30P/Reinmuth
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59599:
30P/Reinmuth
Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5
T 2010 Apr. 19.5450 TT MPC
q 1.884078 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1343221 Peri. 13.2067 -0.6795137 -0.7233368
a 3.776050 Node 119.7545 +0.6596309 -0.6755340
e 0.501045 Incl. 8.1222 +0.3211669 -0.1429603
P 7.34
From 1110 observations 1957-2003, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.19, A2 = -0.0149.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
30P/Reinmuth Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 Apr. 19.5581 TT MPC q 1.884062 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1343668 Peri. 13.2123 -0.6795822 -0.7232719 a 3.775213 Node 119.7544 +0.6595664 -0.6755978 e 0.500939 Incl. 8.1224 +0.3211543 -0.1429876 P 7.34An 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! 2010 01 24 04 49.52 +16 55.6 1.257 2.028 129.1 22.1 14.6 18.1 2010 01 29 04 50.48 +17 31.8 1.284 2.012 124.4 23.8 14.6 18.2 2010 02 03 04 52.41 +18 08.8 1.314 1.997 119.9 25.3 14.6 18.3 2010 02 08 04 55.29 +18 46.4 1.346 1.984 115.6 26.6 14.6 18.3 2010 02 13 04 59.09 +19 24.1 1.380 1.970 111.6 27.8 14.6 18.4 2010 02 18 05 03.79 +20 01.5 1.417 1.958 107.7 28.7 14.6 18.5 2010 02 23 05 09.34 +20 38.1 1.454 1.947 104.0 29.5 14.7 18.5 2010 02 28 05 15.70 +21 13.5 1.493 1.936 100.5 30.2 14.7 18.6 2010 03 05 05 22.81 +21 47.3 1.532 1.927 97.2 30.7 14.7 18.7 2010 03 10 05 30.61 +22 19.1 1.572 1.918 94.0 31.1 14.7 18.7 2010 03 15 05 39.07 +22 48.6 1.613 1.910 91.0 31.4 14.8 18.8 2010 03 20 05 48.14 +23 15.3 1.655 1.903 88.1 31.5 14.8 18.8 2010 03 25 05 57.76 +23 38.9 1.697 1.898 85.4 31.6 14.8 18.9 2010 03 30 06 07.88 +23 59.2 1.739 1.893 82.8 31.6 14.9 18.9 2010 04 04 06 18.45 +24 15.8 1.781 1.889 80.2 31.4 14.9 19.0 2010 04 09 06 29.41 +24 28.5 1.824 1.886 77.8 31.3 14.9 19.0 2010 04 14 06 40.73 +24 37.1 1.867 1.885 75.5 31.0 15.0 19.1 2010 04 19 06 52.36 +24 41.4 1.911 1.884 73.2 30.7 15.0 19.1 2010 04 24 07 04.24 +24 41.3 1.954 1.884 71.0 30.3 15.1 19.1 2010 04 29 07 16.33 +24 36.7 1.998 1.886 68.9 29.9 15.1 19.2 2010 05 04 07 28.58 +24 27.7 2.042 1.888 66.8 29.4 15.2 19.2 2010 05 09 07 40.95 +24 14.1 2.087 1.892 64.8 28.9 15.3 19.2 2010 05 14 07 53.41 +23 56.1 2.131 1.896 62.8 28.3 15.3 19.3 2010 05 19 08 05.92 +23 33.7 2.176 1.902 60.9 27.7 15.4 19.3 2010 05 24 08 18.44 +23 07.1 2.221 1.909 59.0 27.1 15.4 19.4 2010 05 29 08 30.94 +22 36.3 2.266 1.916 57.2 26.4 15.5 19.4 2010 06 03 08 43.39 +22 01.7 2.312 1.925 55.3 25.7 15.6 19.4 2010 06 08 08 55.78 +21 23.4 2.357 1.934 53.5 24.9 15.7 19.4 2010 06 13 09 08.07 +20 41.6 2.403 1.944 51.7 24.2 15.7 19.5 2010 06 18 09 20.26 +19 56.5 2.449 1.956 49.9 23.4 15.8 19.5 2010 06 23 09 32.33 +19 08.6 2.496 1.968 48.1 22.6 15.9 19.5 2010 06 28 09 44.27 +18 17.9 2.542 1.981 46.3 21.8 16.0 19.6 2010 07 03 09 56.06 +17 24.8 2.588 1.994 44.5 20.9 16.1 19.6 2010 07 08 10 07.71 +16 29.5 2.634 2.009 42.7 20.1 16.1 19.6 2010 07 13 10 19.21 +15 32.3 2.680 2.024 40.9 19.2 16.2 19.6 2010 07 18 10 30.56 +14 33.5 2.726 2.040 39.0 18.3 16.3 19.7 2010 07 23 10 41.76 +13 33.3 2.772 2.057 37.2 17.4 16.4 19.7 2010 07 28 10 52.82 +12 32.1 2.817 2.074 35.3 16.5 16.5 19.7 2010 08 02 11 03.72 +11 29.9 2.862 2.092 33.5 15.5 16.6 19.7 2010 08 07 11 14.49 +10 27.1 2.907 2.111 31.6 14.6 16.7 19.8 2010 08 12 11 25.12 +09 23.8 2.951 2.130 29.6 13.6 16.8 19.8 2010 08 17 11 35.61 +08 20.3 2.994 2.149 27.7 12.6 16.9 19.8 2010 08 22 11 45.98 +07 16.9 3.036 2.169 25.7 11.7 17.0 19.8 2010 08 27 11 56.23 +06 13.6 3.077 2.190 23.7 10.7 17.0 19.8 2010 09 01 12 06.35 +05 10.7 3.117 2.211 21.7 9.7 17.1 19.8 2010 09 06 12 16.37 +04 08.3 3.156 2.233 19.7 8.7 17.2 19.8 2010 09 11 12 26.29 +03 06.6 3.193 2.254 17.6 7.8 17.3 19.8 2010 09 16 12 36.10 +02 05.7 3.229 2.277 15.6 6.8 17.4 19.8 2010 09 21 12 45.81 +01 05.8 3.264 2.299 13.5 5.9 17.5 19.8 2010 09 26 12 55.42 +00 07.1 3.296 2.322 11.5 4.9 17.6 19.8 2010 10 01 13 04.94 -00 50.4 3.327 2.345 9.5 4.1 17.7 19.8 2010 10 06 13 14.38 -01 46.5 3.356 2.369 7.8 3.3 17.7 19.8 2010 10 11 13 23.73 -02 41.2 3.382 2.393 6.4 2.7 17.8 19.8 2010 10 16 13 32.99 -03 34.2 3.407 2.417 5.7 2.4 17.9 19.8 2010 10 21 13 42.16 -04 25.6 3.429 2.441 6.1 2.5 18.0 19.9 2010 10 26 13 51.24 -05 15.2 3.448 2.465 7.4 3.0 18.1 20.0 2010 10 31 14 00.23 -06 03.0 3.465 2.490 9.3 3.7 18.1 20.0 2010 11 05 14 09.14 -06 48.8 3.479 2.515 11.5 4.5 18.2 20.1 2010 11 10 14 17.95 -07 32.7 3.490 2.540 13.9 5.4 18.3 20.2 2010 11 15 14 26.65 -08 14.5 3.498 2.565 16.4 6.3 18.4 20.2 2010 11 20 14 35.25 -08 54.1 3.504 2.590 19.1 7.2 18.4 20.3 2010 11 25 14 43.73 -09 31.7 3.506 2.615 21.8 8.1 18.5 20.4 2010 11 30 14 52.09 -10 07.0 3.505 2.640 24.6 8.9 18.5 20.4 2010 12 05 15 00.32 -10 40.1 3.501 2.666 27.5 9.8 18.6 20.5 2010 12 10 15 08.41 -11 11.0 3.494 2.691 30.4 10.7 18.7 20.5 2010 12 15 15 16.35 -11 39.6 3.483 2.717 33.4 11.5 18.7 20.6 2010 12 20 15 24.12 -12 05.9 3.470 2.742 36.5 12.3 18.8 20.6 2010 12 25 15 31.72 -12 30.0 3.453 2.768 39.7 13.1 18.8 20.7 2010 12 30 15 39.12 -12 51.8 3.433 2.793 42.9 13.9 18.9 20.7 2011 01 04 15 46.32 -13 11.4 3.410 2.819 46.1 14.6 18.9 20.7 2011 01 09 15 53.29 -13 28.8 3.384 2.845 49.5 15.2 19.0 20.8 2011 01 14 16 00.01 -13 44.0 3.355 2.870 52.9 15.9 19.0 20.8 2011 01 19 16 06.48 -13 57.1 3.323 2.896 56.3 16.4 19.0 20.8 2011 01 24 16 12.66 -14 08.2 3.289 2.922 59.9 16.9 19.1 20.8 2011 01 29 16 18.55 -14 17.2 3.252 2.947 63.5 17.4 19.1 20.8 2011 02 03 16 24.11 -14 24.3 3.213 2.973 67.2 17.8 19.1 20.8 2011 02 08 16 29.32 -14 29.6 3.171 2.998 71.0 18.1 19.2 20.8 2011 02 13 16 34.16 -14 33.1 3.128 3.024 74.8 18.4 19.2 20.8 2011 02 18 16 38.61 -14 34.9 3.084 3.049 78.8 18.5 19.2 20.8 2011 02 23 16 42.64 -14 35.1 3.038 3.074 82.8 18.6 19.2 20.8 2011 02 28 16 46.23 -14 33.8 2.991 3.100 86.9 18.6 19.2 20.8This 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.
