68P/Klemola
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56802:68P/Klemola Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 20.9792 TT MPC q 1.759028 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0910145 Peri. 153.9791 +0.8606056 +0.5090288 a 4.894731 Node 175.3299 -0.4944541 +0.8425657 e 0.640628 Incl. 11.1441 -0.1219556 +0.1759906 P 10.8 From 182 observations 1965-1998, mean residual 1".0.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
68P/Klemola Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Jan. 20.9726 TT MPC q 1.759371 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0910687 Peri. 153.9915 +0.8606886 +0.5088881 a 4.892791 Node 175.3268 -0.4943154 +0.8426493 e 0.640416 Incl. 11.1446 -0.1219319 +0.1759975 P 10.8An 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 24.56 +08 09.6 3.083 3.688 121.0 13.2 18.1 23.0 2010 01 29 04 24.52 +08 26.5 3.177 3.718 116.2 13.8 18.2 23.2 2010 02 03 04 24.94 +08 44.3 3.275 3.749 111.4 14.2 18.3 23.2 2010 02 08 04 25.79 +09 02.8 3.374 3.779 106.8 14.5 18.4 23.3 2010 02 13 04 27.05 +09 21.9 3.476 3.809 102.2 14.7 18.5 23.4 2010 02 18 04 28.72 +09 41.3 3.579 3.839 97.7 14.8 18.6 23.5 2010 02 23 04 30.75 +10 00.9 3.682 3.869 93.4 14.8 18.7 23.6 2010 02 28 04 33.12 +10 20.4 3.787 3.898 89.1 14.7 18.8 23.7 2010 03 05 04 35.81 +10 39.8 3.891 3.928 84.9 14.6 18.9 23.7 2010 03 10 04 38.79 +10 58.9 3.994 3.957 80.7 14.3 19.0 23.8 2010 03 15 04 42.04 +11 17.6 4.097 3.987 76.6 14.0 19.1 23.9 2010 03 20 04 45.54 +11 35.7 4.199 4.016 72.6 13.7 19.2 23.9 2010 03 25 04 49.26 +11 53.3 4.299 4.045 68.7 13.3 19.2 24.0 2010 03 30 04 53.18 +12 10.1 4.397 4.074 64.8 12.8 19.3 24.0 2010 04 04 04 57.29 +12 26.2 4.494 4.103 61.0 12.3 19.4 24.1 2010 04 09 05 01.56 +12 41.4 4.587 4.131 57.2 11.8 19.5 24.1 2010 04 14 05 05.98 +12 55.7 4.678 4.160 53.5 11.2 19.5 24.1 2010 04 19 05 10.52 +13 09.0 4.766 4.188 49.8 10.6 19.6 24.2 2010 04 24 05 15.19 +13 21.3 4.850 4.217 46.2 9.9 19.7 24.2 2010 04 29 05 19.95 +13 32.6 4.931 4.245 42.6 9.2 19.7 24.2 2010 05 04 05 24.79 +13 42.8 5.009 4.273 39.0 8.5 19.8 24.2 2010 05 09 05 29.70 +13 51.9 5.082 4.301 35.5 7.8 19.9 24.3 2010 05 14 05 34.68 +13 59.8 5.152 4.328 32.1 7.1 19.9 24.3 2010 05 19 05 39.69 +14 06.7 5.217 4.356 28.6 6.4 20.0 24.3 2010 05 24 05 44.74 +14 12.4 5.278 4.384 25.3 5.7 20.0 24.3 2010 05 29 05 49.81 +14 16.9 5.334 4.411 22.0 4.9 20.1 24.3 2010 06 03 05 54.89 +14 20.4 5.386 4.438 18.8 4.2 20.1 24.3 2010 06 08 05 59.96 +14 22.7 5.433 4.465 15.8 3.6 20.2 24.3 2010 06 13 06 05.03 +14 23.9 5.476 4.492 13.1 2.9 20.2 24.3 2010 06 18 06 10.07 +14 23.9 5.513 4.519 10.8 2.4 20.3 24.2 2010 06 23 06 15.08 +14 22.9 5.546 4.546 9.3 2.1 20.3 24.3 2010 06 28 06 20.04 +14 20.8 5.573 4.572 9.1 2.0 20.3 24.3 2010 07 03 06 24.95 +14 17.7 5.596 4.599 10.2 2.2 20.4 24.3 2010 07 08 06 29.79 +14 13.6 5.614 4.625 12.2 2.7 20.4 24.4 2010 07 13 06 34.56 +14 08.4 5.626 4.651 14.9 3.2 20.4 24.4 2010 07 18 06 39.25 +14 02.4 5.634 4.677 17.9 3.8 20.5 24.5 2010 07 23 06 43.84 +13 55.5 5.637 4.703 21.1 4.5 20.5 24.5 2010 07 28 06 48.32 +13 47.7 5.634 4.729 24.5 5.1 20.5 24.6 2010 08 02 06 52.69 +13 39.1 5.627 4.755 27.9 5.7 20.5 24.6 2010 08 07 06 56.93 +13 29.7 5.615 4.780 31.5 6.4 20.5 24.6 2010 08 12 07 01.03 +13 19.7 5.599 4.806 35.1 7.0 20.6 24.7 2010 08 17 07 04.98 +13 09.0 5.578 4.831 38.8 7.5 20.6 24.7 2010 08 22 07 08.77 +12 57.8 5.553 4.856 42.6 8.1 20.6 24.7 2010 08 27 07 12.39 +12 46.1 5.523 4.881 46.4 8.6 20.6 24.7 2010 09 01 07 15.82 +12 33.9 5.490 4.906 50.2 9.1 20.6 24.8 2010 09 06 07 19.05 +12 21.4 5.452 4.931 54.2 9.5 20.6 24.8 2010 09 11 07 22.07 +12 08.6 5.411 4.955 58.2 9.9 20.6 24.8 2010 09 16 07 24.86 +11 55.6 5.367 4.980 62.3 10.3 20.6 24.8 2010 09 21 07 27.41 +11 42.6 5.320 5.004 66.4 10.6 20.6 24.8 2010 09 26 07 29.72 +11 29.5 5.271 5.029 70.7 10.8 20.6 24.8 2010 10 01 07 31.75 +11 16.6 5.219 5.053 75.0 11.0 20.6 24.8 2010 10 06 07 33.51 +11 03.8 5.166 5.077 79.3 11.2 20.6 24.8 2010 10 11 07 34.98 +10 51.4 5.111 5.101 83.8 11.2 20.6 24.8 2010 10 16 07 36.14 +10 39.4 5.055 5.124 88.4 11.2 20.6 24.8 2010 10 21 07 36.98 +10 27.9 4.999 5.148 93.0 11.1 20.6 24.7 2010 10 26 07 37.50 +10 17.0 4.943 5.172 97.7 11.0 20.6 24.7 2010 10 31 07 37.69 +10 06.9 4.888 5.195 102.5 10.8 20.6 24.7 2010 11 05 07 37.54 +09 57.7 4.835 5.218 107.4 10.4 20.6 24.7 2010 11 10 07 37.05 +09 49.4 4.783 5.241 112.4 10.1 20.6 24.6 2010 11 15 07 36.22 +09 42.2 4.734 5.264 117.5 9.6 20.6 24.6 2010 11 20 07 35.06 +09 36.2 4.689 5.287 122.6 9.1 20.6 24.6 2010 11 25 07 33.57 +09 31.4 4.647 5.310 127.8 8.4 20.6 24.5 2010 11 30 07 31.78 +09 28.0 4.610 5.333 133.1 7.8 20.6 24.5 2010 12 05 07 29.70 +09 25.9 4.578 5.355 138.4 7.0 20.6 24.5 2010 12 10 07 27.35 +09 25.2 4.552 5.378 143.7 6.2 20.6 24.4 2010 12 15 07 24.77 +09 26.0 4.533 5.400 148.9 5.4 20.6 24.4 2010 12 20 07 22.01 +09 28.2 4.521 5.422 154.1 4.6 20.6 24.3 2010 12 25 07 19.09 +09 31.7 4.515 5.445 158.9 3.7 20.6 24.3 2010 12 30 07 16.06 +09 36.6 4.518 5.467 163.2 3.0 20.7 24.3 2011 01 04 07 12.98 +09 42.7 4.528 5.488 166.4 2.4 20.7 24.2 2011 01 09 07 09.89 +09 50.0 4.546 5.510 167.4 2.2 20.7 24.2 2011 01 14 07 06.84 +09 58.4 4.572 5.532 166.0 2.5 20.7 24.3 2011 01 19 07 03.89 +10 07.7 4.607 5.553 162.6 3.0 20.8 24.3 2011 01 24 07 01.06 +10 17.7 4.649 5.575 158.2 3.8 20.8 24.4 2011 01 29 06 58.42 +10 28.5 4.698 5.596 153.4 4.5 20.8 24.5 2011 02 03 06 55.98 +10 39.7 4.755 5.617 148.3 5.3 20.9 24.6 2011 02 08 06 53.79 +10 51.3 4.818 5.638 143.1 6.0 20.9 24.6 2011 02 13 06 51.87 +11 03.2 4.888 5.659 137.8 6.7 21.0 24.7 2011 02 18 06 50.25 +11 15.1 4.964 5.680 132.6 7.4 21.0 24.8 2011 02 23 06 48.92 +11 27.1 5.044 5.701 127.5 7.9 21.1 24.9 2011 02 28 06 47.91 +11 38.9 5.130 5.721 122.4 8.4 21.1 24.9This 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.
