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C/2007 E1 (Garradd) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 May 23.8305 TT MPC q 1.285863 (2000.0) P Q z +0.015379 Peri. 7.1022 -0.8363046 +0.5465693 +/-0.000087 Node 153.8269 +0.4980970 +0.7245875 e 0.980225 Incl. 174.3940 +0.2291157 +0.4198035 From 838 observations 2007 Mar. 13-May 29, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 E1 (Garradd) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2007 May 23.8292 TT MPC q 1.285868 (2000.0) P Q z +0.015383 Peri. 7.1008 -0.8363167 +0.5465507 +/-0.000087 Node 153.8268 +0.4980809 +0.7245987 e 0.980219 Incl. 174.3940 +0.2291063 +0.4198084An 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 07 25.28 +22 52.2 1.861 1.289 41.4 31.4 15.0 2007 06 04 07 22.49 +23 12.8 1.973 1.297 36.0 27.4 15.1 2007 06 09 07 20.24 +23 30.6 2.075 1.308 30.7 23.3 15.3 2007 06 14 07 18.41 +23 46.4 2.168 1.324 25.4 19.2 15.4 2007 06 19 07 16.90 +24 00.8 2.250 1.344 20.3 15.2 15.5 2007 06 24 07 15.64 +24 14.0 2.321 1.367 15.3 11.3 15.7 2007 06 29 07 14.56 +24 26.5 2.382 1.394 10.3 7.5 15.8 2007 07 04 07 13.61 +24 38.4 2.433 1.424 5.6 4.0 16.0 2007 07 09 07 12.73 +24 50.1 2.472 1.457 2.4 1.7 16.1 2007 07 14 07 11.89 +25 01.7 2.501 1.493 5.5 3.7 16.2 2007 07 19 07 11.01 +25 13.4 2.520 1.530 10.2 6.8 16.4 2007 07 24 07 10.06 +25 25.5 2.528 1.570 15.1 9.7 16.5 2007 07 29 07 08.97 +25 38.1 2.527 1.612 20.1 12.5 16.6 2007 08 03 07 07.69 +25 51.3 2.516 1.655 25.2 15.1 16.7 2007 08 08 07 06.16 +26 05.5 2.496 1.700 30.3 17.5 16.8 2007 08 13 07 04.31 +26 20.7 2.468 1.746 35.6 19.7 16.9 2007 08 18 07 02.05 +26 37.1 2.432 1.794 40.9 21.7 17.0 2007 08 23 06 59.29 +26 55.0 2.389 1.842 46.3 23.4 17.0 2007 08 28 06 55.93 +27 14.4 2.339 1.891 51.9 24.9 17.1 2007 09 02 06 51.85 +27 35.5 2.283 1.941 57.7 26.1 17.2 2007 09 07 06 46.92 +27 58.2 2.222 1.991 63.6 27.0 17.2 2007 09 12 06 40.99 +28 22.6 2.158 2.042 69.8 27.6 17.3 2007 09 17 06 33.88 +28 48.4 2.090 2.093 76.2 27.8 17.3 2007 09 22 06 25.41 +29 15.0 2.022 2.145 83.0 27.7 17.3 2007 09 27 06 15.39 +29 41.7 1.954 2.197 90.0 27.1 17.4 2007 10 02 06 03.64 +30 07.1 1.888 2.249 97.5 26.2 17.4 2007 10 07 05 49.98 +30 29.5 1.826 2.302 105.3 24.8 17.4 2007 10 12 05 34.34 +30 46.4 1.771 2.354 113.5 22.9 17.5 2007 10 17 05 16.70 +30 54.7 1.724 2.407 122.2 20.5 17.5 2007 10 22 04 57.28 +30 51.4 1.688 2.460 131.1 17.7 17.5 2007 10 27 04 36.43 +30 33.6 1.665 2.513 140.4 14.6 17.6 2007 11 01 04 14.72 +29 59.4 1.658 2.565 149.8 11.2 17.7 2007 11 06 03 52.84 +29 08.7 1.668 2.618 159.0 7.8 17.8 2007 11 11 03 31.53 +28 03.2 1.696 2.671 167.3 4.7 17.9 2007 11 16 03 11.44 +26 46.5 1.742 2.724 171.4 3.1 18.1 2007 11 21 02 53.05 +25 23.1 1.805 2.776 167.0 4.6 18.2 2007 11 26 02 36.65 +23 57.4 1.884 2.829 159.4 7.0 18.4 2007 12 01 02 22.32 +22 33.4 1.977 2.882 151.4 9.4 18.6 2007 12 06 02 10.02 +21 13.9 2.083 2.934 143.5 11.5 18.8 2007 12 11 01 59.64 +20 00.8 2.200 2.986 135.9 13.3 19.0 2007 12 16 01 50.99 +18 55.3 2.325 3.038 128.6 14.7 19.2 2007 12 21 01 43.90 +17 57.6 2.458 3.090 121.7 15.7 19.4 2007 12 26 01 38.17 +17 07.6 2.596 3.142 115.1 16.5 19.5 2007 12 31 01 33.63 +16 24.9 2.739 3.194 108.8 16.9 19.7 2008 01 05 01 30.11 +15 49.0 2.884 3.246 102.7 17.2 19.9 2008 01 10 01 27.48 +15 19.2 3.032 3.297 96.9 17.2 20.1 2008 01 15 01 25.62 +14 55.0 3.180 3.349 91.2 17.1 20.3 2008 01 20 01 24.43 +14 35.8 3.327 3.400 85.8 16.8 20.4 2008 01 25 01 23.81 +14 21.0 3.474 3.451 80.5 16.3 20.6 2008 01 30 01 23.68 +14 10.0 3.619 3.501 75.3 15.8 20.7 2008 02 04 01 23.97 +14 02.5 3.761 3.552 70.3 15.1 20.9 2008 02 09 01 24.64 +13 58.0 3.901 3.603 65.4 14.4 21.0 2008 02 14 01 25.62 +13 56.1 4.036 3.653 60.5 13.6 21.2 2008 02 19 01 26.87 +13 56.6 4.168 3.703 55.8 12.7 21.3 2008 02 24 01 28.36 +13 59.1 4.295 3.753 51.1 11.8 21.4 2008 02 29 01 30.03 +14 03.2 4.416 3.803 46.5 10.9 21.5 2008 03 05 01 31.88 +14 08.9 4.533 3.853 42.0 9.9 21.6 2008 03 10 01 33.86 +14 15.9 4.643 3.902 37.5 8.9 21.7 2008 03 15 01 35.95 +14 24.0 4.748 3.951 33.0 7.9 21.8 2008 03 20 01 38.14 +14 33.0 4.846 4.001 28.6 6.9 21.9 2008 03 25 01 40.38 +14 42.7 4.938 4.050 24.3 5.8 22.0 2008 03 30 01 42.68 +14 53.1 5.023 4.098 20.0 4.8 22.1 2008 04 04 01 45.00 +15 03.9 5.101 4.147 15.8 3.8 22.2 2008 04 09 01 47.34 +15 15.1 5.172 4.195 11.6 2.8 22.3 2008 04 14 01 49.67 +15 26.5 5.236 4.244 7.7 1.8 22.4 2008 04 19 01 51.98 +15 38.1 5.293 4.292 4.5 1.1 22.4 2008 04 24 01 54.25 +15 49.7 5.342 4.340 4.3 1.0 22.5 2008 04 29 01 56.47 +16 01.2 5.385 4.388 7.3 1.7 22.6 2008 05 04 01 58.62 +16 12.7 5.420 4.435 11.2 2.5 22.6 2008 05 09 02 00.70 +16 23.9 5.449 4.483 15.3 3.4 22.7 2008 05 14 02 02.67 +16 34.8 5.470 4.530 19.6 4.3 22.8 2008 05 19 02 04.53 +16 45.3 5.485 4.578 23.8 5.1 22.8 2008 05 24 02 06.26 +16 55.4 5.493 4.625 28.1 5.9 22.8 2008 05 29 02 07.85 +17 04.9 5.495 4.671 32.5 6.7 22.9 2008 06 03 02 09.28 +17 13.9 5.490 4.718 36.9 7.4 22.9 2008 06 08 02 10.53 +17 22.2 5.480 4.765 41.3 8.1 23.0 2008 06 13 02 11.59 +17 29.7 5.464 4.811 45.8 8.7 23.0 2008 06 18 02 12.45 +17 36.4 5.443 4.857 50.3 9.3 23.0 2008 06 23 02 13.08 +17 42.1 5.417 4.904 54.9 9.8 23.1 2008 06 28 02 13.47 +17 46.9 5.387 4.950 59.5 10.2 23.1 2008 07 03 02 13.60 +17 50.6 5.353 4.995 64.2 10.6 23.1This 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.