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C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) Epoch 2012 Apr. 17.0 TT = JDT 2456034.5 T 2012 Apr. 13.5110 TT MPC q 5.120586 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000948 Peri. 140.1488 -0.2161171 -0.9648028 +/-0.000284 Node 38.3572 -0.9460236 +0.2448803 e 1.004854 Incl. 166.0284 -0.2415216 -0.0958599 From 88 observations 2006 Aug. 29-Dec. 13, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2012 Apr. 14.0538 TT MPC q 5.139239 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000316 Peri. 139.9563 -0.2130866 -0.9654891 +/-0.000284 Node 38.3442 -0.9467884 +0.2418908 e 1.001624 Incl. 166.0319 -0.2412173 -0.0965381An 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 00 05.74 +09 39.1 13.396 12.971 63.3 4.0 18.8 2007 06 04 00 05.90 +09 44.5 13.292 12.945 67.9 4.2 18.7 2007 06 09 00 05.96 +09 49.3 13.186 12.919 72.6 4.3 18.7 2007 06 14 00 05.91 +09 53.6 13.077 12.892 77.3 4.4 18.7 2007 06 19 00 05.74 +09 57.3 12.967 12.866 82.1 4.5 18.7 2007 06 24 00 05.45 +10 00.3 12.856 12.840 86.8 4.5 18.6 2007 06 29 00 05.03 +10 02.7 12.744 12.813 91.6 4.5 18.6 2007 07 04 00 04.49 +10 04.2 12.633 12.787 96.4 4.5 18.6 2007 07 09 00 03.81 +10 05.0 12.523 12.761 101.3 4.5 18.5 2007 07 14 00 03.01 +10 04.9 12.414 12.734 106.2 4.4 18.5 2007 07 19 00 02.07 +10 04.0 12.307 12.708 111.1 4.3 18.5 2007 07 24 00 01.01 +10 02.2 12.203 12.681 116.0 4.1 18.5 2007 07 29 23 59.82 +09 59.5 12.102 12.655 121.0 3.9 18.4 2007 08 03 23 58.50 +09 55.8 12.005 12.629 126.0 3.7 18.4 2007 08 08 23 57.07 +09 51.3 11.913 12.602 131.0 3.5 18.4 2007 08 13 23 55.53 +09 45.8 11.826 12.576 136.1 3.2 18.4 2007 08 18 23 53.88 +09 39.3 11.745 12.549 141.1 2.9 18.3 2007 08 23 23 52.14 +09 32.0 11.670 12.523 146.2 2.6 18.3 2007 08 28 23 50.32 +09 23.8 11.602 12.497 151.2 2.2 18.3 2007 09 02 23 48.42 +09 14.8 11.541 12.470 156.1 1.9 18.3 2007 09 07 23 46.47 +09 05.1 11.487 12.444 160.8 1.5 18.3 2007 09 12 23 44.47 +08 54.6 11.441 12.417 165.2 1.2 18.2 2007 09 17 23 42.44 +08 43.5 11.404 12.391 168.7 0.9 18.2 2007 09 22 23 40.40 +08 31.9 11.374 12.364 170.2 0.8 18.2 2007 09 27 23 38.36 +08 19.8 11.352 12.338 169.0 0.9 18.2 2007 10 02 23 36.34 +08 07.4 11.339 12.311 165.7 1.2 18.2 2007 10 07 23 34.36 +07 54.8 11.334 12.285 161.3 1.5 18.2 2007 10 12 23 32.42 +07 42.0 11.336 12.258 156.5 1.9 18.2 2007 10 17 23 30.54 +07 29.2 11.347 12.232 151.5 2.2 18.1 2007 10 22 23 28.75 +07 16.6 11.364 12.205 146.3 2.6 18.1 2007 10 27 23 27.05 +07 04.1 11.389 12.179 141.1 2.9 18.1 2007 11 01 23 25.45 +06 51.9 11.420 12.152 135.9 3.3 18.1 2007 11 06 23 23.96 +06 40.2 11.457 12.126 130.6 3.6 18.1 2007 11 11 23 22.59 +06 28.9 11.500 12.099 125.3 3.8 18.1 2007 11 16 23 21.36 +06 18.3 11.547 12.073 120.0 4.1 18.1 2007 11 21 23 20.26 +06 08.3 11.599 12.046 114.8 4.3 18.1 2007 11 26 23 19.30 +05 59.1 11.654 12.019 109.5 4.4 18.1 2007 12 01 23 18.48 +05 50.7 11.711 11.993 104.3 4.6 18.1 2007 12 06 23 17.80 +05 43.1 11.771 11.966 99.1 4.7 18.1 2007 12 11 23 17.27 +05 36.4 11.832 11.940 93.9 4.7 18.1 2007 12 16 23 16.87 +05 30.6 11.894 11.913 88.8 4.7 18.1 2007 12 21 23 16.62 +05 25.8 11.955 11.886 83.7 4.7 18.1 2007 12 26 23 16.50 +05 21.9 12.015 11.860 78.6 4.7 18.1 2007 12 31 23 16.52 +05 18.9 12.074 11.833 73.5 4.6 18.1 2008 01 05 23 16.65 +05 16.9 12.131 11.807 68.5 4.4 18.1 2008 01 10 23 16.91 +05 15.8 12.185 11.780 63.6 4.3 18.1 2008 01 15 23 17.28 +05 15.7 12.235 11.753 58.6 4.1 18.1 2008 01 20 23 17.75 +05 16.4 12.282 11.727 53.7 3.9 18.1 2008 01 25 23 18.31 +05 17.9 12.324 11.700 48.9 3.6 18.1 2008 01 30 23 18.97 +05 20.3 12.361 11.673 44.1 3.4 18.1 2008 02 04 23 19.70 +05 23.5 12.392 11.647 39.3 3.1 18.1 2008 02 09 23 20.51 +05 27.4 12.418 11.620 34.6 2.8 18.1 2008 02 14 23 21.37 +05 31.9 12.438 11.593 30.0 2.4 18.1 2008 02 19 23 22.29 +05 37.2 12.451 11.567 25.5 2.1 18.1 2008 02 24 23 23.25 +05 43.0 12.458 11.540 21.1 1.8 18.1 2008 02 29 23 24.25 +05 49.3 12.457 11.513 16.9 1.4 18.1 2008 03 05 23 25.27 +05 56.2 12.450 11.486 13.1 1.1 18.1 2008 03 10 23 26.31 +06 03.5 12.436 11.460 10.2 0.9 18.1 2008 03 15 23 27.35 +06 11.1 12.414 11.433 8.9 0.8 18.1 2008 03 20 23 28.39 +06 19.1 12.386 11.406 9.9 0.9 18.0 2008 03 25 23 29.41 +06 27.4 12.350 11.380 12.7 1.1 18.0 2008 03 30 23 30.42 +06 35.8 12.308 11.353 16.3 1.4 18.0 2008 04 04 23 31.39 +06 44.4 12.258 11.326 20.4 1.8 18.0 2008 04 09 23 32.32 +06 53.1 12.202 11.299 24.6 2.1 18.0 2008 04 14 23 33.21 +07 01.9 12.139 11.273 29.0 2.5 17.9 2008 04 19 23 34.04 +07 10.6 12.070 11.246 33.4 2.8 17.9 2008 04 24 23 34.80 +07 19.2 11.996 11.219 37.9 3.2 17.9 2008 04 29 23 35.49 +07 27.6 11.915 11.192 42.4 3.5 17.9 2008 05 04 23 36.09 +07 35.8 11.829 11.165 47.0 3.8 17.8 2008 05 09 23 36.60 +07 43.8 11.739 11.139 51.5 4.1 17.8 2008 05 14 23 37.01 +07 51.4 11.643 11.112 56.1 4.3 17.8 2008 05 19 23 37.32 +07 58.7 11.544 11.085 60.7 4.6 17.8 2008 05 24 23 37.51 +08 05.4 11.442 11.058 65.4 4.8 17.7 2008 05 29 23 37.57 +08 11.6 11.336 11.031 70.1 5.0 17.7 2008 06 03 23 37.51 +08 17.3 11.228 11.005 74.8 5.1 17.7 2008 06 08 23 37.31 +08 22.3 11.118 10.978 79.5 5.2 17.6 2008 06 13 23 36.97 +08 26.5 11.006 10.951 84.2 5.3 17.6 2008 06 18 23 36.48 +08 30.0 10.894 10.924 89.0 5.3 17.6 2008 06 23 23 35.84 +08 32.6 10.782 10.897 93.8 5.3 17.5 2008 06 28 23 35.05 +08 34.4 10.670 10.871 98.7 5.3 17.5 2008 07 03 23 34.10 +08 35.2 10.560 10.844 103.6 5.2 17.5This 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.