MPC
CBAT
ICQ
85P/Boethin Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Dec. 16.3648 TT MPC q 1.147474 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0854166 Peri. 53.5814 +0.7976724 -0.6027272 a 5.106319 Node 343.4512 +0.5271172 +0.7136402 e 0.775283 Incl. 4.2171 +0.2930295 +0.3569840 P 11.5 From 44 observations 1975-1986, mean residual 1".2.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 08 22 19 49.13 -25 23.5 0.989 1.909 145.2 17.6 12.1 19.8 2008 08 27 19 43.71 -25 19.2 0.977 1.862 139.2 20.8 11.9 19.8 2008 09 01 19 39.17 -25 10.6 0.968 1.816 133.4 23.8 11.6 19.8 2008 09 06 19 35.71 -24 57.9 0.962 1.770 127.9 26.7 11.4 19.9 2008 09 11 19 33.44 -24 41.4 0.959 1.725 122.6 29.5 11.1 19.9 2008 09 16 19 32.45 -24 21.3 0.958 1.679 117.6 32.1 10.9 19.9 2008 09 21 19 32.76 -23 58.0 0.958 1.635 112.8 34.5 10.7 19.9 2008 09 26 19 34.39 -23 31.5 0.959 1.591 108.4 36.7 10.4 19.9 2008 10 01 19 37.35 -23 01.7 0.960 1.548 104.2 38.8 10.2 19.9 2008 10 06 19 41.62 -22 28.4 0.960 1.506 100.4 40.8 10.0 19.9 2008 10 11 19 47.16 -21 51.4 0.960 1.465 96.8 42.6 9.7 19.9 2008 10 16 19 53.92 -21 10.1 0.959 1.425 93.5 44.3 9.5 19.9 2008 10 21 20 01.85 -20 24.3 0.957 1.387 90.5 45.9 9.2 19.9 2008 10 26 20 10.93 -19 33.1 0.953 1.351 87.8 47.3 9.0 19.8 2008 10 31 20 21.10 -18 36.1 0.948 1.316 85.4 48.7 8.8 19.8 2008 11 05 20 32.35 -17 32.5 0.942 1.285 83.2 50.0 8.5 19.8 2008 11 10 20 44.61 -16 21.7 0.935 1.255 81.3 51.2 8.3 19.7 2008 11 15 20 57.84 -15 03.1 0.927 1.229 79.7 52.4 8.1 19.7 2008 11 20 21 12.03 -13 36.2 0.918 1.206 78.4 53.4 7.9 19.7 2008 11 25 21 27.13 -12 00.5 0.909 1.186 77.4 54.3 7.8 19.6 2008 11 30 21 43.13 -10 15.6 0.900 1.170 76.6 55.0 7.6 19.6 2008 12 05 22 00.00 -08 21.5 0.891 1.159 76.1 55.6 7.5 19.6 2008 12 10 22 17.70 -06 18.5 0.883 1.151 75.9 56.1 7.5 19.6 2008 12 15 22 36.20 -04 07.2 0.877 1.148 75.9 56.3 7.4 19.6 2008 12 20 22 55.44 -01 48.7 0.874 1.149 76.1 56.3 7.4 19.5 2008 12 25 23 15.40 +00 35.7 0.873 1.154 76.6 56.0 7.4 19.5 2008 12 30 23 36.02 +03 04.0 0.876 1.163 77.2 55.5 7.5 19.6 2009 01 04 23 57.20 +05 34.0 0.883 1.177 78.0 54.8 7.6 19.6 2009 01 09 00 18.86 +08 03.0 0.895 1.195 78.8 53.9 7.8 19.6 2009 01 14 00 40.86 +10 28.2 0.912 1.216 79.7 52.7 8.0 19.7 2009 01 19 01 03.07 +12 47.1 0.934 1.241 80.6 51.5 8.2 19.7 2009 01 24 01 25.37 +14 57.4 0.962 1.268 81.3 50.1 8.5 19.8 2009 01 29 01 47.60 +16 57.3 0.995 1.299 82.0 48.7 8.8 19.9 2009 02 03 02 09.63 +18 45.3 1.034 1.332 82.5 47.2 9.1 20.0 2009 02 08 02 31.31 +20 20.9 1.078 1.367 82.8 45.7 9.4 20.1 2009 02 13 02 52.53 +21 43.7 1.128 1.404 82.9 44.3 9.7 20.2 2009 02 18 03 13.20 +22 54.0 1.183 1.443 82.7 42.8 10.0 20.3 2009 02 23 03 33.24 +23 52.5 1.243 1.483 82.4 41.4 10.4 20.4 2009 02 28 03 52.62 +24 39.9 1.307 1.524 81.9 40.0 10.7 20.6 2009 03 05 04 11.31 +25 17.3 1.375 1.567 81.1 38.7 11.1 20.7 2009 03 10 04 29.30 +25 45.4 1.448 1.611 80.2 37.4 11.4 20.8 2009 03 15 04 46.57 +26 05.4 1.523 1.655 79.1 36.2 11.8 21.0 2009 03 20 05 03.16 +26 18.1 1.602 1.700 77.9 34.9 12.1 21.1 2009 03 25 05 19.10 +26 24.4 1.684 1.745 76.5 33.8 12.5 21.2 2009 03 30 05 34.40 +26 25.0 1.768 1.791 75.0 32.6 12.8 21.4 2009 04 04 05 49.11 +26 20.6 1.854 1.837 73.3 31.4 13.1 21.5 2009 04 09 06 03.25 +26 11.8 1.942 1.883 71.6 30.3 13.4 21.6 2009 04 14 06 16.85 +25 59.1 2.032 1.930 69.8 29.2 13.8 21.7 2009 04 19 06 29.95 +25 42.9 2.123 1.977 67.8 28.1 14.1 21.9 2009 04 24 06 42.59 +25 23.8 2.215 2.023 65.8 27.0 14.3 22.0 2009 04 29 06 54.79 +25 01.9 2.308 2.070 63.7 25.9 14.6 22.1 2009 05 04 07 06.58 +24 37.7 2.402 2.117 61.6 24.8 14.9 22.2 2009 05 09 07 17.97 +24 11.3 2.496 2.163 59.4 23.7 15.2 22.3 2009 05 14 07 29.01 +23 43.0 2.589 2.210 57.1 22.6 15.5 22.4 2009 05 19 07 39.70 +23 13.1 2.683 2.256 54.8 21.5 15.7 22.5 2009 05 24 07 50.08 +22 41.6 2.776 2.303 52.4 20.4 16.0 22.5 2009 05 29 08 00.16 +22 08.8 2.868 2.349 50.0 19.3 16.2 22.6 2009 06 03 08 09.96 +21 34.8 2.959 2.395 47.6 18.2 16.4 22.7 2009 06 08 08 19.48 +20 59.7 3.049 2.440 45.1 17.1 16.7 22.8 2009 06 13 08 28.76 +20 23.7 3.137 2.486 42.5 16.0 16.9 22.8 2009 06 18 08 37.79 +19 46.9 3.224 2.531 40.0 14.9 17.1 22.9 2009 06 23 08 46.60 +19 09.3 3.309 2.576 37.4 13.9 17.3 22.9 2009 06 28 08 55.19 +18 31.1 3.392 2.621 34.7 12.8 17.5 23.0 2009 07 03 09 03.57 +17 52.4 3.472 2.666 32.0 11.7 17.7 23.0 2009 07 08 09 11.75 +17 13.3 3.550 2.710 29.3 10.6 17.9 23.1 2009 07 13 09 19.75 +16 33.7 3.625 2.754 26.6 9.5 18.1 23.1 2009 07 18 09 27.56 +15 53.9 3.698 2.798 23.8 8.4 18.3 23.2 2009 07 23 09 35.19 +15 13.9 3.767 2.842 21.0 7.4 18.5 23.2 2009 07 28 09 42.66 +14 33.7 3.833 2.885 18.1 6.3 18.6 23.2 2009 08 02 09 49.96 +13 53.4 3.895 2.928 15.3 5.2 18.8 23.2 2009 08 07 09 57.10 +13 13.1 3.954 2.971 12.3 4.2 18.9 23.2 2009 08 12 10 04.07 +12 32.9 4.009 3.014 9.4 3.1 19.1 23.2 2009 08 17 10 10.90 +11 52.9 4.060 3.056 6.4 2.1 19.2 23.2 2009 08 22 10 17.57 +11 13.0 4.107 3.098 3.3 1.1 19.4 23.2 2009 08 27 10 24.09 +10 33.3 4.150 3.140 0.6 0.2 19.5 23.1 2009 09 01 10 30.45 +09 54.1 4.189 3.181 3.0 0.9 19.7 23.3 2009 09 06 10 36.67 +09 15.2 4.223 3.223 6.1 1.9 19.8 23.4 2009 09 11 10 42.73 +08 36.8 4.253 3.264 9.4 2.9 19.9 23.5 2009 09 16 10 48.63 +07 58.9 4.278 3.304 12.6 3.8 20.0 23.6 2009 09 21 10 54.38 +07 21.6 4.299 3.345 16.0 4.7 20.2 23.7 2009 09 26 10 59.97 +06 44.9 4.315 3.385 19.3 5.6 20.3 23.8This 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.
