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C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 May 27.7220 TT MPC q 5.209210 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001523 Peri. 309.0945 -0.2546255 -0.8909266 +/-0.000029 Node 148.4322 +0.9467216 -0.1503607 e 0.992065 Incl. 45.9170 -0.1971906 +0.4285340 From 77 observations 2007 Jan. 25-May 12, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 May 27.7322 TT MPC q 5.209207 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001516 Peri. 309.0947 -0.2546450 -0.8909300 +/-0.000029 Node 148.4337 +0.9467180 -0.1503875 e 0.992103 Incl. 45.9163 -0.1971826 +0.4285177An 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 38.04 -06 14.8 5.907 5.209 42.8 7.6 18.5 2007 06 04 06 42.78 -05 52.5 5.943 5.209 40.2 7.2 18.5 2007 06 09 06 47.58 -05 32.2 5.977 5.210 37.6 6.8 18.6 2007 06 14 06 52.43 -05 13.9 6.007 5.211 35.2 6.5 18.6 2007 06 19 06 57.32 -04 57.5 6.034 5.212 33.0 6.1 18.6 2007 06 24 07 02.25 -04 43.0 6.058 5.213 31.0 5.8 18.6 2007 06 29 07 07.18 -04 30.4 6.078 5.215 29.2 5.5 18.6 2007 07 04 07 12.13 -04 19.6 6.095 5.217 27.8 5.2 18.6 2007 07 09 07 17.07 -04 10.6 6.108 5.219 26.7 5.0 18.6 2007 07 14 07 22.00 -04 03.2 6.117 5.221 25.9 4.9 18.6 2007 07 19 07 26.91 -03 57.5 6.122 5.224 25.6 4.8 18.6 2007 07 24 07 31.79 -03 53.4 6.123 5.227 25.8 4.9 18.6 2007 07 29 07 36.62 -03 50.8 6.120 5.230 26.4 5.0 18.6 2007 08 03 07 41.40 -03 49.6 6.113 5.234 27.5 5.1 18.6 2007 08 08 07 46.12 -03 49.8 6.102 5.237 28.9 5.4 18.6 2007 08 13 07 50.77 -03 51.3 6.087 5.241 30.7 5.7 18.6 2007 08 18 07 55.33 -03 53.9 6.068 5.246 32.7 6.0 18.6 2007 08 23 07 59.81 -03 57.7 6.046 5.250 35.1 6.4 18.6 2007 08 28 08 04.17 -04 02.4 6.019 5.255 37.6 6.7 18.6 2007 09 02 08 08.43 -04 08.1 5.988 5.260 40.4 7.1 18.6 2007 09 07 08 12.56 -04 14.6 5.954 5.265 43.3 7.5 18.6 2007 09 12 08 16.56 -04 21.7 5.916 5.271 46.3 7.9 18.6 2007 09 17 08 20.41 -04 29.5 5.874 5.277 49.5 8.3 18.6 2007 09 22 08 24.10 -04 37.6 5.829 5.283 52.8 8.7 18.6 2007 09 27 08 27.62 -04 46.1 5.780 5.289 56.2 9.1 18.5 2007 10 02 08 30.97 -04 54.8 5.729 5.296 59.7 9.4 18.5 2007 10 07 08 34.12 -05 03.5 5.675 5.303 63.4 9.7 18.5 2007 10 12 08 37.06 -05 12.1 5.618 5.310 67.1 10.0 18.5 2007 10 17 08 39.79 -05 20.5 5.559 5.317 70.9 10.2 18.5 2007 10 22 08 42.29 -05 28.4 5.498 5.325 74.8 10.4 18.5 2007 10 27 08 44.54 -05 35.6 5.436 5.333 78.8 10.5 18.4 2007 11 01 08 46.55 -05 42.1 5.372 5.341 82.9 10.6 18.4 2007 11 06 08 48.29 -05 47.5 5.308 5.349 87.0 10.7 18.4 2007 11 11 08 49.76 -05 51.8 5.243 5.358 91.3 10.6 18.4 2007 11 16 08 50.95 -05 54.7 5.178 5.367 95.7 10.6 18.4 2007 11 21 08 51.85 -05 55.9 5.114 5.376 100.1 10.4 18.3 2007 11 26 08 52.46 -05 55.4 5.051 5.385 104.6 10.2 18.3 2007 12 01 08 52.78 -05 52.8 4.990 5.395 109.2 9.9 18.3 2007 12 06 08 52.80 -05 48.1 4.931 5.404 113.8 9.6 18.3 2007 12 11 08 52.53 -05 41.0 4.874 5.414 118.5 9.2 18.3 2007 12 16 08 51.98 -05 31.3 4.821 5.425 123.3 8.7 18.3 2007 12 21 08 51.16 -05 19.0 4.773 5.435 128.1 8.2 18.2 2007 12 26 08 50.09 -05 03.9 4.729 5.446 132.9 7.6 18.2 2007 12 31 08 48.79 -04 46.0 4.690 5.457 137.7 7.0 18.2 2008 01 05 08 47.29 -04 25.2 4.656 5.468 142.3 6.3 18.2 2008 01 10 08 45.60 -04 01.6 4.629 5.479 146.9 5.6 18.2 2008 01 15 08 43.78 -03 35.3 4.609 5.491 151.1 5.0 18.2 2008 01 20 08 41.86 -03 06.4 4.596 5.503 154.9 4.3 18.2 2008 01 25 08 39.87 -02 35.1 4.590 5.515 158.0 3.8 18.2 2008 01 30 08 37.86 -02 01.6 4.591 5.527 159.9 3.5 18.2 2008 02 04 08 35.88 -01 26.3 4.601 5.539 160.4 3.4 18.2 2008 02 09 08 33.95 -00 49.5 4.618 5.552 159.4 3.6 18.3 2008 02 14 08 32.12 -00 11.4 4.643 5.565 157.0 4.0 18.3 2008 02 19 08 30.44 +00 27.4 4.675 5.578 153.6 4.5 18.3 2008 02 24 08 28.93 +01 06.7 4.715 5.591 149.6 5.1 18.3 2008 02 29 08 27.62 +01 46.2 4.762 5.605 145.3 5.8 18.4 2008 03 05 08 26.53 +02 25.4 4.816 5.619 140.7 6.4 18.4 2008 03 10 08 25.69 +03 04.1 4.876 5.632 136.0 7.0 18.4 2008 03 15 08 25.11 +03 42.0 4.942 5.647 131.2 7.6 18.5 2008 03 20 08 24.80 +04 18.8 5.013 5.661 126.4 8.1 18.5 2008 03 25 08 24.77 +04 54.3 5.088 5.675 121.6 8.6 18.6 2008 03 30 08 25.02 +05 28.4 5.168 5.690 116.9 9.0 18.6 2008 04 04 08 25.54 +06 00.9 5.252 5.705 112.1 9.3 18.7 2008 04 09 08 26.35 +06 31.7 5.339 5.720 107.5 9.6 18.7 2008 04 14 08 27.42 +07 00.7 5.428 5.735 102.9 9.8 18.8 2008 04 19 08 28.75 +07 27.9 5.519 5.751 98.3 10.0 18.8 2008 04 24 08 30.33 +07 53.2 5.611 5.766 93.8 10.0 18.9 2008 04 29 08 32.15 +08 16.6 5.705 5.782 89.4 10.0 18.9 2008 05 04 08 34.19 +08 38.2 5.798 5.798 85.0 10.0 18.9 2008 05 09 08 36.45 +08 57.9 5.892 5.814 80.6 9.9 19.0 2008 05 14 08 38.90 +09 15.8 5.985 5.830 76.4 9.7 19.0 2008 05 19 08 41.54 +09 31.9 6.077 5.847 72.2 9.5 19.1 2008 05 24 08 44.35 +09 46.3 6.167 5.863 68.0 9.2 19.1 2008 05 29 08 47.32 +09 59.0 6.256 5.880 63.9 8.9 19.2 2008 06 03 08 50.43 +10 10.2 6.342 5.897 59.8 8.5 19.2 2008 06 08 08 53.68 +10 19.8 6.426 5.914 55.7 8.2 19.3 2008 06 13 08 57.04 +10 27.9 6.507 5.931 51.7 7.7 19.3 2008 06 18 09 00.51 +10 34.6 6.584 5.949 47.8 7.3 19.3 2008 06 23 09 04.07 +10 40.0 6.658 5.967 43.8 6.8 19.4 2008 06 28 09 07.72 +10 44.2 6.729 5.984 39.9 6.3 19.4 2008 07 03 09 11.44 +10 47.2 6.795 6.002 36.0 5.7 19.4This 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.