008 04 24 04 31.41 +19 02.6 7.493 6.695 35.1 5.0 20.1 2008 04 29 04 34.80 +19 10.9 7.542 6.699 31.1 4.5 20.1 2008 05 04 04 38.28 +19 18.8 7.586 6.703 27.1 3.9 20.2 2008 05 09 04 41.83 +19 26.5 7.625 6.708 23.1 3.4 20.2 2008 05 14 04 45.45 +19 33.9 7.658 6.712 19.2 2.8 20.2 2008 05 19 04 49.11 +19 41.0 7.687 6.716 15.3 2.3 20.2 2008 05 24 04 52.81 +19 47.7 7.710 6.721 11.4 1.7 20.2 2008 05 29 04 56.55 +19 54.0 7.728 6.725 7.7 1.2 20.2 2008 06 03 05 00.30 +19 59.8 7.740 6.729 4.3 0.6 20.2 2008 06 08 05 04.06 +20 05.3 7.747 6.734 2.8 0.4 20.2 2008 06 13 05 07.83 +20 10.2 7.749 6.738 5.2 0.8 20.2 2008 06 18 05 11.58 +20 14.7 7.745 6.743 8.8 1.3 20.2 2008 06 23 05 15.30 +20 18.7 7.735 6.747 12.6 1.9 20.2 2008 06 28 05 19.00 +20 22.3 7.721 6.751 16.4 2.4 20.2 2008 07 03 05 22.65 +20 25.3 7.701 6.756 20.3 3.0 20.2This 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.