148P/Anderson-LINEAR
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 60927:
148P/Anderson-LINEAR
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2008 May 22.7616 TT MPC
q 1.702762 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1393440 Peri. 6.6832 -0.1127365 -0.9915516
a 3.684772 Node 89.8037 +0.9086373 -0.1290064
e 0.537892 Incl. 3.6784 +0.4020805 +0.0135196
P 7.07
From 83 observations 1963-2007, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +0.39, A2 = -0.0029.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
148P/Anderson-LINEAR Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 May 22.7006 TT MPC q 1.702227 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1394342 Peri. 6.6478 -0.1120383 -0.9916307 a 3.683181 Node 89.7988 +0.9087257 -0.1283667 e 0.537838 Incl. 3.6784 +0.4020759 +0.0138022 P 7.07An 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 13 16.85 -04 04.0 2.823 3.469 122.0 14.4 21.8 2009 06 13 13 16.88 -04 11.6 2.911 3.495 117.3 15.0 21.9 2009 06 18 13 17.33 -04 21.6 3.001 3.520 112.7 15.4 22.0 2009 06 23 13 18.20 -04 33.9 3.094 3.545 108.2 15.8 22.1 2009 06 28 13 19.46 -04 48.3 3.188 3.570 103.8 16.1 22.2 2009 07 03 13 21.08 -05 04.6 3.283 3.595 99.5 16.2 22.2 2009 07 08 13 23.05 -05 22.6 3.380 3.619 95.3 16.2 22.3 2009 07 13 13 25.34 -05 42.2 3.477 3.644 91.2 16.2 22.4 2009 07 18 13 27.92 -06 03.2 3.574 3.668 87.2 16.1 22.5 2009 07 23 13 30.78 -06 25.5 3.671 3.692 83.2 15.9 22.5 2009 07 28 13 33.90 -06 48.8 3.768 3.716 79.3 15.6 22.6 2009 08 02 13 37.25 -07 13.1 3.863 3.740 75.5 15.2 22.6 2009 08 07 13 40.82 -07 38.2 3.957 3.763 71.7 14.8 22.7 2009 08 12 13 44.59 -08 04.0 4.050 3.787 67.9 14.4 22.7 2009 08 17 13 48.54 -08 30.4 4.141 3.810 64.2 13.8 22.8 2009 08 22 13 52.66 -08 57.2 4.230 3.833 60.5 13.3 22.8 2009 08 27 13 56.95 -09 24.4 4.316 3.856 56.8 12.7 22.9 2009 09 01 14 01.37 -09 51.9 4.399 3.879 53.1 12.0 22.9 2009 09 06 14 05.93 -10 19.5 4.480 3.902 49.5 11.3 22.9 2009 09 11 14 10.60 -10 47.1 4.558 3.924 45.9 10.6 22.9 2009 09 16 14 15.39 -11 14.7 4.632 3.947 42.3 9.9 23.0 2009 09 21 14 20.27 -11 42.2 4.703 3.969 38.7 9.1 23.0 2009 09 26 14 25.24 -12 09.6 4.769 3.991 35.1 8.3 23.0 2009 10 01 14 30.29 -12 36.6 4.832 4.013 31.5 7.5 23.0 2009 10 06 14 35.41 -13 03.3 4.891 4.035 27.9 6.7 23.0 2009 10 11 14 40.58 -13 29.7 4.945 4.056 24.3 5.8 23.0 2009 10 16 14 45.80 -13 55.5 4.995 4.078 20.8 5.0 23.0 2009 10 21 14 51.07 -14 20.8 5.040 4.099 17.1 4.1 22.9 2009 10 26 14 56.37 -14 45.5 5.080 4.120 13.5 3.2 22.9 2009 10 31 15 01.68 -15 09.6 5.115 4.141 9.9 2.4 22.9 2009 11 05 15 07.01 -15 33.0 5.146 4.162 6.4 1.5 22.9 2009 11 10 15 12.33 -15 55.6 5.171 4.182 3.1 0.7 22.8 2009 11 15 15 17.65 -16 17.5 5.191 4.203 2.3 0.5 22.8 2009 11 20 15 22.95 -16 38.5 5.206 4.223 5.3 1.2 22.9 2009 11 25 15 28.21 -16 58.7 5.216 4.243 8.9 2.1 23.0 2009 11 30 15 33.43 -17 18.0 5.220 4.263 12.7 2.9 23.0 2009 12 05 15 38.59 -17 36.3 5.219 4.283 16.4 3.7 23.1 2009 12 10 15 43.68 -17 53.8 5.213 4.303 20.2 4.5 23.2 2009 12 15 15 48.70 -18 10.2 5.202 4.322 24.1 5.3 23.2 2009 12 20 15 53.61 -18 25.7 5.186 4.342 28.0 6.1 23.2 2009 12 25 15 58.42 -18 40.2 5.165 4.361 31.9 6.8 23.3 2009 12 30 16 03.10 -18 53.7 5.139 4.380 35.8 7.6 23.3 2010 01 04 16 07.64 -19 06.3 5.109 4.399 39.8 8.2 23.3 2010 01 09 16 12.03 -19 17.9 5.074 4.418 43.9 8.9 23.4 2010 01 14 16 16.24 -19 28.4 5.034 4.436 48.0 9.5 23.4 2010 01 19 16 20.27 -19 38.1 4.991 4.455 52.1 10.0 23.4 2010 01 24 16 24.08 -19 46.8 4.944 4.473 56.3 10.5 23.4 2010 01 29 16 27.67 -19 54.5 4.894 4.491 60.5 11.0 23.4 2010 02 03 16 31.02 -20 01.4 4.840 4.509 64.8 11.4 23.4 2010 02 08 16 34.11 -20 07.4 4.784 4.527 69.1 11.7 23.4 2010 02 13 16 36.92 -20 12.6 4.725 4.544 73.5 12.0 23.4 2010 02 18 16 39.43 -20 16.9 4.665 4.562 77.9 12.2 23.4 2010 02 23 16 41.62 -20 20.4 4.603 4.579 82.5 12.4 23.4 2010 02 28 16 43.48 -20 23.2 4.540 4.596 87.0 12.4 23.3 2010 03 05 16 44.99 -20 25.3 4.476 4.614 91.7 12.4 23.3 2010 03 10 16 46.13 -20 26.6 4.413 4.630 96.4 12.3 23.3 2010 03 15 16 46.90 -20 27.2 4.350 4.647 101.2 12.1 23.3 2010 03 20 16 47.28 -20 27.1 4.288 4.664 106.1 11.8 23.2 2010 03 25 16 47.26 -20 26.4 4.228 4.680 111.1 11.5 23.2 2010 03 30 16 46.84 -20 25.1 4.170 4.697 116.1 11.0 23.1 2010 04 04 16 46.02 -20 23.0 4.116 4.713 121.3 10.4 23.1 2010 04 09 16 44.81 -20 20.4 4.064 4.729 126.5 9.8 23.1 2010 04 14 16 43.21 -20 17.1 4.017 4.745 131.7 9.1 23.0 2010 04 19 16 41.24 -20 13.2 3.975 4.760 137.1 8.3 23.0 2010 04 24 16 38.93 -20 08.7 3.938 4.776 142.5 7.4 22.9 2010 04 29 16 36.31 -20 03.7 3.908 4.791 148.0 6.4 22.9 2010 05 04 16 33.41 -19 58.1 3.883 4.807 153.5 5.4 22.8 2010 05 09 16 30.29 -19 52.0 3.865 4.822 159.1 4.3 22.7 2010 05 14 16 26.98 -19 45.6 3.855 4.837 164.7 3.2 22.7 2010 05 19 16 23.55 -19 38.8 3.852 4.852 170.2 2.0 22.6 2010 05 24 16 20.05 -19 31.8 3.856 4.866 175.6 0.9 22.5 2010 05 29 16 16.53 -19 24.7 3.868 4.881 177.5 0.5 22.5 2010 06 03 16 13.06 -19 17.6 3.888 4.895 172.4 1.6 22.6 2010 06 08 16 09.69 -19 10.8 3.915 4.909 167.0 2.7 22.7 2010 06 13 16 06.47 -19 04.2 3.950 4.924 161.4 3.8 22.8 2010 06 18 16 03.44 -18 58.2 3.992 4.938 156.0 4.8 22.9 2010 06 23 16 00.66 -18 52.7 4.041 4.951 150.6 5.8 23.0 2010 06 28 15 58.15 -18 48.0 4.096 4.965 145.2 6.7 23.0 2010 07 03 15 55.94 -18 44.1 4.158 4.979 139.9 7.6 23.1 2010 07 08 15 54.05 -18 41.1 4.224 4.992 134.7 8.3 23.2 2010 07 13 15 52.50 -18 39.2 4.296 5.005 129.6 9.0 23.3This 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.
