MPC
CBAT
ICQ
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 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 Feb. 27.0037 TT MPC q 2.724415 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1126231 Peri. 158.9025 +0.9840142 +0.0225938 a 4.246694 Node 202.1519 -0.0145529 +0.9988038 e 0.358462 Incl. 27.9364 +0.1774942 -0.0433656 P 8.75An 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! 2008 06 13 20 47.30 +18 08.6 2.559 3.138 115.8 16.9 21.4 2008 06 18 20 46.98 +18 47.2 2.501 3.124 119.1 16.5 21.3 2008 06 23 20 46.20 +19 22.0 2.445 3.110 122.4 16.0 21.3 2008 06 28 20 44.96 +19 52.3 2.393 3.097 125.5 15.5 21.2 2008 07 03 20 43.29 +20 17.4 2.345 3.083 128.6 14.9 21.1 2008 07 08 20 41.22 +20 36.8 2.301 3.070 131.5 14.4 21.1 2008 07 13 20 38.80 +20 49.9 2.260 3.057 134.2 13.8 21.0 2008 07 18 20 36.09 +20 56.3 2.225 3.044 136.6 13.3 20.9 2008 07 23 20 33.15 +20 55.5 2.194 3.032 138.6 12.8 20.9 2008 07 28 20 30.06 +20 47.4 2.168 3.019 140.2 12.4 20.8 2008 08 02 20 26.91 +20 31.8 2.147 3.007 141.3 12.2 20.8 2008 08 07 20 23.80 +20 08.8 2.131 2.995 141.8 12.1 20.8 2008 08 12 20 20.81 +19 38.7 2.121 2.983 141.7 12.2 20.7 2008 08 17 20 18.05 +19 02.1 2.116 2.971 140.9 12.4 20.7 2008 08 22 20 15.59 +18 19.5 2.116 2.959 139.6 12.8 20.7 2008 08 27 20 13.51 +17 31.6 2.121 2.948 137.7 13.3 20.8 2008 09 01 20 11.87 +16 39.3 2.132 2.937 135.4 14.0 20.8 2008 09 06 20 10.74 +15 43.5 2.147 2.926 132.7 14.7 20.8 2008 09 11 20 10.15 +14 45.3 2.168 2.915 129.7 15.4 20.9 2008 09 16 20 10.12 +13 45.6 2.192 2.905 126.5 16.2 20.9 2008 09 21 20 10.67 +12 45.2 2.221 2.894 123.1 16.9 20.9 2008 09 26 20 11.81 +11 44.9 2.254 2.885 119.6 17.6 21.0 2008 10 01 20 13.52 +10 45.6 2.290 2.875 116.1 18.2 21.0 2008 10 06 20 15.80 +09 47.9 2.330 2.865 112.5 18.8 21.1 21.1 2008 10 11 20 18.63 +08 52.3 2.372 2.856 108.9 19.3 21.0 21.1 2008 10 16 20 21.99 +07 59.5 2.417 2.847 105.3 19.7 21.0 21.2 2008 10 21 20 25.84 +07 09.7 2.464 2.839 101.7 20.1 21.1 21.2 2008 10 26 20 30.17 +06 23.2 2.513 2.830 98.1 20.3 21.1 21.3 2008 10 31 20 34.93 +05 40.3 2.564 2.822 94.5 20.5 21.1 21.3 2008 11 05 20 40.12 +05 01.2 2.616 2.814 91.0 20.6 21.1 21.4 2008 11 10 20 45.69 +04 26.0 2.669 2.807 87.5 20.6 21.1 21.4 2008 11 15 20 51.60 +03 54.7 2.723 2.800 84.1 20.6 21.1 21.4 2008 11 20 20 57.84 +03 27.3 2.777 2.793 80.7 20.4 21.1 21.5 2008 11 25 21 04.38 +03 03.9 2.832 2.786 77.3 20.2 21.1 21.5 2008 11 30 21 11.19 +02 44.4 2.886 2.780 74.0 19.9 21.1 21.5 2008 12 05 21 18.25 +02 28.7 2.940 2.774 70.7 19.6 21.1 21.5 2008 12 10 21 25.53 +02 16.8 2.993 2.768 67.4 19.2 21.1 21.6 2008 12 15 21 33.01 +02 08.4 3.046 2.763 64.2 18.7 21.2 21.6 2008 12 20 21 40.66 +02 03.5 3.098 2.758 61.0 18.2 21.2 21.6 2008 12 25 21 48.47 +02 02.0 3.149 2.753 57.8 17.6 21.2 21.6 2008 12 30 21 56.43 +02 03.6 3.198 2.749 54.6 17.0 21.2 21.6 2009 01 04 22 04.51 +02 08.2 3.247 2.745 51.5 16.3 21.2 21.6 2009 01 09 22 12.69 +02 15.7 3.293 2.741 48.4 15.6 21.2 21.6 2009 01 14 22 20.97 +02 25.8 3.338 2.738 45.4 14.8 21.2 21.6 2009 01 19 22 29.33 +02 38.3 3.380 2.735 42.4 14.0 21.3 21.6 2009 01 24 22 37.76 +02 53.2 3.421 2.732 39.4 13.2 21.3 21.6 2009 01 29 22 46.25 +03 10.1 3.460 2.730 36.4 12.4 21.3 21.6 2009 02 03 22 54.80 +03 29.0 3.496 2.728 33.4 11.5 21.3 21.6 2009 02 08 23 03.38 +03 49.6 3.530 2.727 30.5 10.6 21.3 21.6 2009 02 13 23 11.99 +04 11.6 3.562 2.726 27.6 9.7 21.3 21.6 2009 02 18 23 20.63 +04 35.0 3.591 2.725 24.7 8.7 21.3 21.5 2009 02 23 23 29.30 +04 59.6 3.617 2.724 21.9 7.8 21.3 21.5 2009 02 28 23 37.98 +05 25.1 3.641 2.724 19.1 6.8 21.4 21.5 2009 03 05 23 46.67 +05 51.5 3.662 2.724 16.3 5.9 21.4 21.5 2009 03 10 23 55.36 +06 18.3 3.681 2.725 13.5 4.9 21.4 21.4 2009 03 15 00 04.05 +06 45.6 3.696 2.726 10.9 3.9 21.4 2009 03 20 00 12.75 +07 13.2 3.709 2.727 8.3 3.0 21.3 2009 03 25 00 21.44 +07 40.8 3.718 2.729 6.1 2.2 21.3 2009 03 30 00 30.12 +08 08.4 3.725 2.731 4.6 1.7 21.2 2009 04 04 00 38.79 +08 35.6 3.729 2.733 4.5 1.6 21.3 2009 04 09 00 47.44 +09 02.5 3.730 2.736 6.0 2.2 21.3 2009 04 14 00 56.06 +09 28.7 3.728 2.739 8.1 3.0 21.3 2009 04 19 01 04.67 +09 54.2 3.723 2.742 10.6 3.9 21.4 2009 04 24 01 13.25 +10 18.9 3.715 2.746 13.2 4.8 21.5 2009 04 29 01 21.79 +10 42.5 3.705 2.750 15.9 5.8 21.5 2009 05 04 01 30.30 +11 04.9 3.691 2.755 18.6 6.7 21.5 21.5 2009 05 09 01 38.76 +11 26.0 3.675 2.759 21.4 7.7 21.6 21.6 2009 05 14 01 47.17 +11 45.6 3.656 2.764 24.1 8.6 21.6 21.6 2009 05 19 01 55.52 +12 03.7 3.634 2.770 26.9 9.5 21.6 21.6 2009 05 24 02 03.81 +12 20.1 3.609 2.776 29.8 10.4 21.6 21.7 2009 05 29 02 12.03 +12 34.6 3.582 2.782 32.6 11.3 21.6 21.7 2009 06 03 02 20.17 +12 47.2 3.552 2.788 35.4 12.2 21.6 21.7 2009 06 08 02 28.21 +12 57.7 3.519 2.795 38.3 13.0 21.6 21.7 2009 06 13 02 36.16 +13 06.0 3.484 2.802 41.2 13.8 21.6 21.7 2009 06 18 02 43.99 +13 12.1 3.447 2.809 44.2 14.6 21.6 21.7 2009 06 23 02 51.70 +13 15.7 3.407 2.817 47.2 15.3 21.7 21.8 2009 06 28 02 59.26 +13 16.8 3.365 2.824 50.2 16.0 21.7 21.8 2009 07 03 03 06.67 +13 15.3 3.321 2.833 53.2 16.7 21.7 21.8 2009 07 08 03 13.90 +13 11.1 3.276 2.841 56.3 17.3 21.7 21.8 2009 07 13 03 20.95 +13 04.1 3.228 2.850 59.5 17.9 21.7 21.8 2009 07 18 03 27.79 +12 54.3 3.179 2.859 62.7 18.4 21.7 21.7This 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.
