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C/2007 G1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Nov. 16.1849 TT MPC q 2.646860 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000731 Peri. 223.9789 -0.1174151 +0.1531263 +/-0.000131 Node 78.9993 -0.3755380 +0.9078253 e 1.001936 Incl. 88.3271 -0.9193394 -0.3903915 From 360 observations 2007 Apr. 10-May 30, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5 T 2008 Nov. 16.5514 TT MPC q 2.645138 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000291 Peri. 224.0622 -0.1176470 +0.1529734 +/-0.000131 Node 78.9933 -0.3741338 +0.9084308 e 1.000769 Incl. 88.3591 -0.9198821 -0.3890407An 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 17 35.66 +36 01.1 5.204 5.778 120.0 8.7 16.7 2007 06 04 17 31.10 +35 55.1 5.155 5.741 120.8 8.7 16.7 2007 06 09 17 26.41 +35 44.3 5.111 5.703 121.2 8.8 16.6 2007 06 14 17 21.63 +35 28.6 5.072 5.666 121.3 8.8 16.6 2007 06 19 17 16.83 +35 07.7 5.037 5.629 121.0 8.9 16.5 2007 06 24 17 12.06 +34 41.6 5.009 5.591 120.3 9.0 16.5 2007 06 29 17 07.39 +34 10.6 4.985 5.554 119.3 9.2 16.4 2007 07 04 17 02.87 +33 34.6 4.966 5.516 118.0 9.4 16.4 2007 07 09 16 58.54 +32 54.0 4.952 5.479 116.3 9.6 16.4 2007 07 14 16 54.46 +32 09.0 4.944 5.442 114.3 9.8 16.3 2007 07 19 16 50.67 +31 20.0 4.939 5.404 112.1 10.0 16.3 2007 07 24 16 47.20 +30 27.3 4.940 5.367 109.6 10.3 16.3 2007 07 29 16 44.07 +29 31.4 4.944 5.329 106.9 10.5 16.2 2007 08 03 16 41.30 +28 32.8 4.952 5.292 104.1 10.7 16.2 2007 08 08 16 38.91 +27 31.9 4.964 5.254 101.1 10.9 16.2 2007 08 13 16 36.90 +26 29.1 4.979 5.217 98.0 11.1 16.2 2007 08 18 16 35.28 +25 24.9 4.997 5.180 94.7 11.2 16.1 2007 08 23 16 34.04 +24 19.7 5.016 5.142 91.4 11.3 16.1 2007 08 28 16 33.18 +23 13.8 5.038 5.105 88.1 11.4 16.1 2007 09 02 16 32.68 +22 07.7 5.061 5.067 84.6 11.4 16.1 2007 09 07 16 32.54 +21 01.6 5.085 5.030 81.2 11.4 16.0 2007 09 12 16 32.74 +19 55.8 5.109 4.993 77.7 11.4 16.0 2007 09 17 16 33.27 +18 50.6 5.134 4.955 74.2 11.3 16.0 2007 09 22 16 34.12 +17 46.2 5.158 4.918 70.7 11.1 16.0 2007 09 27 16 35.26 +16 42.9 5.181 4.881 67.2 10.9 16.0 2007 10 02 16 36.69 +15 40.8 5.203 4.843 63.7 10.7 15.9 2007 10 07 16 38.38 +14 40.0 5.223 4.806 60.3 10.4 15.9 2007 10 12 16 40.32 +13 40.7 5.241 4.769 56.9 10.1 15.9 2007 10 17 16 42.49 +12 42.9 5.256 4.732 53.5 9.7 15.9 2007 10 22 16 44.88 +11 46.9 5.269 4.695 50.2 9.4 15.8 2007 10 27 16 47.47 +10 52.5 5.279 4.658 47.0 9.0 15.8 2007 11 01 16 50.25 +09 59.9 5.285 4.620 43.8 8.6 15.8 2007 11 06 16 53.20 +09 09.1 5.287 4.583 40.8 8.1 15.7 2007 11 11 16 56.30 +08 20.2 5.286 4.547 38.0 7.7 15.7 2007 11 16 16 59.54 +07 33.1 5.280 4.510 35.3 7.3 15.7 2007 11 21 17 02.91 +06 47.8 5.270 4.473 32.9 6.9 15.6 2007 11 26 17 06.39 +06 04.4 5.254 4.436 30.8 6.5 15.6 2007 12 01 17 09.97 +05 22.9 5.235 4.399 29.1 6.3 15.5 2007 12 06 17 13.62 +04 43.1 5.210 4.363 27.8 6.1 15.5 2007 12 11 17 17.35 +04 05.1 5.180 4.326 27.1 5.9 15.4 2007 12 16 17 21.12 +03 28.9 5.144 4.290 26.9 6.0 15.4 2007 12 21 17 24.93 +02 54.4 5.104 4.253 27.3 6.1 15.3 2007 12 26 17 28.77 +02 21.4 5.058 4.217 28.2 6.3 15.3 2007 12 31 17 32.60 +01 50.1 5.007 4.181 29.7 6.7 15.2 2008 01 05 17 36.43 +01 20.2 4.951 4.145 31.6 7.1 15.1 2008 01 10 17 40.24 +00 51.8 4.889 4.109 33.8 7.7 15.1 2008 01 15 17 44.00 +00 24.7 4.822 4.073 36.4 8.2 15.0 2008 01 20 17 47.70 -00 01.2 4.751 4.038 39.3 8.9 14.9 2008 01 25 17 51.32 -00 26.0 4.674 4.002 42.4 9.5 14.9 2008 01 30 17 54.85 -00 49.8 4.593 3.967 45.6 10.2 14.8 2008 02 04 17 58.26 -01 12.9 4.507 3.932 49.0 10.9 14.7 2008 02 09 18 01.53 -01 35.2 4.417 3.897 52.6 11.6 14.6 2008 02 14 18 04.64 -01 57.0 4.322 3.862 56.2 12.3 14.5 2008 02 19 18 07.57 -02 18.5 4.224 3.827 60.0 12.9 14.5 2008 02 24 18 10.29 -02 39.9 4.123 3.793 63.9 13.5 14.4 2008 02 29 18 12.79 -03 01.5 4.018 3.758 67.8 14.1 14.3 2008 03 05 18 15.01 -03 23.4 3.911 3.724 71.9 14.7 14.2 2008 03 10 18 16.95 -03 45.9 3.801 3.690 76.1 15.1 14.1 2008 03 15 18 18.56 -04 09.5 3.690 3.657 80.3 15.6 14.0 2008 03 20 18 19.81 -04 34.3 3.576 3.623 84.7 15.9 13.9 2008 03 25 18 20.66 -05 00.8 3.462 3.590 89.2 16.1 13.7 2008 03 30 18 21.07 -05 29.3 3.348 3.557 93.8 16.3 13.6 2008 04 04 18 20.99 -06 00.4 3.234 3.525 98.6 16.3 13.5 2008 04 09 18 20.38 -06 34.3 3.120 3.493 103.5 16.2 13.4 2008 04 14 18 19.19 -07 11.7 3.008 3.461 108.6 15.9 13.3 2008 04 19 18 17.37 -07 52.9 2.899 3.429 113.8 15.5 13.2 2008 04 24 18 14.87 -08 38.6 2.792 3.398 119.2 15.0 13.0 2008 04 29 18 11.63 -09 29.1 2.689 3.367 124.8 14.2 12.9 2008 05 04 18 07.61 -10 24.8 2.592 3.337 130.6 13.3 12.8 2008 05 09 18 02.75 -11 26.1 2.500 3.306 136.6 12.1 12.7 2008 05 14 17 57.05 -12 33.1 2.414 3.277 142.8 10.7 12.6 2008 05 19 17 50.48 -13 45.8 2.337 3.247 149.2 9.2 12.5 2008 05 24 17 43.05 -15 03.9 2.268 3.219 155.8 7.4 12.4 2008 05 29 17 34.79 -16 26.8 2.209 3.190 162.6 5.5 12.3 2008 06 03 17 25.77 -17 53.6 2.160 3.162 169.4 3.4 12.2 2008 06 08 17 16.09 -19 23.2 2.122 3.135 175.8 1.4 12.1 2008 06 13 17 05.89 -20 54.2 2.095 3.108 174.8 1.7 12.0 2008 06 18 16 55.35 -22 25.1 2.080 3.082 168.1 3.9 12.0 2008 06 23 16 44.66 -23 54.5 2.077 3.056 161.0 6.2 11.9 2008 06 28 16 34.01 -25 21.1 2.085 3.031 153.9 8.5 11.9 2008 07 03 16 23.61 -26 44.0 2.103 3.006 146.9 10.7 11.9This 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.