187P/LINEAR
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62583:187P/LINEAR Epoch 2008 Oct. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454760.5 T 2008 Oct. 6.5665 TT MPC q 3.693134 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1048993 Peri. 131.9916 -0.4187818 +0.8810092 a 4.452676 Node 112.0014 -0.8874589 -0.3456969 e 0.170581 Incl. 13.7325 -0.1924540 -0.3229806 P 9.40 From 87 observations 1999-2008, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
187P/LINEAR Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Oct. 10.9079 TT MPC q 3.695969 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1044099 Peri. 132.6223 -0.4091203 +0.8855865 a 4.466578 Node 111.9998 -0.8911496 -0.3359764 e 0.172528 Incl. 13.7197 -0.1961453 -0.3207125 P 9.44An 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 19 06.38 -24 12.6 4.122 3.940 72.5 13.9 18.0 2009 10 31 19 10.90 -24 12.5 4.199 3.946 68.6 13.5 18.1 2009 11 05 19 15.65 -24 11.2 4.273 3.952 64.7 13.1 18.1 2009 11 10 19 20.63 -24 08.8 4.346 3.958 60.8 12.6 18.2 2009 11 15 19 25.80 -24 05.3 4.416 3.964 56.9 12.1 18.2 2009 11 20 19 31.16 -24 00.7 4.483 3.970 53.1 11.5 18.2 2009 11 25 19 36.69 -23 54.8 4.548 3.976 49.3 10.9 18.3 2009 11 30 19 42.36 -23 47.9 4.609 3.982 45.6 10.2 18.3 2009 12 05 19 48.15 -23 39.8 4.667 3.988 41.9 9.5 18.4 2009 12 10 19 54.06 -23 30.7 4.722 3.994 38.2 8.8 18.4 2009 12 15 20 00.06 -23 20.4 4.773 4.000 34.5 8.0 18.4 2009 12 20 20 06.15 -23 09.1 4.820 4.007 30.8 7.2 18.4 2009 12 25 20 12.30 -22 56.8 4.863 4.013 27.2 6.4 18.5 2009 12 30 20 18.50 -22 43.5 4.901 4.019 23.6 5.6 18.5 2010 01 04 20 24.74 -22 29.3 4.936 4.026 20.0 4.8 18.5 2010 01 09 20 31.01 -22 14.2 4.966 4.032 16.4 4.0 18.5 2010 01 14 20 37.29 -21 58.3 4.991 4.039 12.9 3.1 18.6 2010 01 19 20 43.57 -21 41.6 5.012 4.045 9.5 2.3 18.6 2010 01 24 20 49.84 -21 24.3 5.028 4.051 6.4 1.5 18.6 2010 01 29 20 56.09 -21 06.4 5.040 4.058 4.0 1.0 18.6 2010 02 03 21 02.31 -20 48.0 5.047 4.065 4.2 1.0 18.6 2010 02 08 21 08.48 -20 29.1 5.049 4.071 6.7 1.6 18.6 2010 02 13 21 14.61 -20 09.9 5.047 4.078 9.9 2.4 18.6 2010 02 18 21 20.67 -19 50.5 5.040 4.084 13.3 3.2 18.6 2010 02 23 21 26.67 -19 30.9 5.028 4.091 16.8 4.0 18.6 2010 02 28 21 32.58 -19 11.2 5.012 4.098 20.3 4.8 18.6 2010 03 05 21 38.41 -18 51.6 4.992 4.105 23.9 5.6 18.6 2010 03 10 21 44.14 -18 32.2 4.967 4.111 27.4 6.4 18.6 2010 03 15 21 49.76 -18 13.0 4.938 4.118 31.0 7.2 18.6 2010 03 20 21 55.27 -17 54.3 4.905 4.125 34.6 7.9 18.6 2010 03 25 22 00.66 -17 36.0 4.868 4.132 38.3 8.6 18.6 2010 03 30 22 05.91 -17 18.4 4.828 4.139 41.9 9.3 18.6 2010 04 04 22 11.01 -17 01.5 4.783 4.145 45.6 9.9 18.6 2010 04 09 22 15.97 -16 45.4 4.736 4.152 49.3 10.5 18.6 2010 04 14 22 20.77 -16 30.4 4.685 4.159 53.0 11.1 18.5 2010 04 19 22 25.39 -16 16.5 4.631 4.166 56.8 11.6 18.5 2010 04 24 22 29.83 -16 03.8 4.575 4.173 60.6 12.1 18.5 2010 04 29 22 34.07 -15 52.5 4.516 4.180 64.4 12.5 18.5 2010 05 04 22 38.10 -15 42.8 4.455 4.187 68.2 12.9 18.5 2010 05 09 22 41.92 -15 34.6 4.392 4.194 72.2 13.2 18.4 2010 05 14 22 45.50 -15 28.2 4.327 4.201 76.1 13.5 18.4 2010 05 19 22 48.83 -15 23.7 4.262 4.208 80.1 13.7 18.4 2010 05 24 22 51.90 -15 21.2 4.195 4.215 84.2 13.8 18.4 2010 05 29 22 54.70 -15 20.8 4.128 4.222 88.3 13.9 18.3 2010 06 03 22 57.21 -15 22.5 4.061 4.229 92.5 13.9 18.3 2010 06 08 22 59.41 -15 26.6 3.994 4.236 96.8 13.8 18.3 2010 06 13 23 01.30 -15 33.0 3.928 4.243 101.2 13.6 18.2 2010 06 18 23 02.85 -15 41.9 3.863 4.251 105.6 13.3 18.2 2010 06 23 23 04.06 -15 53.1 3.800 4.258 110.1 13.0 18.2 2010 06 28 23 04.91 -16 06.7 3.739 4.265 114.7 12.5 18.2 2010 07 03 23 05.40 -16 22.7 3.681 4.272 119.3 12.0 18.1 2010 07 08 23 05.52 -16 40.9 3.626 4.279 124.0 11.4 18.1 2010 07 13 23 05.26 -17 01.3 3.575 4.286 128.8 10.6 18.1 2010 07 18 23 04.64 -17 23.6 3.528 4.293 133.7 9.9 18.1 2010 07 23 23 03.65 -17 47.6 3.485 4.300 138.6 9.0 18.0 2010 07 28 23 02.31 -18 12.9 3.448 4.308 143.5 8.1 18.0 2010 08 02 23 00.65 -18 39.3 3.417 4.315 148.5 7.1 18.0 2010 08 07 22 58.69 -19 06.3 3.392 4.322 153.3 6.1 18.0 2010 08 12 22 56.45 -19 33.5 3.373 4.329 158.0 5.0 18.0 2010 08 17 22 53.99 -20 00.5 3.361 4.336 162.2 4.1 18.0 2010 08 22 22 51.36 -20 26.7 3.356 4.343 165.7 3.3 18.0 2010 08 27 22 48.61 -20 51.8 3.358 4.350 167.5 2.9 18.0 2010 09 01 22 45.79 -21 15.3 3.368 4.358 167.1 3.0 18.0 2010 09 06 22 42.96 -21 36.8 3.385 4.365 164.6 3.5 18.0 2010 09 11 22 40.19 -21 56.1 3.409 4.372 160.7 4.4 18.1 2010 09 16 22 37.53 -22 12.7 3.440 4.379 156.3 5.3 18.1 2010 09 21 22 35.04 -22 26.6 3.478 4.386 151.5 6.3 18.1 2010 09 26 22 32.77 -22 37.6 3.522 4.393 146.5 7.2 18.2 2010 10 01 22 30.76 -22 45.6 3.572 4.401 141.5 8.1 18.2 2010 10 06 22 29.05 -22 50.6 3.628 4.408 136.5 9.0 18.2 2010 10 11 22 27.67 -22 52.7 3.689 4.415 131.5 9.7 18.3 2010 10 16 22 26.64 -22 52.0 3.755 4.422 126.6 10.4 18.3 2010 10 21 22 25.98 -22 48.5 3.824 4.429 121.7 11.0 18.4 2010 10 26 22 25.69 -22 42.4 3.898 4.436 116.8 11.5 18.4 2010 10 31 22 25.77 -22 33.8 3.974 4.443 112.1 12.0 18.5 2010 11 05 22 26.22 -22 23.0 4.053 4.450 107.3 12.3 18.5 2010 11 10 22 27.04 -22 10.0 4.134 4.457 102.7 12.5 18.6 2010 11 15 22 28.22 -21 55.0 4.216 4.465 98.1 12.7 18.6 2010 11 20 22 29.74 -21 38.2 4.299 4.472 93.6 12.7 18.7 2010 11 25 22 31.57 -21 19.7 4.383 4.479 89.2 12.7 18.7 2010 11 30 22 33.71 -20 59.7 4.466 4.486 84.8 12.6 18.8This 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.
