MPC
CBAT
ICQ
16P/Brooks
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
T 2008 Apr. 12.5944 TT MPC
q 1.466611 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1604862 Peri. 219.4701 +0.9457753 -0.3237668
a 3.353597 Node 159.3753 +0.3136302 +0.8892699
e 0.562675 Incl. 4.2583 +0.0845288 +0.3230698
P 6.14
From 242 observations 1987-2001, mean residual 0".9. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.39, A2 = -0.1324.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
16P/Brooks Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 Apr. 12.5955 TT MPC q 1.466611 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1604786 Peri. 219.4711 +0.9457712 -0.3237787 a 3.353703 Node 159.3750 +0.3136415 +0.8892658 e 0.562689 Incl. 4.2583 +0.0845328 +0.3230691 P 6.14An 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 04 26.48 +19 03.1 2.565 1.602 14.5 9.2 14.7 20.7 2008 06 18 04 41.28 +19 31.5 2.578 1.623 15.8 9.8 14.8 20.7 2008 06 23 04 55.88 +19 54.6 2.590 1.646 17.1 10.4 15.0 20.8 2008 06 28 05 10.26 +20 12.5 2.602 1.669 18.4 11.1 15.1 20.9 2008 07 03 05 24.40 +20 25.5 2.614 1.694 19.9 11.8 15.3 20.9 2008 07 08 05 38.27 +20 33.6 2.625 1.719 21.4 12.4 15.5 21.0 2008 07 13 05 51.85 +20 37.3 2.636 1.745 22.9 13.1 15.6 21.1 2008 07 18 06 05.13 +20 36.6 2.645 1.772 24.6 13.8 15.8 21.1 2008 07 23 06 18.09 +20 32.0 2.653 1.800 26.3 14.5 16.0 21.2 2008 07 28 06 30.73 +20 23.6 2.660 1.828 28.1 15.2 16.2 21.3 2008 08 02 06 43.03 +20 11.8 2.665 1.857 30.0 15.9 16.3 21.3 2008 08 07 06 54.97 +19 56.9 2.669 1.886 31.9 16.5 16.5 21.4 2008 08 12 07 06.56 +19 39.1 2.670 1.916 34.0 17.2 16.7 21.5 2008 08 17 07 17.78 +19 18.9 2.670 1.946 36.1 17.9 16.9 21.5 2008 08 22 07 28.63 +18 56.5 2.668 1.976 38.3 18.5 17.0 21.6 2008 08 27 07 39.11 +18 32.1 2.663 2.007 40.6 19.1 17.2 21.6 2008 09 01 07 49.22 +18 06.1 2.656 2.038 43.0 19.7 17.4 21.7 2008 09 06 07 58.94 +17 38.8 2.647 2.070 45.5 20.3 17.5 21.7 2008 09 11 08 08.26 +17 10.4 2.636 2.101 48.1 20.9 17.7 21.7 2008 09 16 08 17.20 +16 41.3 2.622 2.133 50.7 21.4 17.8 21.8 2008 09 21 08 25.74 +16 11.6 2.606 2.164 53.5 21.9 18.0 21.8 2008 09 26 08 33.87 +15 41.8 2.587 2.196 56.4 22.3 18.1 21.8 2008 10 01 08 41.59 +15 11.9 2.566 2.228 59.3 22.7 18.2 21.9 2008 10 06 08 48.88 +14 42.4 2.542 2.260 62.4 23.1 18.4 21.9 2008 10 11 08 55.74 +14 13.5 2.516 2.292 65.6 23.4 18.5 21.9 2008 10 16 09 02.14 +13 45.5 2.488 2.324 68.9 23.6 18.6 21.9 2008 10 21 09 08.09 +13 18.5 2.458 2.356 72.4 23.7 18.8 21.9 2008 10 26 09 13.55 +12 52.9 2.425 2.388 76.0 23.8 18.9 21.9 2008 10 31 09 18.52 +12 29.0 2.392 2.420 79.7 23.8 19.0 21.9 2008 11 05 09 22.95 +12 07.0 2.356 2.452 83.5 23.7 19.1 21.9 2008 11 10 09 26.84 +11 47.3 2.320 2.483 87.5 23.5 19.2 21.9 2008 11 15 09 30.16 +11 30.0 2.283 2.515 91.7 23.1 19.3 21.9 2008 11 20 09 32.88 +11 15.5 2.245 2.546 96.0 22.7 19.4 21.9 2008 11 25 09 34.99 +11 04.0 2.208 2.578 100.5 22.1 19.5 21.8 2008 11 30 09 36.45 +10 55.8 2.171 2.609 105.2 21.4 19.6 21.8 2008 12 05 09 37.24 +10 51.0 2.135 2.640 110.0 20.5 19.7 21.8 2008 12 10 09 37.35 +10 49.9 2.101 2.671 115.1 19.5 19.8 21.7 2008 12 15 09 36.77 +10 52.5 2.068 2.702 120.3 18.3 19.9 21.7 2008 12 20 09 35.51 +10 58.9 2.039 2.733 125.7 17.0 20.0 21.6 2008 12 25 09 33.56 +11 09.0 2.014 2.763 131.3 15.5 20.1 21.6 2008 12 30 09 30.97 +11 22.9 1.992 2.794 137.0 13.9 20.2 21.5 2009 01 04 09 27.77 +11 40.1 1.976 2.824 143.0 12.1 20.3 21.5 2009 01 09 09 24.04 +12 00.3 1.966 2.854 149.0 10.2 20.4 21.4 2009 01 14 09 19.87 +12 23.1 1.962 2.884 155.2 8.2 20.5 21.3 2009 01 19 09 15.33 +12 47.8 1.964 2.914 161.4 6.2 20.6 21.3 2009 01 24 09 10.56 +13 13.9 1.974 2.943 167.6 4.1 20.7 21.2 2009 01 29 09 05.67 +13 40.7 1.992 2.972 173.6 2.1 20.8 21.1 2009 02 03 09 00.80 +14 07.6 2.017 3.001 177.2 0.9 21.0 21.1 2009 02 08 08 56.07 +14 33.8 2.050 3.030 172.6 2.4 21.1 21.2 2009 02 13 08 51.60 +14 58.9 2.090 3.059 166.6 4.3 21.2 21.4 2009 02 18 08 47.48 +15 22.4 2.138 3.088 160.6 6.1 21.4 21.6 2009 02 23 08 43.80 +15 44.1 2.193 3.116 154.7 7.8 21.5 21.7 2009 02 28 08 40.62 +16 03.6 2.254 3.144 148.9 9.4 21.7 21.9 2009 03 05 08 38.00 +16 20.7 2.322 3.172 143.2 10.8 21.9 22.0 2009 03 10 08 35.95 +16 35.5 2.395 3.200 137.6 12.1 22.0 22.1 2009 03 15 08 34.48 +16 47.8 2.473 3.227 132.3 13.2 22.2 22.3 2009 03 20 08 33.59 +16 57.8 2.556 3.255 127.1 14.1 22.4 22.4 2009 03 25 08 33.27 +17 05.4 2.642 3.282 122.0 14.9 22.5 22.5 2009 03 30 08 33.49 +17 10.8 2.732 3.309 117.1 15.6 22.6 2009 04 04 08 34.23 +17 14.0 2.825 3.335 112.3 16.1 22.7 2009 04 09 08 35.46 +17 15.1 2.919 3.362 107.7 16.5 22.8 2009 04 14 08 37.13 +17 14.2 3.016 3.388 103.2 16.8 22.9 2009 04 19 08 39.22 +17 11.4 3.114 3.414 98.8 16.9 23.0 2009 04 24 08 41.68 +17 06.8 3.212 3.440 94.5 16.9 23.1 2009 04 29 08 44.50 +17 00.4 3.311 3.466 90.3 16.9 23.2 2009 05 04 08 47.64 +16 52.3 3.410 3.491 86.2 16.7 23.3 2009 05 09 08 51.06 +16 42.7 3.508 3.516 82.2 16.5 23.3 2009 05 14 08 54.73 +16 31.6 3.606 3.541 78.3 16.2 23.4 2009 05 19 08 58.63 +16 19.0 3.702 3.566 74.4 15.9 23.5 2009 05 24 09 02.74 +16 05.0 3.798 3.591 70.6 15.4 23.5 2009 05 29 09 07.03 +15 49.7 3.891 3.615 66.9 14.9 23.6 2009 06 03 09 11.48 +15 33.1 3.983 3.639 63.2 14.4 23.6 2009 06 08 09 16.06 +15 15.4 4.072 3.663 59.5 13.8 23.7 2009 06 13 09 20.77 +14 56.5 4.159 3.687 55.9 13.2 23.7 2009 06 18 09 25.58 +14 36.6 4.243 3.711 52.4 12.5 23.7 2009 06 23 09 30.49 +14 15.6 4.324 3.734 48.8 11.8 23.8 2009 06 28 09 35.47 +13 53.7 4.402 3.757 45.3 11.1 23.8 2009 07 03 09 40.52 +13 30.9 4.476 3.780 41.8 10.3 23.8 2009 07 08 09 45.61 +13 07.3 4.547 3.803 38.4 9.6 23.8 2009 07 13 09 50.74 +12 42.9 4.614 3.825 34.9 8.7 23.8 2009 07 18 09 55.91 +12 17.8 4.678 3.848 31.5 7.9 23.8This 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.
