61P/Shajn-Schaldach
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63377:
61P/Shajn-Schaldach
Epoch 2008 Sept. 11.0 TT = JDT 2454720.5
T 2008 Sept. 6.0737 TT MPC
q 2.107991 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1398566 Peri. 221.6212 +0.9071709 -0.4196625
a 3.675763 Node 163.1168 +0.4083927 +0.8608085
e 0.426516 Incl. 6.0091 +0.1012737 +0.2879097
P 7.05
From 138 observations 1985-2008, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.53, A2 = -0.1732.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
61P/Shajn-Schaldach Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Sept. 6.1338 TT MPC q 2.108045 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1397758 Peri. 221.6446 +0.9070385 -0.4199479 a 3.677178 Node 163.1114 +0.4086662 +0.8606783 e 0.426722 Incl. 6.0091 +0.1013563 +0.2878830 P 7.05An 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 06 45.79 +19 17.7 3.779 2.880 23.9 8.2 20.4 21.3 2009 06 13 06 54.21 +19 11.4 3.826 2.901 21.1 7.2 20.5 21.3 2009 06 18 07 02.58 +19 03.2 3.869 2.922 18.4 6.3 20.6 21.3 2009 06 23 07 10.88 +18 53.3 3.910 2.944 15.6 5.3 20.7 21.2 2009 06 28 07 19.10 +18 41.6 3.947 2.965 12.9 4.4 20.8 21.2 2009 07 03 07 27.25 +18 28.4 3.981 2.986 10.2 3.4 20.9 21.2 2009 07 08 07 35.30 +18 13.6 4.012 3.007 7.5 2.5 21.0 21.2 2009 07 13 07 43.25 +17 57.3 4.039 3.028 5.1 1.7 21.1 21.2 2009 07 18 07 51.11 +17 39.6 4.063 3.049 3.4 1.1 21.1 2009 07 23 07 58.86 +17 20.7 4.084 3.070 3.7 1.2 21.2 2009 07 28 08 06.49 +17 00.5 4.100 3.092 5.8 1.9 21.2 2009 08 02 08 14.00 +16 39.2 4.113 3.113 8.4 2.7 21.3 2009 08 07 08 21.38 +16 16.9 4.123 3.134 11.2 3.6 21.4 2009 08 12 08 28.63 +15 53.7 4.128 3.155 14.1 4.5 21.5 2009 08 17 08 35.75 +15 29.7 4.130 3.176 17.0 5.4 21.5 2009 08 22 08 42.72 +15 05.0 4.128 3.197 20.1 6.2 21.6 2009 08 27 08 49.54 +14 39.7 4.122 3.218 23.2 7.1 21.6 2009 09 01 08 56.19 +14 13.9 4.113 3.239 26.3 7.9 21.7 2009 09 06 09 02.69 +13 47.7 4.099 3.260 29.5 8.8 21.7 2009 09 11 09 09.01 +13 21.3 4.082 3.280 32.7 9.5 21.8 2009 09 16 09 15.15 +12 54.8 4.061 3.301 36.0 10.3 21.8 2009 09 21 09 21.10 +12 28.3 4.037 3.322 39.3 11.0 21.8 2009 09 26 09 26.86 +12 01.9 4.008 3.342 42.8 11.8 21.9 2009 10 01 09 32.40 +11 35.8 3.977 3.363 46.2 12.4 21.9 2009 10 06 09 37.73 +11 10.1 3.942 3.383 49.8 13.0 21.9 2009 10 11 09 42.82 +10 44.9 3.904 3.404 53.4 13.6 21.9 2009 10 16 09 47.67 +10 20.5 3.862 3.424 57.1 14.1 21.9 2009 10 21 09 52.27 +09 56.9 3.818 3.444 60.8 14.6 21.9 2009 10 26 09 56.59 +09 34.3 3.771 3.465 64.7 15.0 21.9 2009 10 31 10 00.62 +09 12.9 3.722 3.485 68.6 15.4 21.9 2009 11 05 10 04.34 +08 52.9 3.671 3.505 72.6 15.7 21.9 2009 11 10 10 07.75 +08 34.4 3.618 3.525 76.7 15.9 21.9 2009 11 15 10 10.82 +08 17.5 3.563 3.544 80.9 16.0 21.9 2009 11 20 10 13.52 +08 02.5 3.507 3.564 85.3 16.0 21.9 2009 11 25 10 15.85 +07 49.6 3.450 3.584 89.7 16.0 21.8 2009 11 30 10 17.77 +07 39.0 3.394 3.603 94.2 15.8 21.8 2009 12 05 10 19.29 +07 30.6 3.337 3.623 98.9 15.6 21.8 2009 12 10 10 20.37 +07 24.8 3.281 3.642 103.7 15.2 21.7 2009 12 15 10 21.01 +07 21.7 3.227 3.661 108.6 14.8 21.7 2009 12 20 10 21.19 +07 21.4 3.174 3.681 113.6 14.2 21.6 2009 12 25 10 20.90 +07 24.0 3.124 3.700 118.8 13.5 21.6 2009 12 30 10 20.15 +07 29.4 3.077 3.719 124.1 12.6 21.5 2010 01 04 10 18.94 +07 37.8 3.034 3.738 129.5 11.7 21.5 2010 01 09 10 17.29 +07 48.9 2.996 3.756 135.0 10.7 21.4 2010 01 14 10 15.22 +08 02.8 2.962 3.775 140.7 9.5 21.4 2010 01 19 10 12.76 +08 19.3 2.935 3.794 146.4 8.2 21.3 2010 01 24 10 09.95 +08 38.0 2.913 3.812 152.3 6.9 21.2 2010 01 29 10 06.85 +08 58.6 2.899 3.830 158.2 5.5 21.2 2010 02 03 10 03.52 +09 20.7 2.891 3.849 164.1 4.0 21.1 2010 02 08 10 00.04 +09 43.9 2.892 3.867 170.0 2.5 21.0 2010 02 13 09 56.46 +10 07.8 2.900 3.885 175.7 1.1 20.9 2010 02 18 09 52.88 +10 31.9 2.916 3.903 176.8 0.8 20.9 2010 02 23 09 49.37 +10 55.7 2.939 3.921 171.4 2.2 21.1 2010 02 28 09 46.00 +11 18.8 2.971 3.938 165.6 3.6 21.2 2010 03 05 09 42.84 +11 40.8 3.010 3.956 159.8 5.0 21.3 2010 03 10 09 39.96 +12 01.4 3.057 3.973 154.1 6.3 21.4 2010 03 15 09 37.39 +12 20.3 3.110 3.991 148.4 7.5 21.5 2010 03 20 09 35.18 +12 37.3 3.169 4.008 142.8 8.6 21.6 2010 03 25 09 33.37 +12 52.2 3.234 4.025 137.4 9.7 21.7 2010 03 30 09 31.96 +13 04.9 3.305 4.042 132.0 10.6 21.8 2010 04 04 09 30.97 +13 15.5 3.380 4.059 126.8 11.4 21.9 2010 04 09 09 30.41 +13 23.9 3.459 4.076 121.7 12.1 22.0 2010 04 14 09 30.25 +13 30.0 3.542 4.092 116.7 12.6 22.1 2010 04 19 09 30.51 +13 34.0 3.627 4.109 111.9 13.1 22.1 2010 04 24 09 31.17 +13 35.9 3.715 4.125 107.2 13.5 22.2 2010 04 29 09 32.19 +13 35.7 3.805 4.142 102.5 13.7 22.3 2010 05 04 09 33.57 +13 33.6 3.896 4.158 98.0 13.9 22.3 2010 05 09 09 35.29 +13 29.6 3.987 4.174 93.6 14.0 22.4 2010 05 14 09 37.31 +13 23.9 4.079 4.190 89.3 14.0 22.5 2010 05 19 09 39.63 +13 16.3 4.171 4.206 85.0 13.9 22.5 2010 05 24 09 42.22 +13 07.2 4.262 4.221 80.8 13.7 22.6 2010 05 29 09 45.05 +12 56.5 4.353 4.237 76.8 13.5 22.6 2010 06 03 09 48.11 +12 44.4 4.442 4.252 72.7 13.2 22.6 2010 06 08 09 51.38 +12 30.8 4.529 4.268 68.8 12.8 22.7 2010 06 13 09 54.83 +12 15.9 4.615 4.283 64.9 12.4 22.7 2010 06 18 09 58.45 +11 59.8 4.698 4.298 61.0 11.9 22.7 2010 06 23 10 02.23 +11 42.5 4.778 4.313 57.2 11.4 22.8 2010 06 28 10 06.14 +11 24.2 4.856 4.328 53.4 10.9 22.8 2010 07 03 10 10.18 +11 04.8 4.930 4.343 49.7 10.3 22.8 2010 07 08 10 14.32 +10 44.4 5.002 4.357 46.0 9.7 22.8 2010 07 13 10 18.56 +10 23.2 5.069 4.372 42.4 9.0 22.8This 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.
