104P/Kowal
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59599:
104P/Kowal
Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5
T 2010 May 4.6352 TT MPC
q 1.179649 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1674444 Peri. 200.5547 +0.2453561 -0.9582326
a 3.260035 Node 235.5163 +0.9124776 +0.2794605
e 0.638148 Incl. 10.2684 +0.3273911 -0.0607627
P 5.89
From 458 observations 1991-2004, mean residual 1".0. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.61, A2 = -0.5165.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
104P/Kowal Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2010 May 4.5040 TT MPC q 1.178977 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1671656 Peri. 200.4330 +0.2454405 -0.9581751 a 3.263659 Node 235.6319 +0.9123423 +0.2796344 e 0.638756 Incl. 10.2706 +0.3277048 -0.0608698 P 5.90An 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 21 17.75 -03 33.0 2.759 3.330 115.9 15.9 19.9 22.7 2009 06 13 21 17.52 -03 12.3 2.667 3.300 120.5 15.4 19.8 22.6 2009 06 18 21 16.78 -02 53.6 2.578 3.270 125.1 14.7 19.7 22.5 2009 06 23 21 15.53 -02 37.1 2.493 3.240 129.9 13.9 19.6 22.3 2009 06 28 21 13.74 -02 23.1 2.411 3.209 134.7 13.0 19.5 22.2 2009 07 03 21 11.42 -02 11.9 2.335 3.178 139.6 12.0 19.4 22.1 2009 07 08 21 08.58 -02 03.7 2.263 3.146 144.5 10.8 19.3 21.9 2009 07 13 21 05.22 -01 58.8 2.197 3.115 149.3 9.6 19.1 21.8 2009 07 18 21 01.39 -01 57.4 2.137 3.083 154.1 8.3 19.0 21.7 2009 07 23 20 57.12 -01 59.6 2.083 3.051 158.5 7.0 18.9 21.5 2009 07 28 20 52.48 -02 05.5 2.036 3.018 162.1 5.9 18.8 21.4 2009 08 02 20 47.58 -02 15.2 1.995 2.985 164.4 5.2 18.8 21.3 2009 08 07 20 42.49 -02 28.3 1.962 2.952 164.7 5.2 18.7 21.2 2009 08 12 20 37.33 -02 44.7 1.936 2.919 162.7 5.9 18.6 21.2 2009 08 17 20 32.21 -03 04.1 1.917 2.885 159.1 7.2 18.5 21.2 2009 08 22 20 27.26 -03 26.0 1.904 2.851 154.6 8.8 18.4 21.3 2009 08 27 20 22.59 -03 49.9 1.899 2.817 149.6 10.5 18.4 21.3 2009 09 01 20 18.32 -04 15.3 1.899 2.782 144.4 12.2 18.3 21.3 2009 09 06 20 14.55 -04 41.5 1.905 2.748 139.1 13.9 18.3 21.4 2009 09 11 20 11.34 -05 08.1 1.917 2.712 133.8 15.5 18.2 21.4 2009 09 16 20 08.77 -05 34.6 1.932 2.677 128.6 17.1 18.2 21.5 2009 09 21 20 06.87 -06 00.3 1.952 2.641 123.4 18.5 18.2 21.5 2009 09 26 20 05.70 -06 25.0 1.975 2.605 118.4 19.8 18.1 21.5 2009 10 01 20 05.25 -06 48.2 2.000 2.569 113.5 20.9 18.1 21.6 2009 10 06 20 05.54 -07 09.5 2.027 2.533 108.8 21.9 18.1 21.6 2009 10 11 20 06.54 -07 28.8 2.056 2.496 104.2 22.8 18.0 21.6 2009 10 16 20 08.25 -07 45.8 2.086 2.459 99.7 23.6 18.0 21.7 2009 10 21 20 10.66 -08 00.3 2.116 2.421 95.4 24.2 18.0 21.7 2009 10 26 20 13.74 -08 12.0 2.146 2.384 91.2 24.6 17.9 21.7 2009 10 31 20 17.45 -08 21.0 2.175 2.346 87.2 25.0 17.9 21.7 2009 11 05 20 21.78 -08 26.9 2.203 2.308 83.3 25.3 17.8 21.7 2009 11 10 20 26.68 -08 29.9 2.231 2.270 79.5 25.4 17.8 21.7 2009 11 15 20 32.15 -08 29.6 2.256 2.231 75.8 25.5 17.8 21.7 2009 11 20 20 38.14 -08 26.1 2.280 2.192 72.3 25.4 17.7 21.7 2009 11 25 20 44.65 -08 19.3 2.302 2.153 68.9 25.3 17.6 21.6 2009 11 30 20 51.64 -08 09.1 2.321 2.114 65.6 25.1 17.6 21.6 2009 12 05 20 59.08 -07 55.4 2.339 2.075 62.4 24.9 17.5 21.6 2009 12 10 21 06.97 -07 38.2 2.353 2.036 59.3 24.6 17.4 21.5 2009 12 15 21 15.28 -07 17.5 2.366 1.996 56.4 24.2 17.4 21.5 2009 12 20 21 24.01 -06 53.2 2.375 1.957 53.5 23.8 17.3 21.5 2009 12 25 21 33.13 -06 25.3 2.382 1.917 50.7 23.4 17.2 21.4 2009 12 30 21 42.64 -05 53.7 2.387 1.878 48.1 22.9 17.1 21.3 2010 01 04 21 52.52 -05 18.5 2.388 1.839 45.5 22.4 17.0 21.3 2010 01 09 22 02.78 -04 39.8 2.388 1.799 43.1 21.9 16.9 21.2 2010 01 14 22 13.41 -03 57.4 2.384 1.760 40.7 21.4 16.8 21.2 2010 01 19 22 24.41 -03 11.5 2.379 1.721 38.5 20.8 16.7 21.1 2010 01 24 22 35.78 -02 22.1 2.371 1.683 36.3 20.3 16.6 21.0 2010 01 29 22 47.52 -01 29.4 2.361 1.644 34.3 19.7 16.5 20.9 2010 02 03 22 59.64 -00 33.4 2.350 1.607 32.4 19.2 16.4 20.9 2010 02 08 23 12.15 +00 25.7 2.336 1.570 30.6 18.7 16.3 20.8 2010 02 13 23 25.07 +01 27.7 2.321 1.533 28.9 18.1 16.2 20.7 2010 02 18 23 38.39 +02 32.3 2.305 1.498 27.3 17.6 16.1 20.6 2010 02 23 23 52.15 +03 39.4 2.288 1.463 25.8 17.1 15.9 20.5 2010 02 28 00 06.35 +04 48.5 2.270 1.429 24.5 16.7 15.8 20.4 2010 03 05 00 21.00 +05 59.2 2.252 1.397 23.3 16.3 15.7 20.4 2010 03 10 00 36.13 +07 11.0 2.234 1.366 22.2 15.9 15.6 20.3 2010 03 15 00 51.75 +08 23.6 2.215 1.337 21.2 15.6 15.5 20.2 2010 03 20 01 07.88 +09 36.1 2.197 1.310 20.3 15.3 15.4 20.1 2010 03 25 01 24.52 +10 48.0 2.180 1.284 19.5 15.0 15.3 20.1 2010 03 30 01 41.67 +11 58.5 2.164 1.261 18.9 14.9 15.2 20.0 2010 04 04 01 59.35 +13 06.7 2.149 1.241 18.4 14.7 15.1 20.0 2010 04 09 02 17.53 +14 11.9 2.136 1.223 18.0 14.6 15.0 19.9 2010 04 14 02 36.20 +15 13.1 2.125 1.208 17.7 14.6 15.0 19.9 2010 04 19 02 55.34 +16 09.4 2.116 1.196 17.5 14.6 14.9 19.8 2010 04 24 03 14.89 +17 00.0 2.109 1.187 17.3 14.6 14.9 19.8 2010 04 29 03 34.80 +17 43.9 2.105 1.182 17.3 14.7 14.8 19.8 2010 05 04 03 55.00 +18 20.5 2.104 1.180 17.3 14.7 14.8 19.8 2010 05 09 04 15.42 +18 49.2 2.105 1.181 17.4 14.8 14.8 19.8 2010 05 14 04 35.97 +19 09.5 2.110 1.186 17.4 14.8 14.9 19.8 2010 05 19 04 56.56 +19 21.1 2.118 1.194 17.5 14.8 14.9 19.8 2010 05 24 05 17.08 +19 23.8 2.130 1.205 17.6 14.8 15.0 19.9 2010 05 29 05 37.43 +19 17.9 2.145 1.219 17.7 14.7 15.0 19.9 2010 06 03 05 57.55 +19 03.4 2.163 1.236 17.8 14.5 15.1 20.0 2010 06 08 06 17.33 +18 40.9 2.184 1.256 17.8 14.3 15.2 20.0 2010 06 13 06 36.72 +18 10.9 2.208 1.278 17.7 14.0 15.3 20.1 2010 06 18 06 55.66 +17 33.9 2.235 1.303 17.6 13.6 15.4 20.1 2010 06 23 07 14.09 +16 50.8 2.265 1.330 17.3 13.2 15.5 20.2 2010 06 28 07 31.98 +16 02.1 2.297 1.359 17.0 12.7 15.6 20.2 2010 07 03 07 49.32 +15 08.7 2.332 1.389 16.6 12.1 15.8 20.3 2010 07 08 08 06.10 +14 11.3 2.369 1.421 16.1 11.5 15.9 20.3 2010 07 13 08 22.32 +13 10.5 2.408 1.454 15.6 10.8 16.0 20.4This 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.
