150P/LONEOS
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 54170:150P/LONEOS Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Nov. 26.0005 TT MPC q 1.767695 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1283470 Peri. 245.6703 -0.8807875 -0.3517225 a 3.892354 Node 272.4293 +0.4590556 -0.7984426 e 0.545854 Incl. 18.5003 -0.1161087 -0.4886520 P 7.68 From 236 observations 1978-2001, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
150P/LONEOS Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Nov. 25.9496 TT MPC q 1.768067 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1284235 Peri. 245.6740 -0.8808063 -0.3516883 a 3.890807 Node 272.4280 +0.4590167 -0.7984675 e 0.545578 Incl. 18.4994 -0.1161204 -0.4886359 P 7.67An 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! 2010 01 24 18 54.35 -21 34.3 4.630 3.729 21.2 5.5 21.6 2010 01 29 19 00.32 -21 16.5 4.624 3.753 24.8 6.3 21.7 2010 02 03 19 06.11 -20 57.9 4.615 3.778 28.5 7.2 21.7 2010 02 08 19 11.73 -20 38.7 4.600 3.802 32.3 8.0 21.8 2010 02 13 19 17.15 -20 18.9 4.581 3.827 36.0 8.7 21.8 2010 02 18 19 22.36 -19 58.6 4.558 3.851 39.8 9.5 21.8 2010 02 23 19 27.35 -19 37.9 4.530 3.875 43.6 10.1 21.9 2010 02 28 19 32.11 -19 16.8 4.499 3.899 47.5 10.8 21.9 2010 03 05 19 36.63 -18 55.5 4.463 3.922 51.4 11.4 21.9 2010 03 10 19 40.89 -18 34.0 4.425 3.946 55.4 11.9 21.9 2010 03 15 19 44.88 -18 12.4 4.383 3.969 59.3 12.4 21.9 2010 03 20 19 48.58 -17 50.8 4.338 3.992 63.4 12.9 22.0 2010 03 25 19 51.98 -17 29.3 4.290 4.015 67.5 13.3 22.0 2010 03 30 19 55.08 -17 08.0 4.240 4.038 71.6 13.6 22.0 2010 04 04 19 57.84 -16 47.0 4.188 4.061 75.8 13.8 21.9 2010 04 09 20 00.27 -16 26.4 4.135 4.084 80.1 14.0 21.9 2010 04 14 20 02.34 -16 06.3 4.080 4.106 84.5 14.1 21.9 2010 04 19 20 04.04 -15 46.8 4.024 4.129 88.9 14.1 21.9 2010 04 24 20 05.35 -15 27.9 3.969 4.151 93.4 14.0 21.9 2010 04 29 20 06.28 -15 09.9 3.913 4.173 97.9 13.8 21.9 2010 05 04 20 06.80 -14 52.7 3.858 4.195 102.6 13.6 21.8 2010 05 09 20 06.92 -14 36.5 3.805 4.217 107.3 13.2 21.8 2010 05 14 20 06.61 -14 21.3 3.753 4.238 112.1 12.8 21.8 2010 05 19 20 05.89 -14 07.3 3.704 4.260 117.0 12.2 21.7 2010 05 24 20 04.76 -13 54.4 3.657 4.281 122.0 11.6 21.7 2010 05 29 20 03.22 -13 42.8 3.615 4.302 127.1 10.8 21.6 2010 06 03 20 01.30 -13 32.4 3.576 4.323 132.2 10.0 21.6 2010 06 08 19 59.00 -13 23.3 3.542 4.344 137.4 9.1 21.5 2010 06 13 19 56.36 -13 15.5 3.514 4.365 142.6 8.1 21.5 2010 06 18 19 53.42 -13 09.0 3.491 4.385 147.9 7.1 21.4 2010 06 23 19 50.21 -13 03.7 3.475 4.406 153.2 6.0 21.4 2010 06 28 19 46.78 -12 59.7 3.465 4.426 158.4 4.9 21.3 2010 07 03 19 43.20 -12 56.8 3.463 4.446 163.3 3.8 21.3 2010 07 08 19 39.51 -12 55.0 3.467 4.466 167.8 2.8 21.2 2010 07 13 19 35.77 -12 54.2 3.480 4.486 170.8 2.1 21.2 2010 07 18 19 32.06 -12 54.2 3.499 4.506 170.9 2.0 21.2 2010 07 23 19 28.43 -12 55.1 3.527 4.525 168.0 2.7 21.3 2010 07 28 19 24.93 -12 56.7 3.562 4.545 163.6 3.6 21.4 2010 08 02 19 21.63 -12 58.8 3.604 4.564 158.7 4.6 21.5 2010 08 07 19 18.57 -13 01.4 3.653 4.583 153.6 5.6 21.6 2010 08 12 19 15.79 -13 04.4 3.708 4.602 148.4 6.6 21.7 2010 08 17 19 13.33 -13 07.7 3.770 4.621 143.2 7.5 21.7 2010 08 22 19 11.21 -13 11.1 3.838 4.640 138.0 8.4 21.8 2010 08 27 19 09.46 -13 14.6 3.911 4.658 132.9 9.1 21.9 2010 09 01 19 08.08 -13 18.0 3.989 4.677 127.9 9.8 22.0 2010 09 06 19 07.08 -13 21.3 4.071 4.695 122.9 10.4 22.1 2010 09 11 19 06.46 -13 24.5 4.157 4.713 118.0 10.9 22.1 2010 09 16 19 06.23 -13 27.3 4.246 4.731 113.1 11.3 22.2 2010 09 21 19 06.36 -13 29.7 4.337 4.749 108.3 11.6 22.3 2010 09 26 19 06.86 -13 31.8 4.430 4.767 103.6 11.8 22.3 2010 10 01 19 07.70 -13 33.3 4.525 4.785 99.0 11.9 22.4 2010 10 06 19 08.87 -13 34.2 4.621 4.802 94.4 12.0 22.5 2010 10 11 19 10.36 -13 34.5 4.717 4.819 89.9 12.0 22.5 2010 10 16 19 12.15 -13 34.1 4.813 4.837 85.4 11.9 22.6 2010 10 21 19 14.22 -13 33.0 4.909 4.854 81.0 11.7 22.6 2010 10 26 19 16.55 -13 31.1 5.003 4.871 76.7 11.5 22.6 2010 10 31 19 19.12 -13 28.3 5.096 4.887 72.3 11.2 22.7 2010 11 05 19 21.91 -13 24.7 5.187 4.904 68.1 10.8 22.7 2010 11 10 19 24.91 -13 20.2 5.276 4.920 63.9 10.4 22.7 2010 11 15 19 28.10 -13 14.7 5.362 4.937 59.7 10.0 22.8 2010 11 20 19 31.46 -13 08.3 5.445 4.953 55.5 9.5 22.8 2010 11 25 19 34.97 -13 00.9 5.524 4.969 51.4 8.9 22.8 2010 11 30 19 38.62 -12 52.5 5.600 4.985 47.4 8.4 22.8 2010 12 05 19 42.39 -12 43.1 5.672 5.001 43.3 7.8 22.8 2010 12 10 19 46.26 -12 32.8 5.740 5.017 39.3 7.1 22.8 2010 12 15 19 50.22 -12 21.4 5.802 5.032 35.4 6.5 22.8 2010 12 20 19 54.26 -12 09.1 5.861 5.048 31.4 5.8 22.8 2010 12 25 19 58.35 -11 55.8 5.914 5.063 27.6 5.2 22.8 2010 12 30 20 02.49 -11 41.6 5.962 5.078 23.8 4.5 22.8 2011 01 04 20 06.66 -11 26.4 6.005 5.093 20.1 3.8 22.8 2011 01 09 20 10.85 -11 10.3 6.043 5.108 16.6 3.2 22.8 2011 01 14 20 15.04 -10 53.3 6.074 5.123 13.4 2.5 22.7 2011 01 19 20 19.23 -10 35.5 6.101 5.137 10.7 2.0 22.7 2011 01 24 20 23.39 -10 16.9 6.121 5.152 9.1 1.7 22.7 2011 01 29 20 27.52 -09 57.6 6.136 5.166 9.1 1.7 22.7 2011 02 03 20 31.61 -09 37.5 6.146 5.180 10.7 2.0 22.8 2011 02 08 20 35.65 -09 16.7 6.149 5.194 13.3 2.5 22.8 2011 02 13 20 39.62 -08 55.4 6.147 5.208 16.5 3.1 22.8 2011 02 18 20 43.50 -08 33.5 6.140 5.222 20.0 3.7 22.9 2011 02 23 20 47.30 -08 11.0 6.127 5.236 23.7 4.4 22.9 2011 02 28 20 51.00 -07 48.2 6.108 5.250 27.5 5.0 23.0This 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.
