43P/Wolf-Harrington
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59600:
43P/Wolf-Harrington
Epoch 2010 June 13.0 TT = JDT 2455360.5
T 2010 July 1.7431 TT MPC
q 1.357615 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1609164 Peri. 191.4688 +0.1573459 -0.9531614
a 3.347617 Node 249.8960 +0.9264189 +0.2330637
e 0.594453 Incl. 15.9664 +0.3420385 -0.1927813
P 6.12
From 1893 observations 1990-2005, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.35, A2 = -0.0235.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
43P/Wolf-Harrington Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 July 1.7166 TT MPC q 1.357702 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1607974 Peri. 191.4419 +0.1575905 -0.9531217 a 3.349269 Node 249.9078 +0.9263374 +0.2333129 e 0.594627 Incl. 15.9650 +0.3421465 -0.1926762 P 6.13An 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 20 24.06 -01 16.0 2.475 2.750 95.2 21.1 16.6 22.2 2009 10 31 20 26.89 -01 31.1 2.511 2.717 91.1 21.4 16.5 22.2 2009 11 05 20 30.27 -01 43.5 2.546 2.685 87.1 21.6 16.5 22.2 2009 11 10 20 34.17 -01 53.1 2.581 2.652 83.2 21.8 16.4 22.2 2009 11 15 20 38.55 -01 59.6 2.614 2.618 79.3 21.8 16.4 22.2 2009 11 20 20 43.42 -02 03.0 2.647 2.585 75.6 21.7 16.3 22.2 2009 11 25 20 48.72 -02 03.3 2.677 2.552 72.0 21.6 16.2 22.2 2009 11 30 20 54.45 -02 00.3 2.706 2.518 68.5 21.4 16.2 22.2 2009 12 05 21 00.57 -01 54.2 2.733 2.484 65.1 21.1 16.1 22.2 2009 12 10 21 07.07 -01 44.9 2.758 2.450 61.7 20.7 16.0 22.2 2009 12 15 21 13.92 -01 32.3 2.780 2.416 58.5 20.3 16.0 22.1 2009 12 20 21 21.12 -01 16.5 2.800 2.382 55.3 19.9 15.9 22.1 2009 12 25 21 28.65 -00 57.4 2.817 2.347 52.2 19.3 15.8 22.1 2009 12 30 21 36.48 -00 35.2 2.831 2.313 49.3 18.8 15.7 22.0 2010 01 04 21 44.61 -00 09.9 2.843 2.278 46.3 18.2 15.6 22.0 2010 01 09 21 53.02 +00 18.5 2.852 2.243 43.5 17.6 15.5 22.0 2010 01 14 22 01.72 +00 50.0 2.858 2.209 40.8 16.9 15.4 21.9 2010 01 19 22 10.69 +01 24.5 2.862 2.174 38.1 16.2 15.3 21.8 2010 01 24 22 19.93 +02 01.8 2.862 2.139 35.5 15.5 15.2 21.8 2010 01 29 22 29.42 +02 41.9 2.860 2.104 33.0 14.8 15.1 21.7 2010 02 03 22 39.18 +03 24.7 2.856 2.070 30.6 14.0 15.0 21.7 2010 02 08 22 49.20 +04 10.0 2.849 2.035 28.3 13.3 14.9 21.6 2010 02 13 22 59.49 +04 57.8 2.840 2.001 26.1 12.5 14.8 21.5 2010 02 18 23 10.05 +05 47.8 2.828 1.966 23.9 11.8 14.7 21.4 2010 02 23 23 20.88 +06 40.0 2.815 1.932 21.9 11.0 14.5 21.4 2010 02 28 23 31.99 +07 34.0 2.799 1.898 19.9 10.2 14.4 21.3 2010 03 05 23 43.40 +08 29.7 2.782 1.865 18.0 9.5 14.3 21.2 2010 03 10 23 55.10 +09 26.8 2.763 1.831 16.3 8.7 14.1 21.1 2010 03 15 00 07.13 +10 25.2 2.743 1.798 14.6 8.0 14.0 21.0 2010 03 20 00 19.48 +11 24.4 2.722 1.766 13.0 7.3 13.9 20.9 2010 03 25 00 32.17 +12 24.1 2.699 1.734 11.6 6.6 13.7 20.9 2010 03 30 00 45.22 +13 24.0 2.676 1.703 10.3 6.0 13.6 20.8 2010 04 04 00 58.63 +14 23.7 2.652 1.672 9.1 5.4 13.5 20.7 2010 04 09 01 12.43 +15 22.6 2.628 1.643 8.0 4.9 13.3 20.6 2010 04 14 01 26.62 +16 20.5 2.604 1.614 7.1 4.4 13.2 20.5 2010 04 19 01 41.23 +17 16.6 2.580 1.586 6.4 4.1 13.1 20.4 2010 04 24 01 56.24 +18 10.5 2.556 1.559 5.9 3.8 12.9 20.4 2010 04 29 02 11.66 +19 01.5 2.532 1.533 5.6 3.7 12.8 20.3 2010 05 04 02 27.51 +19 49.1 2.509 1.509 5.5 3.7 12.7 20.2 2010 05 09 02 43.76 +20 32.7 2.487 1.486 5.6 3.8 12.6 20.2 2010 05 14 03 00.41 +21 11.5 2.466 1.464 5.8 4.0 12.4 20.2 2010 05 19 03 17.43 +21 45.0 2.446 1.445 6.1 4.3 12.3 20.1 2010 05 24 03 34.79 +22 12.5 2.428 1.427 6.5 4.6 12.2 20.1 2010 05 29 03 52.45 +22 33.5 2.411 1.410 7.0 5.0 12.2 20.1 2010 06 03 04 10.37 +22 47.5 2.395 1.396 7.5 5.4 12.1 20.1 2010 06 08 04 28.50 +22 54.1 2.382 1.384 8.0 5.9 12.0 20.1 2010 06 13 04 46.78 +22 52.9 2.370 1.374 8.6 6.3 11.9 20.1 2010 06 18 05 05.13 +22 43.7 2.360 1.367 9.2 6.8 11.9 20.1 2010 06 23 05 23.49 +22 26.5 2.352 1.361 9.8 7.3 11.9 20.1 2010 06 28 05 41.79 +22 01.2 2.346 1.358 10.4 7.8 11.8 20.1 2010 07 03 05 59.97 +21 28.1 2.342 1.358 11.0 8.2 11.8 20.1 2010 07 08 06 17.96 +20 47.4 2.339 1.359 11.7 8.7 11.8 20.1 2010 07 13 06 35.72 +19 59.5 2.339 1.364 12.4 9.2 11.9 20.1 2010 07 18 06 53.19 +19 04.8 2.340 1.370 13.1 9.7 11.9 20.2 2010 07 23 07 10.31 +18 03.9 2.343 1.379 13.9 10.2 11.9 20.2 2010 07 28 07 27.08 +16 57.3 2.348 1.390 14.7 10.7 12.0 20.2 2010 08 02 07 43.45 +15 45.8 2.354 1.403 15.5 11.1 12.1 20.3 2010 08 07 07 59.41 +14 30.0 2.362 1.418 16.4 11.6 12.1 20.3 2010 08 12 08 14.96 +13 10.4 2.371 1.435 17.3 12.1 12.2 20.4 2010 08 17 08 30.08 +11 47.7 2.380 1.454 18.3 12.6 12.3 20.4 2010 08 22 08 44.77 +10 22.6 2.391 1.475 19.3 13.1 12.4 20.5 2010 08 27 08 59.04 +08 55.6 2.402 1.497 20.4 13.6 12.5 20.6 2010 09 01 09 12.90 +07 27.1 2.414 1.521 21.5 14.1 12.6 20.6 2010 09 06 09 26.36 +05 57.8 2.425 1.546 22.8 14.6 12.8 20.7 2010 09 11 09 39.42 +04 27.9 2.437 1.572 24.0 15.1 12.9 20.8 2010 09 16 09 52.10 +02 58.0 2.448 1.599 25.4 15.6 13.0 20.8 2010 09 21 10 04.41 +01 28.4 2.459 1.628 26.8 16.2 13.1 20.9 2010 09 26 10 16.36 -00 00.6 2.470 1.657 28.4 16.7 13.3 21.0 2010 10 01 10 27.97 -01 28.8 2.479 1.687 30.0 17.2 13.4 21.0 2010 10 06 10 39.24 -02 55.9 2.487 1.718 31.7 17.8 13.5 21.1 2010 10 11 10 50.19 -04 21.7 2.494 1.750 33.4 18.3 13.6 21.1 2010 10 16 11 00.81 -05 46.1 2.500 1.782 35.3 18.9 13.8 21.2 2010 10 21 11 11.12 -07 08.8 2.504 1.815 37.3 19.4 13.9 21.3 2010 10 26 11 21.12 -08 29.7 2.506 1.848 39.3 19.9 14.0 21.3 2010 10 31 11 30.81 -09 48.8 2.506 1.881 41.5 20.5 14.1 21.4 2010 11 05 11 40.20 -11 06.0 2.504 1.915 43.8 21.0 14.2 21.4 2010 11 10 11 49.29 -12 21.1 2.500 1.949 46.1 21.5 14.3 21.5 2010 11 15 11 58.05 -13 34.1 2.494 1.983 48.6 22.0 14.4 21.5 2010 11 20 12 06.50 -14 44.9 2.485 2.018 51.1 22.4 14.5 21.6 2010 11 25 12 14.61 -15 53.4 2.474 2.052 53.8 22.8 14.7 21.6 2010 11 30 12 22.39 -16 59.7 2.461 2.087 56.6 23.2 14.7 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.
