MPC
CBAT
ICQ
146P/Shoemaker-LINEAR Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 May 21.3753 TT MPC q 1.417460 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1219732 Peri. 316.8314 +0.9395043 -0.1335976 a 4.026796 Node 53.5713 +0.3021810 +0.7568683 e 0.647993 Incl. 23.0796 -0.1613019 +0.6397672 P 8.08 From 28 observations 1984-2000, mean residual 0".9.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.
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! 2008 06 13 03 20.86 +11 38.3 2.199 1.442 32.0 21.9 18.3 2008 06 18 03 34.99 +13 20.3 2.199 1.453 32.8 22.3 18.3 2008 06 23 03 49.05 +14 57.9 2.199 1.467 33.7 22.6 18.4 2008 06 28 04 03.06 +16 30.8 2.200 1.483 34.8 23.0 18.4 2008 07 03 04 16.99 +17 58.9 2.200 1.500 35.9 23.4 18.5 2008 07 08 04 30.82 +19 22.1 2.201 1.520 37.2 23.8 18.5 2008 07 13 04 44.55 +20 40.5 2.201 1.541 38.5 24.2 18.6 2008 07 18 04 58.16 +21 54.0 2.200 1.564 40.0 24.7 18.7 2008 07 23 05 11.64 +23 02.7 2.199 1.588 41.5 25.1 18.7 2008 07 28 05 24.96 +24 06.9 2.197 1.614 43.2 25.5 18.8 2008 08 02 05 38.10 +25 06.7 2.195 1.641 44.9 25.9 18.9 2008 08 07 05 51.04 +26 02.3 2.190 1.669 46.8 26.3 18.9 2008 08 12 06 03.75 +26 54.1 2.185 1.699 48.8 26.7 19.0 2008 08 17 06 16.21 +27 42.4 2.179 1.729 50.9 27.0 19.1 2008 08 22 06 28.40 +28 27.5 2.171 1.760 53.1 27.3 19.1 2008 08 27 06 40.30 +29 09.8 2.161 1.792 55.4 27.6 19.2 2008 09 01 06 51.88 +29 49.8 2.150 1.824 57.8 27.9 19.3 2008 09 06 07 03.11 +30 28.0 2.138 1.857 60.3 28.1 19.3 2008 09 11 07 13.97 +31 04.7 2.124 1.891 62.9 28.3 19.4 2008 09 16 07 24.43 +31 40.4 2.108 1.925 65.6 28.4 19.5 2008 09 21 07 34.47 +32 15.7 2.091 1.960 68.5 28.5 19.5 2008 09 26 07 44.06 +32 50.9 2.073 1.995 71.5 28.5 19.6 2008 10 01 07 53.17 +33 26.7 2.053 2.030 74.6 28.4 19.6 2008 10 06 08 01.77 +34 03.5 2.032 2.066 77.8 28.2 19.7 2008 10 11 08 09.82 +34 41.8 2.010 2.102 81.1 28.0 19.7 2008 10 16 08 17.29 +35 21.9 1.987 2.138 84.6 27.7 19.8 2008 10 21 08 24.14 +36 04.4 1.964 2.174 88.2 27.2 19.8 2008 10 26 08 30.33 +36 49.6 1.940 2.210 92.0 26.7 19.9 2008 10 31 08 35.80 +37 37.8 1.916 2.247 95.9 26.1 19.9 2008 11 05 08 40.51 +38 29.3 1.893 2.283 99.9 25.3 20.0 2008 11 10 08 44.39 +39 24.0 1.871 2.319 104.0 24.5 20.0 2008 11 15 08 47.40 +40 21.9 1.850 2.356 108.3 23.5 20.1 2008 11 20 08 49.48 +41 22.8 1.831 2.392 112.6 22.4 20.1 2008 11 25 08 50.56 +42 26.4 1.815 2.429 117.1 21.2 20.1 2008 11 30 08 50.59 +43 31.8 1.801 2.465 121.6 19.9 20.2 2008 12 05 08 49.53 +44 38.3 1.791 2.501 126.1 18.6 20.2 2008 12 10 08 47.36 +45 44.6 1.785 2.538 130.6 17.1 20.3 2008 12 15 08 44.08 +46 49.4 1.783 2.574 134.9 15.7 20.4 2008 12 20 08 39.74 +47 51.2 1.787 2.610 139.0 14.3 20.4 2008 12 25 08 34.39 +48 48.5 1.796 2.646 142.6 13.0 20.5 2008 12 30 08 28.18 +49 39.8 1.811 2.682 145.7 11.9 20.6 2009 01 04 08 21.28 +50 23.6 1.833 2.717 148.0 11.0 20.7 2009 01 09 08 13.92 +50 59.0 1.861 2.753 149.4 10.5 20.7 2009 01 14 08 06.35 +51 25.3 1.895 2.788 149.6 10.3 20.8 2009 01 19 07 58.82 +51 42.4 1.936 2.823 148.7 10.4 20.9 2009 01 24 07 51.58 +51 50.5 1.984 2.859 146.7 10.9 21.0 2009 01 29 07 44.87 +51 50.1 2.038 2.893 144.1 11.5 21.2 2009 02 03 07 38.87 +51 42.0 2.097 2.928 140.8 12.3 21.3 2009 02 08 07 33.71 +51 27.4 2.162 2.963 137.2 13.1 21.4 2009 02 13 07 29.48 +51 07.4 2.233 2.997 133.3 13.9 21.5 2009 02 18 07 26.19 +50 43.0 2.308 3.031 129.2 14.6 21.6 2009 02 23 07 23.86 +50 15.1 2.387 3.065 125.1 15.3 21.8 2009 02 28 07 22.46 +49 44.6 2.470 3.099 121.0 15.9 21.9 2009 03 05 07 21.95 +49 12.3 2.557 3.133 116.9 16.4 22.0 2009 03 10 07 22.27 +48 38.7 2.647 3.166 112.8 16.8 22.1 2009 03 15 07 23.34 +48 04.3 2.738 3.200 108.7 17.1 22.2 2009 03 20 07 25.09 +47 29.5 2.832 3.233 104.7 17.3 22.4 2009 03 25 07 27.46 +46 54.5 2.928 3.265 100.8 17.5 22.5 2009 03 30 07 30.39 +46 19.4 3.025 3.298 96.9 17.5 22.6 2009 04 04 07 33.82 +45 44.5 3.123 3.331 93.1 17.4 22.7 2009 04 09 07 37.68 +45 09.8 3.221 3.363 89.4 17.3 22.8 2009 04 14 07 41.93 +44 35.3 3.319 3.395 85.7 17.1 22.9 2009 04 19 07 46.50 +44 01.1 3.417 3.427 82.1 16.9 23.0 2009 04 24 07 51.37 +43 27.1 3.515 3.458 78.6 16.6 23.1 2009 04 29 07 56.50 +42 53.3 3.611 3.490 75.0 16.2 23.2 2009 05 04 08 01.85 +42 19.8 3.707 3.521 71.6 15.8 23.3 2009 05 09 08 07.38 +41 46.5 3.801 3.552 68.2 15.3 23.4 2009 05 14 08 13.07 +41 13.3 3.894 3.583 64.9 14.8 23.5 2009 05 19 08 18.89 +40 40.4 3.985 3.614 61.6 14.2 23.6 2009 05 24 08 24.82 +40 07.5 4.073 3.644 58.3 13.7 23.7 2009 05 29 08 30.84 +39 34.8 4.160 3.675 55.1 13.1 23.7 2009 06 03 08 36.94 +39 02.2 4.243 3.705 51.9 12.4 23.8 2009 06 08 08 43.08 +38 29.8 4.324 3.734 48.8 11.8 23.9 2009 06 13 08 49.26 +37 57.5 4.402 3.764 45.7 11.1 24.0 2009 06 18 08 55.47 +37 25.3 4.477 3.794 42.7 10.5 24.0 2009 06 23 09 01.70 +36 53.3 4.549 3.823 39.7 9.8 24.1 2009 06 28 09 07.93 +36 21.5 4.617 3.852 36.9 9.1 24.2 2009 07 03 09 14.15 +35 49.9 4.681 3.881 34.0 8.4 24.2 2009 07 08 09 20.35 +35 18.6 4.742 3.910 31.3 7.8 24.3 2009 07 13 09 26.53 +34 47.5 4.799 3.938 28.7 7.1 24.4 2009 07 18 09 32.67 +34 16.8 4.852 3.966 26.3 6.5 24.4This 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.
