144P/Kushida
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 64498:
144P/Kushida
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 26.8601 TT MPC
q 1.439021 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1296555 Peri. 216.0966 -0.2006767 -0.9774830
a 3.866122 Node 245.5605 +0.9147761 -0.1631391
e 0.627787 Incl. 4.1092 +0.3505902 -0.1338379
P 7.60
From 770 observations 1994-2008, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.89, A2 = -0.0477.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
144P/Kushida Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Jan. 26.8403 TT MPC q 1.438559 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1297072 Peri. 216.0788 -0.2001787 -0.9775848 a 3.865094 Node 245.5492 +0.9148655 -0.1626741 e 0.627807 Incl. 4.1098 +0.3506417 -0.1336601 P 7.60An 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 13 57.09 -13 47.6 3.983 2.989 1.8 0.6 21.0 22.5 2009 10 31 14 04.33 -14 24.2 4.012 3.022 4.0 1.3 21.1 22.6 2009 11 05 14 11.49 -14 59.6 4.037 3.055 7.0 2.3 21.2 22.7 2009 11 10 14 18.55 -15 33.6 4.058 3.088 10.2 3.2 21.3 22.8 2009 11 15 14 25.52 -16 06.4 4.074 3.120 13.4 4.2 21.4 22.9 2009 11 20 14 32.37 -16 37.7 4.086 3.153 16.7 5.2 21.5 23.0 2009 11 25 14 39.11 -17 07.7 4.094 3.185 20.1 6.1 21.6 23.1 2009 11 30 14 45.72 -17 36.3 4.097 3.217 23.5 7.0 21.7 23.1 2009 12 05 14 52.19 -18 03.5 4.096 3.248 26.9 7.9 21.8 23.2 2009 12 10 14 58.51 -18 29.3 4.091 3.280 30.4 8.7 21.9 23.2 2009 12 15 15 04.67 -18 53.6 4.081 3.311 34.0 9.6 22.0 23.3 2009 12 20 15 10.66 -19 16.5 4.067 3.342 37.6 10.3 22.0 23.3 2009 12 25 15 16.45 -19 37.9 4.049 3.373 41.3 11.1 22.1 23.4 2009 12 30 15 22.04 -19 57.9 4.027 3.404 45.0 11.8 22.2 23.4 2010 01 04 15 27.40 -20 16.5 4.001 3.434 48.8 12.4 22.2 23.4 2010 01 09 15 32.53 -20 33.6 3.972 3.465 52.7 13.0 22.3 23.5 2010 01 14 15 37.39 -20 49.4 3.939 3.495 56.6 13.6 22.3 23.5 2010 01 19 15 41.97 -21 03.7 3.902 3.525 60.6 14.1 22.4 23.5 2010 01 24 15 46.25 -21 16.7 3.863 3.555 64.7 14.5 22.5 23.5 2010 01 29 15 50.21 -21 28.2 3.821 3.584 68.8 14.8 22.5 23.5 2010 02 03 15 53.83 -21 38.5 3.776 3.613 73.0 15.1 22.5 23.5 2010 02 08 15 57.08 -21 47.4 3.730 3.642 77.3 15.3 22.6 23.5 2010 02 13 15 59.94 -21 54.9 3.682 3.671 81.7 15.4 22.6 23.5 2010 02 18 16 02.39 -22 01.2 3.633 3.700 86.2 15.5 22.7 23.5 2010 02 23 16 04.41 -22 06.1 3.583 3.729 90.7 15.4 22.7 23.5 2010 02 28 16 05.98 -22 09.6 3.532 3.757 95.4 15.2 22.7 23.5 2010 03 05 16 07.08 -22 11.9 3.483 3.785 100.1 14.9 22.8 23.4 2010 03 10 16 07.71 -22 12.8 3.434 3.813 105.0 14.6 22.8 23.4 2010 03 15 16 07.84 -22 12.3 3.386 3.841 110.0 14.1 22.8 23.4 2010 03 20 16 07.47 -22 10.4 3.340 3.868 115.0 13.5 22.9 23.3 2010 03 25 16 06.60 -22 07.1 3.298 3.896 120.2 12.8 22.9 23.3 2010 03 30 16 05.24 -22 02.4 3.258 3.923 125.5 12.0 22.9 23.3 2010 04 04 16 03.41 -21 56.2 3.223 3.950 130.8 11.0 23.0 23.2 2010 04 09 16 01.12 -21 48.5 3.192 3.977 136.3 10.0 23.0 23.2 2010 04 14 15 58.42 -21 39.3 3.166 4.003 141.8 8.9 23.1 23.1 2010 04 19 15 55.34 -21 28.7 3.146 4.030 147.5 7.7 23.1 2010 04 24 15 51.94 -21 16.7 3.133 4.056 153.2 6.4 23.0 2010 04 29 15 48.29 -21 03.6 3.126 4.082 158.9 5.1 23.0 2010 05 04 15 44.44 -20 49.3 3.127 4.108 164.7 3.7 22.9 2010 05 09 15 40.47 -20 34.1 3.134 4.133 170.5 2.3 22.8 2010 05 14 15 36.46 -20 18.3 3.150 4.159 176.2 0.9 22.7 2010 05 19 15 32.47 -20 02.2 3.173 4.184 177.7 0.6 22.7 2010 05 24 15 28.59 -19 45.9 3.204 4.209 172.1 1.9 22.9 2010 05 29 15 24.88 -19 29.8 3.242 4.234 166.4 3.2 23.0 2010 06 03 15 21.40 -19 14.2 3.288 4.258 160.7 4.5 23.1 2010 06 08 15 18.19 -18 59.4 3.341 4.283 155.2 5.7 23.2 2010 06 13 15 15.30 -18 45.5 3.400 4.307 149.7 6.8 23.3 2010 06 18 15 12.77 -18 32.9 3.466 4.331 144.3 7.9 23.4 2010 06 23 15 10.62 -18 21.7 3.537 4.355 138.9 8.8 23.5 2010 06 28 15 08.86 -18 12.0 3.614 4.379 133.7 9.7 23.6 2010 07 03 15 07.49 -18 03.9 3.696 4.403 128.6 10.4 23.7 2010 07 08 15 06.53 -17 57.4 3.782 4.426 123.6 11.0 23.8 2010 07 13 15 05.96 -17 52.7 3.871 4.449 118.7 11.6 23.9 2010 07 18 15 05.79 -17 49.6 3.964 4.472 113.9 12.0 24.0 2010 07 23 15 05.99 -17 48.1 4.059 4.495 109.1 12.3 24.0 2010 07 28 15 06.56 -17 48.2 4.156 4.518 104.5 12.6 24.1 2010 08 02 15 07.47 -17 49.8 4.254 4.541 99.9 12.7 24.2 2010 08 07 15 08.71 -17 52.8 4.354 4.563 95.4 12.8 24.2 2010 08 12 15 10.27 -17 57.2 4.454 4.585 91.0 12.8 24.3 2010 08 17 15 12.13 -18 02.7 4.554 4.607 86.7 12.7 24.4 2010 08 22 15 14.26 -18 09.3 4.654 4.629 82.4 12.5 24.4 2010 08 27 15 16.65 -18 16.8 4.752 4.651 78.1 12.3 24.5 2010 09 01 15 19.29 -18 25.3 4.850 4.672 73.9 12.0 24.5 2010 09 06 15 22.15 -18 34.5 4.945 4.694 69.8 11.6 24.5 2010 09 11 15 25.23 -18 44.3 5.039 4.715 65.7 11.2 24.6 2010 09 16 15 28.50 -18 54.7 5.130 4.736 61.6 10.8 24.6 2010 09 21 15 31.96 -19 05.6 5.219 4.757 57.6 10.3 24.6 2010 09 26 15 35.57 -19 16.7 5.304 4.777 53.5 9.7 24.7 2010 10 01 15 39.35 -19 28.2 5.386 4.798 49.5 9.1 24.7 2010 10 06 15 43.26 -19 39.8 5.465 4.818 45.6 8.5 24.7 2010 10 11 15 47.30 -19 51.5 5.539 4.838 41.6 7.9 24.7 2010 10 16 15 51.45 -20 03.1 5.609 4.858 37.6 7.2 24.7 2010 10 21 15 55.70 -20 14.7 5.675 4.878 33.7 6.5 24.7 2010 10 26 16 00.03 -20 26.2 5.736 4.898 29.8 5.8 24.7 2010 10 31 16 04.45 -20 37.4 5.792 4.917 25.8 5.0 24.7 2010 11 05 16 08.92 -20 48.4 5.843 4.937 21.9 4.3 24.7 2010 11 10 16 13.45 -20 59.1 5.889 4.956 17.9 3.5 24.7 2010 11 15 16 18.02 -21 09.3 5.929 4.975 14.0 2.8 24.6 2010 11 20 16 22.61 -21 19.2 5.964 4.994 10.0 2.0 24.6 2010 11 25 16 27.22 -21 28.5 5.993 5.013 6.1 1.2 24.6 2010 11 30 16 31.83 -21 37.4 6.017 5.031 2.1 0.4 24.5This 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.
