94P/Russell
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59599:94P/Russell Epoch 2010 Mar. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455280.5 T 2010 Mar. 29.7445 TT MPC q 2.240272 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1494008 Peri. 92.8432 -0.9546042 -0.2799518 a 3.517500 Node 70.9157 +0.2120736 -0.8786572 e 0.363107 Incl. 6.1823 +0.2091782 -0.3867668 P 6.60 From 223 observations 1984-2004, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
94P/Russell Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 Mar. 29.7679 TT MPC q 2.240250 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1494092 Peri. 92.8489 -0.9546432 -0.2798180 a 3.517368 Node 70.9180 +0.2119503 -0.8786886 e 0.363089 Incl. 6.1823 +0.2091252 -0.3867922 P 6.60An 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 09 22.95 +19 42.0 2.523 2.472 75.7 22.9 16.9 23.1 2009 10 31 09 30.58 +19 19.7 2.450 2.459 78.8 23.3 16.8 23.0 2009 11 05 09 37.98 +18 58.2 2.377 2.446 82.0 23.7 16.7 22.9 2009 11 10 09 45.14 +18 37.7 2.304 2.433 85.3 23.9 16.6 22.9 2009 11 15 09 52.02 +18 18.5 2.232 2.420 88.7 24.1 16.5 22.8 2009 11 20 09 58.60 +18 00.9 2.159 2.408 92.1 24.2 16.4 22.7 2009 11 25 10 04.84 +17 45.3 2.088 2.396 95.7 24.2 16.3 22.6 2009 11 30 10 10.71 +17 31.9 2.017 2.385 99.3 24.1 16.2 22.5 2009 12 05 10 16.19 +17 21.1 1.948 2.373 103.1 23.9 16.1 22.4 2009 12 10 10 21.24 +17 13.2 1.880 2.363 106.9 23.5 16.0 22.3 2009 12 15 10 25.81 +17 08.5 1.813 2.352 110.9 23.0 15.9 22.2 2009 12 20 10 29.85 +17 07.3 1.749 2.342 115.1 22.4 15.8 22.1 2009 12 25 10 33.33 +17 09.9 1.688 2.333 119.3 21.6 15.7 22.0 2009 12 30 10 36.20 +17 16.4 1.629 2.323 123.7 20.6 15.6 21.9 2010 01 04 10 38.44 +17 26.9 1.573 2.315 128.3 19.5 15.5 21.8 2010 01 09 10 40.00 +17 41.5 1.521 2.306 133.0 18.2 15.4 21.7 2010 01 14 10 40.85 +18 00.0 1.473 2.299 137.8 16.7 15.3 21.5 2010 01 19 10 40.97 +18 22.1 1.429 2.291 142.8 15.0 15.2 21.4 2010 01 24 10 40.36 +18 47.4 1.390 2.284 147.9 13.2 15.1 21.3 2010 01 29 10 39.06 +19 15.0 1.356 2.278 153.0 11.3 15.0 21.1 2010 02 03 10 37.12 +19 44.1 1.328 2.272 158.0 9.3 15.0 21.0 2010 02 08 10 34.60 +20 13.8 1.305 2.266 162.8 7.4 14.9 20.9 2010 02 13 10 31.60 +20 42.8 1.289 2.262 166.8 5.7 14.9 20.8 2010 02 18 10 28.25 +21 10.1 1.279 2.257 169.1 4.8 14.8 20.7 2010 02 23 10 24.72 +21 34.3 1.275 2.253 168.4 5.1 14.8 20.7 2010 02 28 10 21.17 +21 54.5 1.278 2.250 165.3 6.4 14.8 20.8 2010 03 05 10 17.76 +22 09.9 1.286 2.247 160.9 8.3 14.8 20.9 2010 03 10 10 14.64 +22 20.0 1.301 2.244 156.0 10.4 14.8 21.0 2010 03 15 10 11.96 +22 24.4 1.321 2.243 150.9 12.4 14.9 21.1 2010 03 20 10 09.83 +22 23.0 1.346 2.241 145.9 14.4 14.9 21.2 2010 03 25 10 08.34 +22 15.8 1.376 2.241 140.9 16.3 14.9 21.3 2010 03 30 10 07.55 +22 03.2 1.411 2.240 136.1 18.0 15.0 21.4 2010 04 04 10 07.48 +21 45.5 1.449 2.241 131.5 19.5 15.1 21.5 2010 04 09 10 08.14 +21 23.0 1.491 2.241 127.0 20.9 15.1 21.6 2010 04 14 10 09.51 +20 56.2 1.537 2.243 122.6 22.1 15.2 21.8 2010 04 19 10 11.58 +20 25.4 1.585 2.245 118.5 23.2 15.3 21.9 2010 04 24 10 14.29 +19 50.9 1.635 2.247 114.5 24.0 15.3 22.0 2010 04 29 10 17.62 +19 13.2 1.688 2.250 110.7 24.8 15.4 22.0 2010 05 04 10 21.49 +18 32.5 1.742 2.253 107.0 25.3 15.5 22.1 2010 05 09 10 25.87 +17 49.1 1.798 2.257 103.4 25.8 15.6 22.2 2010 05 14 10 30.71 +17 03.2 1.856 2.262 100.0 26.1 15.7 22.3 2010 05 19 10 35.97 +16 15.1 1.914 2.267 96.7 26.3 15.7 22.4 2010 05 24 10 41.60 +15 24.9 1.974 2.273 93.5 26.4 15.8 22.5 2010 05 29 10 47.56 +14 32.9 2.034 2.279 90.4 26.4 15.9 22.5 2010 06 03 10 53.81 +13 39.2 2.095 2.285 87.4 26.3 16.0 22.6 2010 06 08 11 00.33 +12 44.1 2.156 2.292 84.4 26.2 16.1 22.7 2010 06 13 11 07.07 +11 47.5 2.218 2.299 81.5 25.9 16.2 22.7 2010 06 18 11 14.02 +10 49.7 2.280 2.307 78.7 25.6 16.2 22.8 2010 06 23 11 21.16 +09 50.9 2.342 2.316 76.0 25.2 16.3 22.8 2010 06 28 11 28.46 +08 51.2 2.404 2.324 73.3 24.8 16.4 22.9 2010 07 03 11 35.89 +07 50.7 2.465 2.334 70.6 24.3 16.5 22.9 2010 07 08 11 43.46 +06 49.6 2.527 2.343 68.0 23.7 16.6 23.0 2010 07 13 11 51.14 +05 47.9 2.588 2.353 65.4 23.1 16.6 23.0 2010 07 18 11 58.93 +04 45.8 2.649 2.364 62.8 22.5 16.7 23.1 2010 07 23 12 06.81 +03 43.5 2.709 2.374 60.2 21.8 16.8 23.1 2010 07 28 12 14.77 +02 41.0 2.768 2.386 57.7 21.1 16.9 23.1 2010 08 02 12 22.81 +01 38.6 2.827 2.397 55.2 20.3 17.0 23.2 2010 08 07 12 30.92 +00 36.2 2.885 2.409 52.7 19.6 17.0 23.2 2010 08 12 12 39.10 -00 25.9 2.942 2.421 50.2 18.8 17.1 23.2 2010 08 17 12 47.35 -01 27.8 2.998 2.434 47.7 17.9 17.2 23.2 2010 08 22 12 55.65 -02 29.1 3.052 2.447 45.2 17.1 17.3 23.3 2010 08 27 13 04.01 -03 29.9 3.105 2.460 42.7 16.2 17.3 23.3 2010 09 01 13 12.41 -04 30.0 3.157 2.474 40.2 15.3 17.4 23.3 2010 09 06 13 20.87 -05 29.4 3.208 2.487 37.7 14.3 17.5 23.3 2010 09 11 13 29.39 -06 27.9 3.257 2.501 35.1 13.4 17.5 23.3 2010 09 16 13 37.94 -07 25.4 3.304 2.516 32.6 12.4 17.6 23.3 2010 09 21 13 46.54 -08 21.8 3.349 2.530 30.1 11.5 17.7 23.3 2010 09 26 13 55.18 -09 17.0 3.392 2.545 27.5 10.5 17.7 23.3 2010 10 01 14 03.86 -10 11.0 3.433 2.560 24.9 9.5 17.8 23.3 2010 10 06 14 12.58 -11 03.7 3.472 2.575 22.3 8.5 17.9 23.3 2010 10 11 14 21.33 -11 54.9 3.509 2.591 19.7 7.5 17.9 23.3 2010 10 16 14 30.11 -12 44.7 3.543 2.607 17.0 6.4 18.0 23.3 2010 10 21 14 38.91 -13 32.8 3.575 2.622 14.4 5.4 18.0 23.3 2010 10 26 14 47.74 -14 19.3 3.604 2.638 11.7 4.4 18.1 23.3 2010 10 31 14 56.58 -15 04.0 3.631 2.655 9.0 3.3 18.2 23.2 2010 11 05 15 05.43 -15 47.0 3.654 2.671 6.3 2.3 18.2 23.2 2010 11 10 15 14.29 -16 28.1 3.675 2.687 3.6 1.3 18.3 23.2 2010 11 15 15 23.15 -17 07.4 3.693 2.704 1.5 0.5 18.3 23.1 2010 11 20 15 31.99 -17 44.7 3.707 2.721 2.7 1.0 18.4 23.2 2010 11 25 15 40.82 -18 20.1 3.719 2.738 5.4 1.9 18.4 23.3 2010 11 30 15 49.62 -18 53.5 3.727 2.755 8.2 2.9 18.5 23.4This 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.
