142P/Ge-Wang
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59599:142P/Ge-Wang Epoch 2010 June 13.0 TT = JDT 2455360.5 T 2010 May 30.5370 TT MPC q 2.488038 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0887833 Peri. 175.7327 +0.9909718 +0.1334440 a 4.976399 Node 176.5182 -0.1284519 +0.9726647 e 0.500032 Incl. 12.3061 -0.0384051 +0.1900422 P 11.1 From 48 observations 1988-1999, mean residual 0".8.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
142P/Ge-Wang Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 May 30.7763 TT MPC q 2.487715 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0888573 Peri. 175.7984 +0.9911405 +0.1321884 a 4.973638 Node 176.5253 -0.1272231 +0.9728156 e 0.499820 Incl. 12.3029 -0.0381422 +0.1901474 P 11.1An 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 18 24.74 -13 21.7 3.265 2.967 64.0 17.5 18.2 20.9 2009 10 31 18 31.25 -13 33.9 3.305 2.948 60.6 17.1 18.1 20.8 2009 11 05 18 38.05 -13 44.2 3.343 2.929 57.3 16.6 18.1 20.8 2009 11 10 18 45.13 -13 52.5 3.379 2.910 54.0 16.0 18.1 20.8 2009 11 15 18 52.47 -13 58.7 3.413 2.892 50.8 15.4 18.1 20.8 2009 11 20 19 00.05 -14 02.7 3.445 2.874 47.7 14.7 18.1 20.8 2009 11 25 19 07.86 -14 04.4 3.475 2.856 44.5 14.0 18.0 20.8 2009 11 30 19 15.87 -14 03.9 3.502 2.839 41.5 13.3 18.0 20.8 2009 12 05 19 24.07 -14 01.0 3.527 2.822 38.4 12.5 18.0 20.7 2009 12 10 19 32.44 -13 55.7 3.549 2.805 35.4 11.7 18.0 20.7 2009 12 15 19 40.98 -13 47.9 3.568 2.788 32.5 10.9 17.9 20.7 2009 12 20 19 49.65 -13 37.8 3.585 2.772 29.6 10.1 17.9 20.6 2009 12 25 19 58.46 -13 25.1 3.600 2.756 26.7 9.2 17.9 20.6 2009 12 30 20 07.37 -13 10.1 3.611 2.741 23.8 8.3 17.9 20.6 2010 01 04 20 16.38 -12 52.7 3.620 2.726 21.1 7.4 17.8 20.5 2010 01 09 20 25.48 -12 33.0 3.627 2.711 18.3 6.5 17.8 20.5 2010 01 14 20 34.65 -12 10.9 3.630 2.696 15.6 5.6 17.8 20.4 2010 01 19 20 43.88 -11 46.5 3.631 2.682 13.1 4.8 17.7 20.4 2010 01 24 20 53.16 -11 20.0 3.630 2.669 10.6 3.9 17.7 20.3 2010 01 29 21 02.49 -10 51.4 3.626 2.655 8.3 3.1 17.7 20.2 2010 02 03 21 11.84 -10 20.8 3.619 2.643 6.5 2.4 17.6 20.2 2010 02 08 21 21.21 -09 48.3 3.610 2.630 5.4 2.0 17.6 20.1 2010 02 13 21 30.60 -09 14.0 3.599 2.618 5.6 2.1 17.6 20.1 2010 02 18 21 39.99 -08 38.0 3.585 2.607 6.9 2.6 17.5 20.1 2010 02 23 21 49.38 -08 00.5 3.569 2.596 8.8 3.3 17.5 20.2 2010 02 28 21 58.76 -07 21.6 3.551 2.585 11.0 4.2 17.4 20.2 2010 03 05 22 08.13 -06 41.4 3.530 2.575 13.3 5.1 17.4 20.2 2010 03 10 22 17.49 -06 00.0 3.508 2.566 15.7 6.0 17.4 20.2 2010 03 15 22 26.82 -05 17.7 3.483 2.557 18.1 7.0 17.3 20.3 2010 03 20 22 36.13 -04 34.5 3.456 2.548 20.6 7.9 17.3 20.3 2010 03 25 22 45.40 -03 50.7 3.427 2.540 23.1 8.8 17.2 20.3 2010 03 30 22 54.63 -03 06.4 3.397 2.533 25.5 9.8 17.2 20.3 2010 04 04 23 03.83 -02 21.8 3.365 2.526 28.0 10.7 17.2 20.3 2010 04 09 23 12.99 -01 37.0 3.331 2.520 30.5 11.6 17.1 20.3 2010 04 14 23 22.10 -00 52.1 3.295 2.514 33.0 12.5 17.1 20.3 2010 04 19 23 31.17 -00 07.5 3.258 2.509 35.5 13.4 17.1 20.3 2010 04 24 23 40.17 +00 36.8 3.219 2.504 38.0 14.3 17.0 20.3 2010 04 29 23 49.12 +01 20.6 3.179 2.500 40.5 15.2 17.0 20.3 2010 05 04 23 58.00 +02 03.6 3.138 2.496 43.0 16.0 16.9 20.3 2010 05 09 00 06.82 +02 45.8 3.095 2.494 45.5 16.8 16.9 20.3 2010 05 14 00 15.55 +03 27.0 3.051 2.491 48.0 17.6 16.9 20.3 2010 05 19 00 24.21 +04 06.9 3.006 2.490 50.6 18.3 16.8 20.3 2010 05 24 00 32.77 +04 45.4 2.959 2.489 53.2 19.0 16.8 20.3 2010 05 29 00 41.22 +05 22.4 2.912 2.488 55.8 19.7 16.8 20.3 2010 06 03 00 49.57 +05 57.6 2.864 2.488 58.5 20.3 16.7 20.3 2010 06 08 00 57.79 +06 30.8 2.814 2.489 61.2 20.9 16.7 20.3 2010 06 13 01 05.87 +07 02.0 2.764 2.490 63.9 21.5 16.7 20.2 2010 06 18 01 13.80 +07 31.0 2.713 2.492 66.7 22.0 16.6 20.2 2010 06 23 01 21.55 +07 57.4 2.662 2.495 69.5 22.4 16.6 20.2 2010 06 28 01 29.11 +08 21.3 2.610 2.498 72.4 22.8 16.5 20.2 2010 07 03 01 36.47 +08 42.5 2.558 2.501 75.3 23.2 16.5 20.1 2010 07 08 01 43.59 +09 00.8 2.505 2.506 78.3 23.4 16.5 20.1 2010 07 13 01 50.45 +09 16.0 2.452 2.510 81.4 23.6 16.4 20.1 2010 07 18 01 57.02 +09 28.0 2.399 2.516 84.6 23.7 16.4 20.0 2010 07 23 02 03.28 +09 36.7 2.346 2.522 87.9 23.7 16.4 20.0 2010 07 28 02 09.20 +09 42.0 2.293 2.528 91.2 23.7 16.3 19.9 2010 08 02 02 14.74 +09 43.7 2.241 2.535 94.7 23.5 16.3 19.9 2010 08 07 02 19.87 +09 41.7 2.190 2.543 98.3 23.2 16.3 19.8 2010 08 12 02 24.55 +09 35.9 2.140 2.551 102.0 22.9 16.3 19.8 2010 08 17 02 28.75 +09 26.3 2.090 2.560 105.9 22.4 16.2 19.7 2010 08 22 02 32.44 +09 12.9 2.043 2.569 109.9 21.7 16.2 19.7 2010 08 27 02 35.59 +08 55.6 1.997 2.579 114.0 21.0 16.2 19.6 2010 09 01 02 38.17 +08 34.6 1.954 2.589 118.2 20.1 16.2 19.5 2010 09 06 02 40.15 +08 09.8 1.913 2.600 122.7 19.1 16.1 19.5 2010 09 11 02 41.51 +07 41.6 1.876 2.611 127.2 17.9 16.1 19.4 2010 09 16 02 42.24 +07 10.1 1.841 2.623 132.0 16.6 16.1 19.3 2010 09 21 02 42.37 +06 35.8 1.811 2.635 136.8 15.1 16.1 19.2 2010 09 26 02 41.89 +05 59.1 1.786 2.647 141.7 13.6 16.1 19.2 2010 10 01 02 40.84 +05 20.5 1.766 2.660 146.7 11.9 16.1 19.1 2010 10 06 02 39.27 +04 40.8 1.750 2.674 151.8 10.2 16.1 19.0 2010 10 11 02 37.24 +04 00.7 1.741 2.687 156.7 8.5 16.1 18.9 2010 10 16 02 34.83 +03 21.1 1.738 2.702 161.3 6.8 16.2 18.9 2010 10 21 02 32.15 +02 42.9 1.742 2.716 165.2 5.4 16.2 18.8 2010 10 26 02 29.30 +02 06.8 1.752 2.731 167.6 4.5 16.3 18.8 2010 10 31 02 26.37 +01 33.6 1.769 2.746 167.5 4.5 16.3 18.8 2010 11 05 02 23.48 +01 04.2 1.792 2.762 165.0 5.3 16.4 18.9 2010 11 10 02 20.74 +00 38.9 1.823 2.778 161.1 6.6 16.5 19.0 2010 11 15 02 18.25 +00 18.4 1.859 2.794 156.5 8.1 16.5 19.1 2010 11 20 02 16.08 +00 02.8 1.903 2.811 151.6 9.6 16.6 19.3 2010 11 25 02 14.30 -00 07.9 1.951 2.828 146.6 11.1 16.7 19.4 2010 11 30 02 12.96 -00 13.6 2.006 2.845 141.6 12.4 16.8 19.5This 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.
