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P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Feb. 11.3659 TT MPC q 3.818429 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0519303 Peri. 83.5736 +0.0849848 -0.9963087 a 7.115230 Node 1.6989 +0.6735458 +0.0484920 e 0.463344 Incl. 24.0981 +0.7342436 +0.0708341 P 19.0 From 58 observations 2005 Sept. 23-2006 Sept. 17, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 Feb. 11.3487 TT MPC q 3.818424 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0519352 Peri. 83.5722 +0.0850314 -0.9963049 a 7.114784 Node 1.6975 +0.6735428 +0.0485310 e 0.463311 Incl. 24.0981 +0.7342410 +0.0708617 P 19.0An 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 29.27 +42 41.3 4.680 3.872 33.3 8.3 18.9 2007 06 04 06 37.70 +42 25.1 4.715 3.877 30.7 7.7 18.9 2007 06 09 06 46.15 +42 08.1 4.746 3.883 28.3 7.1 18.9 2007 06 14 06 54.59 +41 50.4 4.775 3.888 26.0 6.6 18.8 2007 06 19 07 03.01 +41 31.9 4.801 3.894 23.9 6.1 18.8 2007 06 24 07 11.40 +41 12.8 4.823 3.900 22.1 5.6 18.8 2007 06 29 07 19.74 +40 53.0 4.842 3.906 20.5 5.2 18.8 2007 07 04 07 28.03 +40 32.6 4.857 3.912 19.3 4.9 18.8 2007 07 09 07 36.25 +40 11.5 4.869 3.919 18.5 4.7 18.8 2007 07 14 07 44.40 +39 49.8 4.878 3.925 18.3 4.7 18.8 2007 07 19 07 52.46 +39 27.7 4.883 3.932 18.5 4.7 18.8 2007 07 24 08 00.42 +39 05.0 4.884 3.939 19.2 4.9 18.8 2007 07 29 08 08.28 +38 42.0 4.883 3.947 20.4 5.1 18.9 2007 08 03 08 16.03 +38 18.7 4.877 3.954 22.0 5.5 18.9 2007 08 08 08 23.65 +37 55.1 4.868 3.962 23.9 5.9 18.9 2007 08 13 08 31.15 +37 31.4 4.856 3.970 26.0 6.4 18.9 2007 08 18 08 38.51 +37 07.7 4.840 3.978 28.4 6.9 18.9 2007 08 23 08 45.73 +36 44.0 4.820 3.986 30.9 7.5 19.0 2007 08 28 08 52.79 +36 20.4 4.798 3.995 33.6 8.0 19.0 2007 09 02 08 59.69 +35 57.2 4.771 4.004 36.4 8.6 19.0 2007 09 07 09 06.43 +35 34.3 4.742 4.012 39.3 9.1 19.0 2007 09 12 09 12.99 +35 11.9 4.709 4.022 42.3 9.7 19.0 2007 09 17 09 19.36 +34 50.2 4.673 4.031 45.4 10.2 19.0 2007 09 22 09 25.53 +34 29.2 4.634 4.040 48.6 10.7 19.0 2007 09 27 09 31.49 +34 09.1 4.592 4.050 51.8 11.2 19.0 2007 10 02 09 37.24 +33 50.0 4.547 4.059 55.2 11.7 19.0 2007 10 07 09 42.76 +33 32.1 4.500 4.069 58.6 12.1 19.0 2007 10 12 09 48.05 +33 15.4 4.450 4.079 62.1 12.5 19.0 2007 10 17 09 53.07 +33 00.2 4.398 4.090 65.7 12.8 19.0 2007 10 22 09 57.83 +32 46.5 4.344 4.100 69.3 13.1 19.0 2007 10 27 10 02.30 +32 34.4 4.288 4.111 73.1 13.4 19.0 2007 11 01 10 06.47 +32 24.1 4.231 4.121 76.9 13.6 19.0 2007 11 06 10 10.32 +32 15.7 4.173 4.132 80.8 13.7 19.0 2007 11 11 10 13.84 +32 09.3 4.113 4.143 84.8 13.8 18.9 2007 11 16 10 17.00 +32 04.9 4.054 4.155 88.9 13.8 18.9 2007 11 21 10 19.78 +32 02.6 3.994 4.166 93.1 13.7 18.9 2007 11 26 10 22.17 +32 02.4 3.934 4.177 97.4 13.6 18.9 2007 12 01 10 24.15 +32 04.3 3.876 4.189 101.7 13.3 18.8 2007 12 06 10 25.70 +32 08.2 3.819 4.201 106.2 13.0 18.8 2007 12 11 10 26.80 +32 14.2 3.763 4.213 110.7 12.6 18.7 2007 12 16 10 27.43 +32 21.9 3.710 4.225 115.3 12.2 18.7 2007 12 21 10 27.59 +32 31.2 3.660 4.237 119.9 11.6 18.7 2007 12 26 10 27.27 +32 41.9 3.613 4.249 124.6 11.0 18.6 2007 12 31 10 26.47 +32 53.6 3.570 4.262 129.3 10.3 18.6 2008 01 05 10 25.20 +33 05.9 3.532 4.274 134.0 9.5 18.5 2008 01 10 10 23.46 +33 18.6 3.499 4.287 138.7 8.7 18.5 2008 01 15 10 21.30 +33 31.0 3.471 4.300 143.3 7.9 18.4 2008 01 20 10 18.73 +33 42.7 3.449 4.313 147.6 7.0 18.4 2008 01 25 10 15.82 +33 53.1 3.434 4.326 151.6 6.2 18.3 2008 01 30 10 12.62 +34 01.9 3.426 4.339 155.0 5.5 18.3 2008 02 04 10 09.18 +34 08.6 3.424 4.352 157.6 5.0 18.3 2008 02 09 10 05.58 +34 12.8 3.430 4.365 158.9 4.7 18.3 2008 02 14 10 01.90 +34 14.1 3.443 4.379 158.8 4.7 18.3 2008 02 19 09 58.22 +34 12.3 3.464 4.392 157.3 5.0 18.3 2008 02 24 09 54.62 +34 07.3 3.492 4.406 154.6 5.5 18.4 2008 02 29 09 51.18 +33 59.1 3.526 4.420 151.2 6.2 18.4 2008 03 05 09 47.94 +33 47.7 3.568 4.434 147.2 7.0 18.5 2008 03 10 09 44.99 +33 33.2 3.615 4.448 142.9 7.7 18.6 2008 03 15 09 42.36 +33 15.8 3.669 4.462 138.4 8.5 18.7 2008 03 20 09 40.10 +32 55.7 3.729 4.476 133.8 9.2 18.7 2008 03 25 09 38.24 +32 33.1 3.794 4.490 129.1 9.9 18.8 2008 03 30 09 36.77 +32 08.4 3.863 4.505 124.5 10.5 18.9 2008 04 04 09 35.73 +31 41.8 3.937 4.519 119.9 11.1 18.9 2008 04 09 09 35.10 +31 13.5 4.014 4.534 115.3 11.5 19.0 2008 04 14 09 34.89 +30 43.7 4.094 4.548 110.8 11.9 19.1 2008 04 19 09 35.08 +30 12.6 4.177 4.563 106.4 12.2 19.1 2008 04 24 09 35.65 +29 40.6 4.262 4.578 102.0 12.4 19.2 2008 04 29 09 36.58 +29 07.6 4.348 4.593 97.7 12.6 19.2 2008 05 04 09 37.86 +28 33.9 4.436 4.608 93.5 12.6 19.3 2008 05 09 09 39.47 +27 59.5 4.524 4.623 89.3 12.6 19.3 2008 05 14 09 41.38 +27 24.6 4.613 4.638 85.2 12.5 19.4 2008 05 19 09 43.56 +26 49.2 4.701 4.653 81.1 12.4 19.4 2008 05 24 09 46.00 +26 13.5 4.789 4.668 77.1 12.2 19.5 2008 05 29 09 48.68 +25 37.4 4.876 4.683 73.2 12.0 19.5 2008 06 03 09 51.57 +25 01.0 4.961 4.699 69.3 11.6 19.5 2008 06 08 09 54.66 +24 24.5 5.045 4.714 65.4 11.3 19.6 2008 06 13 09 57.92 +23 47.7 5.127 4.730 61.6 10.9 19.6 2008 06 18 10 01.34 +23 10.8 5.207 4.745 57.9 10.4 19.6 2008 06 23 10 04.90 +22 33.7 5.284 4.761 54.2 10.0 19.6 2008 06 28 10 08.59 +21 56.6 5.359 4.777 50.5 9.4 19.7 2008 07 03 10 12.38 +21 19.3 5.430 4.792 46.8 8.9 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.