49P/Arend-Rigaux
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62882:
49P/Arend-Rigaux
Epoch 2011 Oct. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455840.5
T 2011 Oct. 19.0768 TT MPC
q 1.423825 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1465628 Peri. 332.7898 -0.0510111 -0.9569268
a 3.562762 Node 118.8767 +0.9653652 -0.1205670
e 0.600359 Incl. 19.0502 +0.2558671 +0.2641110
P 6.72
From 698 observations 1951-2006, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.01, A2 = -0.0004.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
49P/Arend-Rigaux Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2011 Oct. 19.0545 TT MPC q 1.418772 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1469342 Peri. 332.9242 -0.0544417 -0.9566309 a 3.556757 Node 118.9407 +0.9650925 -0.1239435 e 0.601105 Incl. 19.0872 +0.2561884 +0.2636198 P 6.71An 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 19 09.41 -21 51.7 5.175 4.984 73.5 11.0 21.7 2009 10 31 19 11.84 -21 53.7 5.237 4.970 69.1 10.8 21.8 2009 11 05 19 14.53 -21 55.0 5.297 4.955 64.7 10.4 21.8 2009 11 10 19 17.48 -21 55.6 5.354 4.940 60.3 10.0 21.8 2009 11 15 19 20.65 -21 55.3 5.408 4.925 56.0 9.6 21.8 2009 11 20 19 24.05 -21 54.3 5.459 4.909 51.8 9.1 21.8 2009 11 25 19 27.65 -21 52.5 5.506 4.894 47.6 8.6 21.7 2009 11 30 19 31.43 -21 49.8 5.548 4.878 43.4 8.0 21.7 2009 12 05 19 35.38 -21 46.4 5.586 4.862 39.2 7.4 21.7 2009 12 10 19 39.48 -21 42.3 5.619 4.846 35.1 6.7 21.7 2009 12 15 19 43.72 -21 37.3 5.648 4.830 31.0 6.0 21.7 2009 12 20 19 48.09 -21 31.6 5.671 4.814 26.9 5.3 21.6 2009 12 25 19 52.57 -21 25.1 5.689 4.798 22.9 4.6 21.6 2009 12 30 19 57.13 -21 18.0 5.701 4.781 18.8 3.8 21.5 2010 01 04 20 01.78 -21 10.1 5.708 4.764 14.8 3.0 21.5 2010 01 09 20 06.50 -21 01.6 5.709 4.747 10.9 2.2 21.4 2010 01 14 20 11.27 -20 52.5 5.705 4.730 6.9 1.4 21.3 2010 01 19 20 16.08 -20 42.8 5.695 4.713 3.1 0.6 21.3 2010 01 24 20 20.92 -20 32.5 5.679 4.695 1.5 0.3 21.2 2010 01 29 20 25.78 -20 21.8 5.658 4.678 5.1 1.1 21.3 2010 02 03 20 30.64 -20 10.7 5.631 4.660 9.0 1.9 21.3 2010 02 08 20 35.49 -19 59.2 5.598 4.642 12.9 2.7 21.4 2010 02 13 20 40.33 -19 47.4 5.560 4.623 16.8 3.5 21.4 2010 02 18 20 45.13 -19 35.4 5.516 4.605 20.7 4.3 21.4 2010 02 23 20 49.89 -19 23.3 5.468 4.587 24.6 5.1 21.4 2010 02 28 20 54.60 -19 11.1 5.414 4.568 28.5 5.9 21.4 2010 03 05 20 59.24 -18 59.0 5.355 4.549 32.4 6.7 21.4 2010 03 10 21 03.81 -18 47.0 5.292 4.530 36.3 7.5 21.4 2010 03 15 21 08.29 -18 35.2 5.224 4.511 40.2 8.2 21.4 2010 03 20 21 12.66 -18 23.8 5.152 4.491 44.1 8.9 21.4 2010 03 25 21 16.93 -18 12.9 5.076 4.472 48.1 9.6 21.4 2010 03 30 21 21.07 -18 02.5 4.996 4.452 52.0 10.2 21.4 2010 04 04 21 25.07 -17 52.8 4.913 4.432 56.0 10.8 21.4 2010 04 09 21 28.93 -17 43.9 4.826 4.412 60.0 11.3 21.3 2010 04 14 21 32.62 -17 36.0 4.737 4.391 64.0 11.8 21.3 2010 04 19 21 36.13 -17 29.2 4.645 4.371 68.1 12.3 21.3 2010 04 24 21 39.45 -17 23.6 4.551 4.350 72.2 12.7 21.2 2010 04 29 21 42.55 -17 19.4 4.455 4.329 76.3 13.1 21.2 2010 05 04 21 45.43 -17 16.8 4.358 4.308 80.5 13.3 21.1 2010 05 09 21 48.07 -17 15.8 4.259 4.287 84.7 13.6 21.1 2010 05 14 21 50.45 -17 16.6 4.161 4.265 89.0 13.7 21.0 2010 05 19 21 52.54 -17 19.5 4.062 4.243 93.4 13.8 21.0 2010 05 24 21 54.33 -17 24.5 3.963 4.222 97.8 13.7 20.9 2010 05 29 21 55.81 -17 31.7 3.865 4.200 102.3 13.6 20.8 2010 06 03 21 56.94 -17 41.4 3.769 4.177 106.9 13.4 20.8 2010 06 08 21 57.72 -17 53.5 3.674 4.155 111.5 13.1 20.7 2010 06 13 21 58.11 -18 08.3 3.581 4.132 116.3 12.7 20.6 2010 06 18 21 58.11 -18 25.7 3.491 4.109 121.1 12.2 20.5 2010 06 23 21 57.70 -18 45.7 3.405 4.086 126.0 11.6 20.4 2010 06 28 21 56.86 -19 08.3 3.323 4.063 131.0 10.9 20.3 2010 07 03 21 55.60 -19 33.5 3.245 4.040 136.1 10.0 20.2 2010 07 08 21 53.90 -20 01.0 3.172 4.016 141.3 9.1 20.1 2010 07 13 21 51.77 -20 30.7 3.104 3.992 146.6 8.1 20.0 2010 07 18 21 49.23 -21 02.2 3.043 3.968 151.9 6.9 19.9 2010 07 23 21 46.30 -21 35.1 2.988 3.944 157.1 5.8 19.8 2010 07 28 21 43.02 -22 08.9 2.940 3.920 162.2 4.5 19.7 2010 08 02 21 39.43 -22 43.3 2.900 3.895 166.9 3.4 19.6 2010 08 07 21 35.57 -23 17.6 2.866 3.870 170.5 2.5 19.5 2010 08 12 21 31.53 -23 51.2 2.841 3.845 171.2 2.3 19.5 2010 08 17 21 27.38 -24 23.7 2.823 3.820 168.4 3.0 19.5 2010 08 22 21 23.20 -24 54.4 2.812 3.795 163.9 4.2 19.5 2010 08 27 21 19.07 -25 22.9 2.809 3.769 158.8 5.6 19.6 2010 09 01 21 15.09 -25 48.9 2.813 3.743 153.4 6.9 19.6 2010 09 06 21 11.32 -26 12.0 2.824 3.717 147.9 8.3 19.7 2010 09 11 21 07.86 -26 32.1 2.841 3.691 142.5 9.6 19.7 2010 09 16 21 04.77 -26 49.0 2.864 3.664 137.0 10.8 19.8 2010 09 21 21 02.10 -27 02.7 2.892 3.638 131.6 11.9 19.8 19.8 2010 09 26 20 59.91 -27 13.3 2.925 3.611 126.3 12.9 19.8 19.9 2010 10 01 20 58.22 -27 20.8 2.962 3.584 121.1 13.8 19.8 19.9 2010 10 06 20 57.06 -27 25.4 3.002 3.556 116.1 14.6 19.7 20.0 2010 10 11 20 56.45 -27 27.1 3.045 3.529 111.1 15.3 19.7 20.0 2010 10 16 20 56.39 -27 26.2 3.090 3.501 106.2 15.9 19.7 20.0 2010 10 21 20 56.87 -27 22.8 3.136 3.473 101.4 16.3 19.7 20.1 2010 10 26 20 57.89 -27 17.1 3.183 3.445 96.8 16.7 19.7 20.1 2010 10 31 20 59.42 -27 09.2 3.231 3.417 92.2 16.9 19.7 20.1 2010 11 05 21 01.45 -26 59.2 3.279 3.388 87.7 17.0 19.7 20.1 2010 11 10 21 03.97 -26 47.2 3.326 3.359 83.4 17.0 19.7 20.1 2010 11 15 21 06.94 -26 33.3 3.372 3.330 79.1 17.0 19.7 20.2 2010 11 20 21 10.34 -26 17.6 3.416 3.301 75.0 16.8 19.7 20.2 2010 11 25 21 14.14 -26 00.2 3.459 3.272 70.9 16.6 19.7 20.2 2010 11 30 21 18.33 -25 41.1 3.499 3.242 66.9 16.3 19.6 20.2This 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.
