22P/Kopff
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66205:
22P/Kopff
Epoch 2009 May 9.0 TT = JDT 2454960.5
T 2009 May 25.4230 TT MPC
q 1.577594 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1529903 Peri. 162.8225 +0.2379496 +0.9687032
a 3.462263 Node 120.8923 -0.9005246 +0.2472924
e 0.544346 Incl. 4.7237 -0.3639167 +0.0214599
P 6.44
From 531 observations 1997-2009, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = -0.34, A2 = -0.1048.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
22P/Kopff Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 May 25.4230 TT MPC q 1.577593 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1529633 Peri. 162.8224 +0.2379488 +0.9687035 a 3.462671 Node 120.8923 -0.9005248 +0.2472915 e 0.544400 Incl. 4.7237 -0.3639167 +0.0214600 P 6.44An 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 06 08 22 05.96 -10 24.4 0.949 1.584 107.4 37.7 8.1 18.9 2009 06 13 22 15.22 -09 57.9 0.924 1.589 109.9 36.9 8.1 18.8 2009 06 18 22 23.77 -09 36.0 0.900 1.595 112.6 36.0 8.0 18.8 2009 06 23 22 31.53 -09 19.2 0.878 1.604 115.5 34.9 8.1 18.7 2009 06 28 22 38.44 -09 08.2 0.858 1.613 118.6 33.6 8.1 18.6 2009 07 03 22 44.46 -09 03.3 0.839 1.625 121.9 32.1 8.1 18.5 2009 07 08 22 49.55 -09 04.8 0.822 1.637 125.5 30.4 8.1 18.5 2009 07 13 22 53.66 -09 13.0 0.807 1.651 129.4 28.4 8.2 18.4 2009 07 18 22 56.75 -09 27.8 0.795 1.666 133.5 26.2 8.3 18.3 2009 07 23 22 58.81 -09 49.1 0.785 1.683 137.9 23.9 8.4 18.2 2009 07 28 22 59.86 -10 16.3 0.778 1.700 142.6 21.3 8.4 18.1 2009 08 02 22 59.95 -10 48.5 0.775 1.719 147.5 18.5 8.6 18.1 2009 08 07 22 59.16 -11 24.6 0.775 1.739 152.6 15.6 8.7 18.0 2009 08 12 22 57.60 -12 03.2 0.780 1.760 157.8 12.6 8.8 17.9 2009 08 17 22 55.40 -12 42.8 0.788 1.781 163.0 9.6 9.0 17.9 2009 08 22 22 52.74 -13 22.0 0.802 1.804 168.1 6.7 9.2 17.8 2009 08 27 22 49.83 -13 58.8 0.821 1.827 172.3 4.2 9.4 17.8 2009 09 01 22 46.86 -14 32.1 0.845 1.851 173.6 3.5 9.6 17.8 2009 09 06 22 44.02 -15 00.5 0.874 1.876 170.8 4.9 9.8 18.0 2009 09 11 22 41.46 -15 23.5 0.909 1.902 166.2 7.3 10.0 18.2 2009 09 16 22 39.34 -15 40.5 0.948 1.928 161.2 9.7 10.3 18.4 2009 09 21 22 37.74 -15 51.4 0.993 1.954 156.1 12.0 10.5 18.7 2009 09 26 22 36.76 -15 56.0 1.043 1.981 151.2 14.1 10.8 18.9 2009 10 01 22 36.43 -15 54.7 1.097 2.008 146.4 16.0 11.1 19.1 2009 10 06 22 36.76 -15 47.9 1.155 2.036 141.7 17.7 11.3 19.3 2009 10 11 22 37.73 -15 36.1 1.218 2.064 137.1 19.2 11.6 19.5 2009 10 16 22 39.33 -15 19.6 1.284 2.093 132.7 20.5 11.9 19.7 2009 10 21 22 41.51 -14 58.9 1.355 2.122 128.4 21.6 12.2 19.8 2009 10 26 22 44.25 -14 34.4 1.428 2.151 124.2 22.5 12.4 20.0 2009 10 31 22 47.49 -14 06.6 1.505 2.180 120.2 23.2 12.7 20.2 2009 11 05 22 51.19 -13 35.8 1.584 2.209 116.2 23.7 12.9 20.3 2009 11 10 22 55.29 -13 02.3 1.665 2.239 112.4 24.1 13.2 20.5 2009 11 15 22 59.76 -12 26.5 1.749 2.268 108.6 24.4 13.5 20.6 2009 11 20 23 04.56 -11 48.6 1.836 2.298 104.9 24.5 13.7 20.8 2009 11 25 23 09.66 -11 08.9 1.923 2.328 101.3 24.6 14.0 20.9 2009 11 30 23 15.01 -10 27.5 2.012 2.358 97.8 24.5 14.2 21.0 2009 12 05 23 20.59 -09 44.8 2.103 2.388 94.3 24.3 14.4 21.1 2009 12 10 23 26.36 -09 00.8 2.194 2.418 90.8 24.0 14.7 21.2 2009 12 15 23 32.31 -08 15.8 2.286 2.448 87.4 23.7 14.9 21.4 2009 12 20 23 38.42 -07 30.0 2.379 2.478 84.0 23.3 15.1 21.5 2009 12 25 23 44.66 -06 43.3 2.472 2.508 80.7 22.8 15.3 21.5 2009 12 30 23 51.02 -05 56.1 2.565 2.538 77.3 22.2 15.6 21.6 2010 01 04 23 57.48 -05 08.5 2.657 2.568 74.1 21.6 15.8 21.7 2010 01 09 00 04.03 -04 20.6 2.749 2.597 70.8 20.9 16.0 21.8 2010 01 14 00 10.65 -03 32.4 2.841 2.627 67.5 20.2 16.2 21.9 2010 01 19 00 17.34 -02 44.2 2.931 2.657 64.3 19.5 16.4 21.9 2010 01 24 00 24.09 -01 55.9 3.020 2.686 61.1 18.7 16.6 22.0 2010 01 29 00 30.88 -01 07.8 3.108 2.716 57.9 17.9 16.7 22.1 2010 02 03 00 37.71 -00 19.9 3.194 2.745 54.7 17.0 16.9 22.1 2010 02 08 00 44.58 +00 27.6 3.278 2.775 51.6 16.2 17.1 22.2 2010 02 13 00 51.47 +01 14.8 3.360 2.804 48.4 15.3 17.3 22.2 2010 02 18 00 58.38 +02 01.5 3.440 2.833 45.3 14.4 17.4 22.3 2010 02 23 01 05.31 +02 47.6 3.517 2.862 42.1 13.4 17.6 22.3 2010 02 28 01 12.25 +03 33.1 3.592 2.891 39.0 12.5 17.8 22.3 2010 03 05 01 19.20 +04 17.8 3.664 2.919 35.9 11.5 17.9 22.4 2010 03 10 01 26.14 +05 01.8 3.733 2.948 32.8 10.5 18.1 22.4 2010 03 15 01 33.08 +05 44.9 3.799 2.976 29.7 9.5 18.2 22.4 2010 03 20 01 40.02 +06 27.1 3.861 3.004 26.6 8.5 18.4 22.4 2010 03 25 01 46.94 +07 08.3 3.920 3.032 23.6 7.6 18.5 22.4 2010 03 30 01 53.85 +07 48.5 3.975 3.060 20.5 6.6 18.6 22.4 2010 04 04 02 00.73 +08 27.6 4.027 3.088 17.4 5.6 18.8 22.4 2010 04 09 02 07.59 +09 05.5 4.075 3.115 14.4 4.6 18.9 22.4 2010 04 14 02 14.41 +09 42.3 4.120 3.143 11.4 3.6 19.0 22.4 2010 04 19 02 21.21 +10 17.9 4.160 3.170 8.5 2.7 19.1 22.4 2010 04 24 02 27.96 +10 52.2 4.196 3.197 5.8 1.8 19.2 22.4 2010 04 29 02 34.66 +11 25.2 4.228 3.224 3.9 1.2 19.3 22.3 2010 05 04 02 41.31 +11 56.9 4.256 3.251 3.9 1.2 19.5 22.4 2010 05 09 02 47.91 +12 27.3 4.280 3.277 6.0 1.8 19.6 22.5 2010 05 14 02 54.44 +12 56.3 4.299 3.304 8.7 2.7 19.7 22.5 2010 05 19 03 00.90 +13 23.9 4.314 3.330 11.7 3.5 19.8 22.6 2010 05 24 03 07.28 +13 50.1 4.325 3.356 14.8 4.4 19.9 22.7 2010 05 29 03 13.57 +14 14.9 4.332 3.382 17.9 5.3 19.9 22.8 2010 06 03 03 19.76 +14 38.3 4.334 3.407 21.1 6.1 20.0 22.8 2010 06 08 03 25.85 +15 00.2 4.332 3.433 24.3 7.0 20.1 22.9 2010 06 13 03 31.83 +15 20.7 4.326 3.458 27.6 7.8 20.2 22.9 2010 06 18 03 37.68 +15 39.8 4.316 3.483 30.9 8.6 20.3 23.0 2010 06 23 03 43.39 +15 57.5 4.301 3.508 34.2 9.4 20.3 23.0 2010 06 28 03 48.96 +16 13.8 4.283 3.533 37.6 10.1 20.4 23.1 2010 07 03 03 54.36 +16 28.6 4.261 3.557 41.0 10.8 20.5 23.1 2010 07 08 03 59.59 +16 42.1 4.235 3.582 44.5 11.5 20.5 23.1 2010 07 13 04 04.64 +16 54.2 4.205 3.606 48.0 12.1 20.6 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.
