143P/Kowal-Mrkos
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56803:143P/Kowal-Mrkos Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 June 12.1982 TT MPC q 2.538199 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1105127 Peri. 320.7603 -0.8958817 +0.4380321 a 4.300589 Node 245.3684 -0.3842859 -0.8479198 e 0.409802 Incl. 4.6899 -0.2229806 -0.2985967 P 8.92 From 87 observations 1984-2004, mean residual 0".7.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.
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 12 02.36 -04 18.3 2.079 2.538 105.0 22.7 18.2 2009 06 13 12 06.60 -04 32.3 2.136 2.538 101.3 23.1 18.3 2009 06 18 12 11.25 -04 49.4 2.194 2.539 97.7 23.4 18.3 2009 06 23 12 16.30 -05 09.4 2.253 2.539 94.2 23.5 18.4 2009 06 28 12 21.70 -05 32.2 2.313 2.541 90.9 23.6 18.5 2009 07 03 12 27.43 -05 57.5 2.374 2.542 87.6 23.5 18.5 2009 07 08 12 33.47 -06 25.0 2.434 2.544 84.4 23.4 18.6 2009 07 13 12 39.78 -06 54.6 2.495 2.547 81.2 23.2 18.6 2009 07 18 12 46.36 -07 26.0 2.556 2.550 78.2 23.0 18.7 2009 07 23 12 53.18 -07 59.0 2.617 2.554 75.2 22.6 18.7 2009 07 28 13 00.23 -08 33.3 2.678 2.558 72.2 22.2 18.7 2009 08 02 13 07.48 -09 08.9 2.738 2.562 69.3 21.8 18.8 2009 08 07 13 14.93 -09 45.4 2.798 2.567 66.5 21.2 18.8 2009 08 12 13 22.56 -10 22.7 2.857 2.573 63.7 20.7 18.9 2009 08 17 13 30.36 -11 00.5 2.915 2.578 60.9 20.1 18.9 2009 08 22 13 38.32 -11 38.8 2.972 2.585 58.1 19.4 18.9 2009 08 27 13 46.43 -12 17.2 3.028 2.591 55.4 18.7 18.9 2009 09 01 13 54.69 -12 55.7 3.084 2.598 52.6 18.0 19.0 2009 09 06 14 03.08 -13 34.0 3.138 2.606 49.9 17.2 19.0 2009 09 11 14 11.59 -14 12.0 3.190 2.614 47.2 16.4 19.0 2009 09 16 14 20.22 -14 49.5 3.242 2.622 44.6 15.6 19.0 2009 09 21 14 28.97 -15 26.4 3.292 2.631 41.9 14.8 19.0 2009 09 26 14 37.82 -16 02.4 3.340 2.640 39.2 13.9 19.0 2009 10 01 14 46.77 -16 37.6 3.386 2.649 36.5 13.0 19.0 2009 10 06 14 55.80 -17 11.6 3.431 2.659 33.8 12.1 19.0 2009 10 11 15 04.92 -17 44.4 3.474 2.669 31.1 11.1 19.0 2009 10 16 15 14.12 -18 15.9 3.514 2.680 28.4 10.2 19.0 2009 10 21 15 23.39 -18 45.9 3.553 2.691 25.7 9.2 19.0 2009 10 26 15 32.72 -19 14.4 3.589 2.702 23.0 8.3 19.0 2009 10 31 15 42.10 -19 41.2 3.623 2.713 20.2 7.3 19.0 2009 11 05 15 51.52 -20 06.2 3.655 2.725 17.5 6.3 19.0 2009 11 10 16 00.97 -20 29.3 3.684 2.737 14.7 5.3 19.0 2009 11 15 16 10.44 -20 50.5 3.710 2.750 11.9 4.3 18.9 2009 11 20 16 19.93 -21 09.7 3.734 2.763 9.1 3.2 18.9 2009 11 25 16 29.42 -21 26.9 3.755 2.776 6.3 2.2 18.8 2009 11 30 16 38.89 -21 41.9 3.773 2.789 3.5 1.2 18.8 2009 12 05 16 48.34 -21 54.9 3.788 2.803 0.8 0.3 18.7 2009 12 10 16 57.75 -22 05.6 3.800 2.817 2.4 0.8 18.8 2009 12 15 17 07.12 -22 14.2 3.809 2.831 5.3 1.8 18.9 2009 12 20 17 16.42 -22 20.7 3.815 2.845 8.2 2.8 19.0 2009 12 25 17 25.64 -22 25.0 3.818 2.860 11.1 3.8 19.0 2009 12 30 17 34.78 -22 27.2 3.818 2.874 14.1 4.8 19.1 2010 01 04 17 43.80 -22 27.4 3.815 2.889 17.1 5.8 19.2 2010 01 09 17 52.71 -22 25.5 3.808 2.905 20.2 6.7 19.2 2010 01 14 18 01.49 -22 21.7 3.798 2.920 23.2 7.6 19.3 2010 01 19 18 10.13 -22 16.0 3.785 2.936 26.3 8.5 19.3 2010 01 24 18 18.60 -22 08.4 3.769 2.952 29.5 9.4 19.4 2010 01 29 18 26.89 -21 59.2 3.749 2.968 32.6 10.3 19.4 2010 02 03 18 35.00 -21 48.4 3.727 2.984 35.8 11.1 19.4 2010 02 08 18 42.90 -21 36.1 3.702 3.000 39.0 11.9 19.5 2010 02 13 18 50.59 -21 22.4 3.673 3.017 42.3 12.7 19.5 2010 02 18 18 58.05 -21 07.5 3.642 3.033 45.6 13.5 19.5 2010 02 23 19 05.26 -20 51.5 3.608 3.050 48.9 14.2 19.5 2010 02 28 19 12.21 -20 34.5 3.571 3.067 52.3 14.8 19.5 2010 03 05 19 18.88 -20 16.7 3.532 3.084 55.7 15.4 19.5 2010 03 10 19 25.27 -19 58.2 3.490 3.101 59.2 16.0 19.5 2010 03 15 19 31.36 -19 39.2 3.447 3.119 62.7 16.5 19.5 2010 03 20 19 37.12 -19 19.9 3.401 3.136 66.3 16.9 19.5 2010 03 25 19 42.55 -19 00.3 3.353 3.154 69.9 17.3 19.5 2010 03 30 19 47.62 -18 40.8 3.304 3.171 73.6 17.6 19.5 2010 04 04 19 52.33 -18 21.3 3.254 3.189 77.4 17.8 19.5 2010 04 09 19 56.65 -18 02.2 3.202 3.207 81.3 18.0 19.5 2010 04 14 20 00.57 -17 43.5 3.150 3.225 85.2 18.1 19.5 2010 04 19 20 04.06 -17 25.5 3.097 3.243 89.2 18.0 19.4 2010 04 24 20 07.12 -17 08.4 3.044 3.261 93.3 17.9 19.4 2010 04 29 20 09.72 -16 52.2 2.992 3.279 97.5 17.7 19.4 2010 05 04 20 11.85 -16 37.1 2.940 3.297 101.8 17.4 19.3 2010 05 09 20 13.49 -16 23.3 2.889 3.315 106.2 17.0 19.3 2010 05 14 20 14.63 -16 10.9 2.840 3.334 110.7 16.5 19.3 2010 05 19 20 15.27 -16 00.0 2.792 3.352 115.3 15.8 19.2 2010 05 24 20 15.39 -15 50.8 2.748 3.370 120.0 15.1 19.2 2010 05 29 20 15.00 -15 43.3 2.706 3.389 124.9 14.2 19.1 2010 06 03 20 14.11 -15 37.5 2.667 3.407 129.8 13.2 19.1 2010 06 08 20 12.72 -15 33.6 2.633 3.426 134.9 12.1 19.0 2010 06 13 20 10.87 -15 31.3 2.603 3.444 140.1 10.9 18.9 2010 06 18 20 08.58 -15 30.8 2.579 3.463 145.3 9.6 18.9 2010 06 23 20 05.91 -15 31.9 2.560 3.482 150.7 8.2 18.8 2010 06 28 20 02.91 -15 34.5 2.547 3.500 156.0 6.8 18.8 2010 07 03 19 59.63 -15 38.3 2.540 3.519 161.4 5.3 18.7 2010 07 08 19 56.16 -15 43.4 2.540 3.537 166.7 3.8 18.6 2010 07 13 19 52.56 -15 49.3 2.547 3.556 171.6 2.4 18.6This 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.
