14P/Wolf
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56802:14P/Wolf Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Feb. 27.2521 TT MPC q 2.724119 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1127751 Peri. 158.9886 +0.9840725 +0.0216460 a 4.242878 Node 202.1193 -0.0135631 +0.9988081 e 0.357955 Incl. 27.9434 +0.1772492 -0.0437481 P 8.74 From 137 observations 1950-2004, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
14P/Wolf Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Feb. 27.3705 TT MPC q 2.724434 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1127879 Peri. 159.0240 +0.9840872 +0.0210645 a 4.242558 Node 202.1176 -0.0129716 +0.9988155 e 0.357832 Incl. 27.9437 +0.1772122 -0.0438629 P 8.74An 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.
Ephemeris
The following ephemeris is at intervals of five days. A daily ephemeris covering the same time interval is also available.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! 2009 10 26 04 25.31 -00 34.3 2.242 3.087 142.1 11.4 20.9 2009 10 31 04 22.95 -01 30.5 2.227 3.100 146.0 10.3 20.9 2009 11 05 04 20.19 -02 24.4 2.219 3.114 149.5 9.3 20.8 2009 11 10 04 17.11 -03 15.0 2.217 3.128 152.2 8.5 20.8 2009 11 15 04 13.79 -04 01.6 2.222 3.142 154.0 7.9 20.8 2009 11 20 04 10.33 -04 43.5 2.234 3.155 154.6 7.7 20.8 2009 11 25 04 06.82 -05 20.2 2.253 3.170 153.9 7.9 20.8 2009 11 30 04 03.36 -05 51.2 2.279 3.184 152.1 8.3 20.9 2009 12 05 04 00.04 -06 16.2 2.311 3.198 149.3 9.1 21.0 2009 12 10 03 56.95 -06 35.4 2.350 3.213 145.9 9.9 21.0 2009 12 15 03 54.16 -06 48.6 2.394 3.227 142.0 10.8 21.1 2009 12 20 03 51.74 -06 56.1 2.445 3.242 137.8 11.8 21.2 2009 12 25 03 49.74 -06 58.2 2.500 3.257 133.5 12.7 21.3 2009 12 30 03 48.19 -06 55.4 2.561 3.271 129.1 13.5 21.4 2010 01 04 03 47.12 -06 48.1 2.625 3.286 124.7 14.2 21.5 2010 01 09 03 46.53 -06 36.9 2.693 3.301 120.4 14.9 21.6 2010 01 14 03 46.43 -06 22.1 2.765 3.316 116.0 15.5 21.7 2010 01 19 03 46.82 -06 04.3 2.839 3.332 111.7 15.9 21.7 2010 01 24 03 47.69 -05 44.0 2.916 3.347 107.5 16.3 21.8 2010 01 29 03 49.01 -05 21.7 2.994 3.362 103.4 16.6 21.9 2010 02 03 03 50.78 -04 57.8 3.074 3.378 99.4 16.7 22.0 2010 02 08 03 52.95 -04 32.6 3.155 3.393 95.4 16.8 22.0 2010 02 13 03 55.52 -04 06.5 3.237 3.409 91.5 16.8 22.1 2010 02 18 03 58.46 -03 39.8 3.318 3.424 87.7 16.8 22.2 2010 02 23 04 01.75 -03 12.9 3.400 3.440 84.0 16.6 22.2 2010 02 28 04 05.35 -02 46.0 3.481 3.455 80.3 16.4 22.3 2010 03 05 04 09.25 -02 19.3 3.562 3.471 76.7 16.1 22.3 2010 03 10 04 13.42 -01 53.1 3.641 3.487 73.2 15.8 22.4 2010 03 15 04 17.85 -01 27.4 3.720 3.503 69.8 15.5 22.4 2010 03 20 04 22.51 -01 02.6 3.796 3.518 66.4 15.0 22.5 2010 03 25 04 27.38 -00 38.8 3.871 3.534 63.1 14.6 22.5 2010 03 30 04 32.44 -00 16.0 3.944 3.550 59.9 14.1 22.5 2010 04 04 04 37.68 +00 05.5 4.015 3.566 56.7 13.6 22.6 2010 04 09 04 43.07 +00 25.8 4.084 3.582 53.6 13.0 22.6 2010 04 14 04 48.61 +00 44.6 4.150 3.598 50.6 12.4 22.6 2010 04 19 04 54.27 +01 02.0 4.214 3.614 47.6 11.8 22.6 2010 04 24 05 00.05 +01 17.7 4.275 3.630 44.7 11.2 22.6 2010 04 29 05 05.92 +01 31.8 4.332 3.646 41.9 10.6 22.7 2010 05 04 05 11.88 +01 44.2 4.387 3.662 39.2 10.0 22.7 2010 05 09 05 17.91 +01 54.9 4.439 3.678 36.6 9.4 22.7 2010 05 14 05 24.00 +02 03.8 4.487 3.694 34.1 8.8 22.7 2010 05 19 05 30.14 +02 10.9 4.533 3.710 31.7 8.2 22.7 2010 05 24 05 36.32 +02 16.1 4.574 3.726 29.4 7.7 22.7 2010 05 29 05 42.51 +02 19.4 4.613 3.742 27.4 7.2 22.7 2010 06 03 05 48.72 +02 20.9 4.647 3.758 25.5 6.7 22.7 2010 06 08 05 54.94 +02 20.5 4.679 3.774 24.0 6.3 22.7 2010 06 13 06 01.15 +02 18.2 4.706 3.790 22.7 5.9 22.7 2010 06 18 06 07.34 +02 14.0 4.730 3.806 21.8 5.7 22.7 2010 06 23 06 13.51 +02 07.8 4.750 3.822 21.4 5.6 22.7 2010 06 28 06 19.63 +01 59.8 4.766 3.838 21.4 5.5 22.8 2010 07 03 06 25.71 +01 50.0 4.779 3.853 21.8 5.6 22.8 2010 07 08 06 31.73 +01 38.3 4.788 3.869 22.6 5.8 22.8 2010 07 13 06 37.69 +01 24.7 4.793 3.885 23.9 6.1 22.8 2010 07 18 06 43.56 +01 09.3 4.794 3.901 25.5 6.4 22.9 2010 07 23 06 49.35 +00 52.2 4.792 3.917 27.3 6.8 22.9 2010 07 28 06 55.04 +00 33.3 4.786 3.933 29.4 7.3 22.9 2010 08 02 07 00.63 +00 12.8 4.776 3.948 31.7 7.8 22.9 2010 08 07 07 06.09 -00 09.4 4.763 3.964 34.1 8.3 23.0 2010 08 12 07 11.43 -00 33.3 4.746 3.980 36.7 8.8 23.0 2010 08 17 07 16.63 -00 58.7 4.725 3.996 39.5 9.3 23.0 2010 08 22 07 21.67 -01 25.6 4.701 4.011 42.3 9.8 23.0 2010 08 27 07 26.55 -01 53.9 4.674 4.027 45.2 10.3 23.0 2010 09 01 07 31.25 -02 23.5 4.644 4.042 48.2 10.7 23.0 2010 09 06 07 35.76 -02 54.5 4.611 4.058 51.3 11.2 23.1 2010 09 11 07 40.07 -03 26.7 4.574 4.073 54.5 11.6 23.1 2010 09 16 07 44.17 -03 59.9 4.535 4.089 57.8 12.0 23.1 2010 09 21 07 48.03 -04 34.2 4.494 4.104 61.1 12.4 23.1 2010 09 26 07 51.64 -05 09.3 4.450 4.120 64.5 12.7 23.1 2010 10 01 07 55.00 -05 45.2 4.404 4.135 68.0 13.0 23.1 2010 10 06 07 58.08 -06 21.7 4.356 4.150 71.6 13.2 23.1 2010 10 11 08 00.86 -06 58.7 4.307 4.165 75.2 13.4 23.0 2010 10 16 08 03.33 -07 36.0 4.256 4.181 78.9 13.5 23.0 2010 10 21 08 05.48 -08 13.3 4.205 4.196 82.7 13.6 23.0 2010 10 26 08 07.29 -08 50.6 4.153 4.211 86.5 13.6 23.0 2010 10 31 08 08.74 -09 27.4 4.101 4.226 90.4 13.6 23.0 2010 11 05 08 09.82 -10 03.7 4.049 4.241 94.3 13.5 23.0 2010 11 10 08 10.52 -10 39.1 3.998 4.256 98.3 13.3 22.9 2010 11 15 08 10.82 -11 13.3 3.947 4.271 102.4 13.1 22.9 2010 11 20 08 10.73 -11 45.9 3.899 4.285 106.5 12.8 22.9 2010 11 25 08 10.25 -12 16.7 3.853 4.300 110.6 12.4 22.8 2010 11 30 08 09.36 -12 45.3 3.809 4.315 114.7 12.0 22.8This 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.
