162P/Siding Spring
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59599:162P/Siding Spring Epoch 2010 Mar. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455280.5 T 2010 Mar. 8.4226 TT MPC q 1.233070 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1847970 Peri. 356.3065 +0.8827746 -0.4026639 a 3.052620 Node 31.2401 +0.4421044 +0.5377774 e 0.596062 Incl. 27.8168 +0.1589111 +0.7407140 P 5.33 From 1235 observations 1990-2006, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
162P/Siding Spring Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 Mar. 8.4217 TT MPC q 1.233063 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1847594 Peri. 356.3052 +0.8827747 -0.4026630 a 3.053035 Node 31.2412 +0.4421073 +0.5377906 e 0.596119 Incl. 27.8159 +0.1589021 +0.7407049 P 5.33An 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 18 01.65 -47 29.8 2.192 1.915 60.8 26.9 16.5 19.3 2009 10 31 18 15.18 -46 55.7 2.196 1.879 58.5 26.8 16.4 19.3 2009 11 05 18 29.15 -46 17.6 2.198 1.843 56.3 26.6 16.4 19.2 2009 11 10 18 43.54 -45 34.8 2.199 1.806 54.1 26.4 16.3 19.2 2009 11 15 18 58.29 -44 46.8 2.198 1.770 52.0 26.1 16.2 19.1 2009 11 20 19 13.34 -43 53.1 2.195 1.735 50.1 25.9 16.1 19.1 2009 11 25 19 28.63 -42 53.1 2.190 1.699 48.1 25.6 16.0 19.0 2009 11 30 19 44.10 -41 46.5 2.185 1.664 46.3 25.4 15.9 19.0 2009 12 05 19 59.69 -40 32.7 2.178 1.630 44.6 25.1 15.8 18.9 2009 12 10 20 15.35 -39 11.6 2.170 1.596 42.9 24.8 15.7 18.8 2009 12 15 20 31.04 -37 42.7 2.161 1.562 41.2 24.5 15.6 18.8 2009 12 20 20 46.72 -36 06.1 2.152 1.530 39.7 24.2 15.5 18.7 2009 12 25 21 02.33 -34 21.6 2.143 1.498 38.2 23.9 15.4 18.7 2009 12 30 21 17.85 -32 29.3 2.133 1.468 36.7 23.6 15.3 18.6 2010 01 04 21 33.24 -30 29.1 2.123 1.438 35.3 23.3 15.2 18.5 2010 01 09 21 48.51 -28 21.5 2.114 1.410 34.0 23.0 15.1 18.5 2010 01 14 22 03.62 -26 06.4 2.105 1.384 32.7 22.6 15.0 18.4 2010 01 19 22 18.59 -23 44.5 2.097 1.359 31.5 22.2 14.9 18.3 2010 01 24 22 33.41 -21 16.1 2.090 1.336 30.3 21.8 14.9 18.3 2010 01 29 22 48.09 -18 41.9 2.084 1.314 29.2 21.4 14.8 18.2 2010 02 03 23 02.64 -16 02.3 2.079 1.295 28.1 21.0 14.7 18.2 2010 02 08 23 17.09 -13 18.1 2.076 1.279 27.1 20.6 14.7 18.1 2010 02 13 23 31.45 -10 30.1 2.074 1.264 26.1 20.1 14.6 18.1 2010 02 18 23 45.77 -07 39.1 2.074 1.253 25.2 19.6 14.6 18.1 2010 02 23 00 00.05 -04 45.9 2.076 1.243 24.4 19.2 14.5 18.0 2010 02 28 00 14.34 -01 51.5 2.080 1.237 23.6 18.7 14.5 18.0 2010 03 05 00 28.67 +01 03.2 2.085 1.234 22.9 18.2 14.5 18.0 2010 03 10 00 43.08 +03 57.2 2.093 1.233 22.3 17.8 14.5 18.0 2010 03 15 00 57.61 +06 49.8 2.103 1.236 21.8 17.4 14.5 18.0 2010 03 20 01 12.30 +09 39.7 2.115 1.241 21.3 16.9 14.6 18.0 2010 03 25 01 27.19 +12 26.3 2.129 1.249 20.9 16.5 14.6 18.0 2010 03 30 01 42.30 +15 08.4 2.145 1.260 20.6 16.2 14.7 18.0 2010 04 04 01 57.67 +17 45.3 2.163 1.273 20.3 15.8 14.7 18.1 2010 04 09 02 13.33 +20 16.1 2.183 1.289 20.1 15.5 14.8 18.1 2010 04 14 02 29.31 +22 40.1 2.205 1.307 19.9 15.1 14.9 18.1 2010 04 19 02 45.63 +24 56.5 2.229 1.328 19.7 14.8 15.0 18.2 2010 04 24 03 02.28 +27 04.6 2.254 1.350 19.6 14.5 15.1 18.2 2010 04 29 03 19.27 +29 03.8 2.282 1.374 19.5 14.1 15.2 18.3 2010 05 04 03 36.58 +30 53.5 2.311 1.400 19.4 13.8 15.3 18.3 2010 05 09 03 54.20 +32 33.5 2.342 1.428 19.2 13.5 15.4 18.4 2010 05 14 04 12.09 +34 03.3 2.374 1.457 19.1 13.1 15.5 18.5 2010 05 19 04 30.20 +35 22.7 2.407 1.487 19.0 12.8 15.6 18.5 2010 05 24 04 48.47 +36 31.7 2.441 1.518 18.8 12.4 15.8 18.6 2010 05 29 05 06.82 +37 30.2 2.476 1.550 18.6 12.1 15.9 18.6 2010 06 03 05 25.19 +38 18.4 2.512 1.583 18.4 11.7 16.0 18.7 2010 06 08 05 43.49 +38 56.6 2.549 1.617 18.3 11.3 16.1 18.8 2010 06 13 06 01.66 +39 25.1 2.586 1.651 18.1 11.0 16.2 18.8 2010 06 18 06 19.61 +39 44.4 2.623 1.686 17.9 10.7 16.4 18.9 2010 06 23 06 37.27 +39 55.2 2.661 1.721 17.8 10.4 16.5 19.0 2010 06 28 06 54.57 +39 57.9 2.698 1.757 17.7 10.1 16.6 19.0 2010 07 03 07 11.47 +39 53.4 2.735 1.793 17.7 9.9 16.7 19.1 2010 07 08 07 27.92 +39 42.1 2.771 1.829 17.7 9.7 16.8 19.2 2010 07 13 07 43.89 +39 25.0 2.807 1.865 17.8 9.6 16.9 19.2 2010 07 18 07 59.36 +39 02.6 2.841 1.902 18.1 9.6 17.1 19.3 2010 07 23 08 14.32 +38 35.7 2.875 1.938 18.5 9.6 17.2 19.4 2010 07 28 08 28.75 +38 04.8 2.907 1.975 19.0 9.6 17.3 19.4 2010 08 02 08 42.67 +37 30.7 2.938 2.011 19.7 9.8 17.4 19.5 2010 08 07 08 56.08 +36 53.8 2.967 2.048 20.5 10.0 17.5 19.6 2010 08 12 09 09.00 +36 14.7 2.994 2.084 21.5 10.3 17.6 19.6 2010 08 17 09 21.44 +35 34.0 3.019 2.121 22.6 10.6 17.7 19.7 2010 08 22 09 33.41 +34 52.0 3.042 2.157 23.9 11.0 17.8 19.8 2010 08 27 09 44.93 +34 09.3 3.063 2.193 25.4 11.4 17.8 19.8 2010 09 01 09 56.03 +33 26.0 3.081 2.229 27.0 11.8 17.9 19.9 2010 09 06 10 06.72 +32 42.8 3.097 2.264 28.7 12.3 18.0 20.0 2010 09 11 10 17.01 +31 59.7 3.109 2.300 30.6 12.9 18.1 20.0 2010 09 16 10 26.92 +31 17.3 3.119 2.335 32.5 13.4 18.2 20.1 2010 09 21 10 36.47 +30 35.8 3.127 2.371 34.7 13.9 18.2 20.1 2010 09 26 10 45.66 +29 55.3 3.131 2.405 36.9 14.5 18.3 20.2 2010 10 01 10 54.51 +29 16.2 3.132 2.440 39.3 15.0 18.4 20.3 2010 10 06 11 03.04 +28 38.7 3.130 2.475 41.7 15.6 18.4 20.3 2010 10 11 11 11.23 +28 03.1 3.125 2.509 44.3 16.1 18.5 20.3 2010 10 16 11 19.10 +27 29.5 3.116 2.543 47.0 16.7 18.5 20.4 2010 10 21 11 26.64 +26 58.2 3.105 2.576 49.8 17.2 18.6 20.4 2010 10 26 11 33.86 +26 29.3 3.090 2.610 52.6 17.6 18.6 20.5 2010 10 31 11 40.76 +26 03.0 3.073 2.643 55.6 18.1 18.7 20.5 2010 11 05 11 47.33 +25 39.6 3.053 2.676 58.7 18.5 18.7 20.5 2010 11 10 11 53.56 +25 19.3 3.029 2.708 62.0 18.8 18.7 20.5 2010 11 15 11 59.44 +25 02.2 3.003 2.741 65.3 19.1 18.8 20.5 2010 11 20 12 04.95 +24 48.5 2.975 2.773 68.7 19.4 18.8 20.6 2010 11 25 12 10.09 +24 38.2 2.944 2.805 72.2 19.6 18.8 20.6 2010 11 30 12 14.84 +24 31.7 2.911 2.836 75.8 19.7 18.8 20.6This 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.
