MPC
CBAT
ICQ
79P/du Toit-Hartley
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2008 May 28.4232 TT MPC
q 1.230507 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1867983 Peri. 253.2743 -0.9319052 +0.3605048
a 3.030778 Node 307.8391 -0.3105753 -0.8499061
e 0.593996 Incl. 2.8933 -0.1873385 -0.3843122
P 5.28
From 48 observations 1986-2007, mean residual 0".5. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.37, A2 = +0.0059.
An 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.
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! 2008 06 13 10 46.71 +03 34.1 0.927 1.244 79.5 53.4 16.8 22.3 2008 06 18 11 05.09 +01 41.0 0.940 1.255 79.7 52.8 16.9 22.3 2008 06 23 11 23.63 -00 14.2 0.955 1.268 80.0 52.1 16.9 22.3 2008 06 28 11 42.26 -02 10.1 0.973 1.283 80.3 51.3 17.0 22.4 2008 07 03 12 00.92 -04 05.5 0.996 1.301 80.5 50.4 17.1 22.4 2008 07 08 12 19.56 -05 59.0 1.021 1.321 80.8 49.5 17.3 22.5 2008 07 13 12 38.12 -07 49.3 1.051 1.343 81.0 48.4 17.4 22.6 2008 07 18 12 56.52 -09 35.4 1.085 1.367 81.1 47.3 17.5 22.6 2008 07 23 13 14.73 -11 16.2 1.122 1.392 81.1 46.1 17.7 22.7 2008 07 28 13 32.70 -12 51.2 1.163 1.420 81.0 44.9 17.9 22.8 2008 08 02 13 50.40 -14 19.8 1.209 1.448 80.8 43.8 18.0 22.9 2008 08 07 14 07.82 -15 41.8 1.258 1.478 80.4 42.6 18.2 23.0 2008 08 12 14 24.92 -16 56.8 1.310 1.509 79.9 41.4 18.4 23.1 2008 08 17 14 41.69 -18 05.0 1.366 1.541 79.3 40.2 18.6 23.2 2008 08 22 14 58.11 -19 06.4 1.425 1.574 78.5 39.0 18.7 23.3 2008 08 27 15 14.18 -20 01.1 1.487 1.607 77.5 37.9 18.9 23.4 2008 09 01 15 29.91 -20 49.4 1.552 1.642 76.5 36.7 19.1 23.5 2008 09 06 15 45.31 -21 31.7 1.620 1.676 75.3 35.6 19.3 23.6 2008 09 11 16 00.36 -22 08.0 1.690 1.712 74.0 34.4 19.5 23.7 2008 09 16 16 15.07 -22 38.9 1.762 1.747 72.5 33.3 19.7 23.8 2008 09 21 16 29.46 -23 04.4 1.836 1.783 71.0 32.2 19.8 23.9 2008 09 26 16 43.52 -23 25.1 1.912 1.819 69.4 31.1 20.0 24.0 2008 10 01 16 57.29 -23 41.1 1.989 1.855 67.6 29.9 20.2 24.1 2008 10 06 17 10.75 -23 52.6 2.068 1.892 65.8 28.8 20.3 24.2 2008 10 11 17 23.92 -24 00.1 2.147 1.928 63.8 27.7 20.5 24.3 2008 10 16 17 36.81 -24 03.6 2.228 1.964 61.8 26.6 20.7 24.4 2008 10 21 17 49.42 -24 03.5 2.308 2.001 59.7 25.4 20.8 24.5 2008 10 26 18 01.76 -23 59.9 2.389 2.037 57.6 24.3 21.0 24.6 2008 10 31 18 13.85 -23 53.1 2.471 2.074 55.4 23.2 21.1 24.6 2008 11 05 18 25.68 -23 43.2 2.552 2.110 53.1 22.1 21.3 24.7 2008 11 10 18 37.27 -23 30.4 2.632 2.146 50.7 20.9 21.4 24.8 2008 11 15 18 48.61 -23 15.0 2.712 2.182 48.3 19.8 21.6 24.9 2008 11 20 18 59.72 -22 57.0 2.791 2.218 45.8 18.6 21.7 24.9 2008 11 25 19 10.60 -22 36.7 2.868 2.254 43.3 17.5 21.8 25.0 2008 11 30 19 21.26 -22 14.1 2.945 2.289 40.7 16.3 21.9 25.0 2008 12 05 19 31.70 -21 49.5 3.019 2.325 38.1 15.2 22.1 25.1 2008 12 10 19 41.92 -21 23.0 3.092 2.360 35.4 14.0 22.2 25.1 2008 12 15 19 51.93 -20 54.7 3.163 2.395 32.7 12.8 22.3 25.2 2008 12 20 20 01.73 -20 24.7 3.231 2.429 30.0 11.7 22.4 25.2 2008 12 25 20 11.33 -19 53.2 3.297 2.464 27.2 10.5 22.5 25.2 2008 12 30 20 20.73 -19 20.4 3.360 2.498 24.4 9.4 22.6 25.2 2009 01 04 20 29.94 -18 46.3 3.420 2.532 21.5 8.2 22.7 25.3 2009 01 09 20 38.95 -18 11.0 3.478 2.565 18.7 7.0 22.8 25.3 2009 01 14 20 47.76 -17 34.8 3.532 2.599 15.8 5.9 22.9 25.3 2009 01 19 20 56.39 -16 57.7 3.582 2.632 12.8 4.8 23.0 25.3 2009 01 24 21 04.83 -16 19.8 3.629 2.665 9.9 3.6 23.1 25.3 2009 01 29 21 13.09 -15 41.2 3.673 2.697 6.9 2.5 23.1 25.3 2009 02 03 21 21.16 -15 02.1 3.712 2.730 3.8 1.4 23.2 25.2 2009 02 08 21 29.05 -14 22.6 3.748 2.762 0.9 0.3 23.3 25.2 2009 02 13 21 36.75 -13 42.8 3.779 2.793 2.4 0.8 23.3 25.3 2009 02 18 21 44.28 -13 02.7 3.807 2.825 5.4 1.9 23.4 25.4 2009 02 23 21 51.63 -12 22.5 3.831 2.856 8.5 3.0 23.5 25.5 2009 02 28 21 58.79 -11 42.3 3.850 2.887 11.7 4.0 23.5 25.6 2009 03 05 22 05.77 -11 02.3 3.865 2.917 14.9 5.0 23.6 25.7 2009 03 10 22 12.57 -10 22.4 3.876 2.948 18.1 6.0 23.6 25.8 2009 03 15 22 19.18 -09 42.8 3.882 2.978 21.3 7.0 23.7 25.8 2009 03 20 22 25.60 -09 03.6 3.884 3.007 24.6 7.9 23.7 25.9 2009 03 25 22 31.84 -08 24.9 3.883 3.037 27.9 8.8 23.8 26.0 2009 03 30 22 37.87 -07 46.7 3.876 3.066 31.2 9.7 23.8 26.0 2009 04 04 22 43.71 -07 09.3 3.866 3.095 34.5 10.6 23.8 26.1 2009 04 09 22 49.34 -06 32.7 3.852 3.124 37.9 11.4 23.9 26.1 2009 04 14 22 54.75 -05 56.9 3.834 3.152 41.4 12.1 23.9 26.1 2009 04 19 22 59.95 -05 22.1 3.812 3.180 44.8 12.9 23.9 26.2 2009 04 24 23 04.92 -04 48.4 3.787 3.208 48.4 13.6 24.0 26.2 2009 04 29 23 09.66 -04 15.9 3.757 3.235 51.9 14.2 24.0 26.2 2009 05 04 23 14.15 -03 44.7 3.725 3.262 55.6 14.8 24.0 26.2 2009 05 09 23 18.37 -03 14.8 3.689 3.289 59.2 15.3 24.0 26.3 2009 05 14 23 22.33 -02 46.5 3.651 3.316 63.0 15.8 24.0 26.3 2009 05 19 23 26.01 -02 19.8 3.610 3.342 66.8 16.1 24.0 26.3 2009 05 24 23 29.39 -01 54.7 3.566 3.369 70.6 16.5 24.0 26.3 2009 05 29 23 32.45 -01 31.6 3.520 3.394 74.6 16.7 24.0 26.3 2009 06 03 23 35.19 -01 10.4 3.473 3.420 78.6 16.9 24.0 26.3 2009 06 08 23 37.57 -00 51.3 3.424 3.445 82.7 17.0 24.0 26.3 2009 06 13 23 39.60 -00 34.4 3.374 3.470 86.9 17.0 24.0 26.2 2009 06 18 23 41.25 -00 19.8 3.323 3.495 91.2 16.9 24.0 26.2 2009 06 23 23 42.49 -00 07.7 3.272 3.520 95.6 16.7 24.0 26.2 2009 06 28 23 43.32 +00 01.8 3.221 3.544 100.1 16.4 24.0 26.2 2009 07 03 23 43.73 +00 08.6 3.171 3.568 104.8 16.0 24.0 26.1 2009 07 08 23 43.69 +00 12.6 3.122 3.591 109.5 15.5 24.0 26.1 2009 07 13 23 43.20 +00 13.8 3.075 3.615 114.4 14.8 24.0 26.1 2009 07 18 23 42.26 +00 12.1 3.030 3.638 119.4 14.1 24.0 26.0This 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.
