MPC
CBAT
ICQ
194P/LINEAR Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5 T 2008 Feb. 26.1911 TT MPC q 1.708753 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1225967 Peri. 130.6409 -0.5422817 -0.8397748 a 4.013132 Node 352.0643 +0.7008821 -0.4346633 e 0.574210 Incl. 11.1181 +0.4633518 -0.3253398 P 8.04 From 126 observations 2000-2007, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
194P/LINEAR Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Feb. 26.1549 TT MPC q 1.708676 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1226905 Peri. 130.6274 -0.5420698 -0.8399114 a 4.011088 Node 352.0633 +0.7009856 -0.4344784 e 0.574012 Incl. 11.1191 +0.4634431 -0.3252342 P 8.03An 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 09 11 12 46.65 -09 54.7 3.366 2.505 26.4 10.3 22.3 2008 09 16 12 55.13 -10 56.2 3.420 2.535 24.0 9.3 22.3 2008 09 21 13 03.57 -11 56.5 3.473 2.565 21.5 8.2 22.3 2008 09 26 13 11.96 -12 55.5 3.523 2.595 19.0 7.2 22.3 2008 10 01 13 20.31 -13 53.2 3.570 2.625 16.5 6.2 22.3 2008 10 06 13 28.61 -14 49.6 3.614 2.655 14.0 5.2 22.3 2008 10 11 13 36.87 -15 44.7 3.656 2.685 11.5 4.3 22.3 2008 10 16 13 45.07 -16 38.4 3.695 2.715 9.2 3.4 22.3 2008 10 21 13 53.23 -17 30.7 3.730 2.745 7.2 2.6 22.3 2008 10 26 14 01.34 -18 21.6 3.762 2.775 5.9 2.1 22.3 2008 10 31 14 09.40 -19 11.1 3.791 2.806 5.9 2.1 22.4 2008 11 05 14 17.39 -19 59.2 3.817 2.836 7.2 2.5 22.4 2008 11 10 14 25.32 -20 45.8 3.838 2.865 9.3 3.2 22.5 2008 11 15 14 33.18 -21 30.9 3.856 2.895 11.8 4.0 22.6 2008 11 20 14 40.95 -22 14.6 3.871 2.925 14.6 4.9 22.7 2008 11 25 14 48.65 -22 56.9 3.881 2.955 17.5 5.8 22.8 2008 11 30 14 56.24 -23 37.8 3.888 2.985 20.6 6.7 22.8 2008 12 05 15 03.73 -24 17.2 3.891 3.014 23.7 7.5 22.9 2008 12 10 15 11.10 -24 55.2 3.889 3.044 26.9 8.4 22.9 2008 12 15 15 18.33 -25 31.8 3.885 3.073 30.1 9.3 23.0 2008 12 20 15 25.43 -26 07.2 3.876 3.103 33.4 10.1 23.1 2008 12 25 15 32.36 -26 41.2 3.863 3.132 36.8 10.9 23.1 2008 12 30 15 39.12 -27 13.9 3.847 3.161 40.3 11.6 23.1 2009 01 04 15 45.68 -27 45.5 3.827 3.190 43.8 12.3 23.2 2009 01 09 15 52.03 -28 15.9 3.803 3.219 47.3 13.0 23.2 2009 01 14 15 58.15 -28 45.2 3.776 3.248 51.0 13.6 23.2 2009 01 19 16 04.02 -29 13.4 3.746 3.276 54.7 14.2 23.2 2009 01 24 16 09.62 -29 40.7 3.712 3.305 58.4 14.7 23.3 2009 01 29 16 14.92 -30 07.2 3.676 3.333 62.2 15.2 23.3 2009 02 03 16 19.89 -30 32.8 3.637 3.362 66.1 15.6 23.3 2009 02 08 16 24.52 -30 57.6 3.596 3.390 70.1 15.9 23.3 2009 02 13 16 28.77 -31 21.8 3.553 3.418 74.1 16.1 23.3 2009 02 18 16 32.63 -31 45.3 3.509 3.446 78.2 16.3 23.3 2009 02 23 16 36.06 -32 08.2 3.462 3.473 82.4 16.4 23.3 2009 02 28 16 39.03 -32 30.5 3.415 3.501 86.7 16.4 23.3 2009 03 05 16 41.52 -32 52.3 3.368 3.528 91.1 16.3 23.3 2009 03 10 16 43.50 -33 13.4 3.320 3.556 95.5 16.1 23.2 2009 03 15 16 44.96 -33 34.0 3.273 3.583 100.1 15.9 23.2 2009 03 20 16 45.85 -33 53.8 3.226 3.610 104.7 15.5 23.2 2009 03 25 16 46.18 -34 12.8 3.182 3.637 109.4 15.0 23.1 2009 03 30 16 45.92 -34 30.8 3.139 3.664 114.2 14.4 23.1 2009 04 04 16 45.06 -34 47.6 3.098 3.690 119.1 13.7 23.1 2009 04 09 16 43.63 -35 03.0 3.061 3.717 124.1 12.9 23.0 2009 04 14 16 41.62 -35 16.8 3.028 3.743 129.1 12.0 23.0 2009 04 19 16 39.06 -35 28.6 2.999 3.769 134.2 11.0 23.0 2009 04 24 16 35.98 -35 38.2 2.975 3.795 139.3 9.9 22.9 2009 04 29 16 32.44 -35 45.4 2.957 3.821 144.4 8.8 22.9 2009 05 04 16 28.51 -35 49.9 2.944 3.847 149.4 7.7 22.8 2009 05 09 16 24.26 -35 51.5 2.938 3.872 154.2 6.5 22.8 2009 05 14 16 19.78 -35 50.1 2.939 3.898 158.7 5.4 22.7 2009 05 19 16 15.15 -35 45.8 2.946 3.923 162.5 4.5 22.7 2009 05 24 16 10.48 -35 38.6 2.961 3.948 165.0 3.8 22.7 2009 05 29 16 05.86 -35 28.8 2.983 3.973 165.6 3.6 22.7 2009 06 03 16 01.40 -35 16.5 3.013 3.998 164.0 4.0 22.8 2009 06 08 15 57.16 -35 02.2 3.050 4.022 160.9 4.7 22.8 2009 06 13 15 53.23 -34 46.3 3.093 4.047 156.9 5.7 22.9 2009 06 18 15 49.67 -34 29.2 3.144 4.071 152.4 6.6 23.0 2009 06 23 15 46.52 -34 11.4 3.201 4.095 147.6 7.6 23.1 2009 06 28 15 43.82 -33 53.3 3.264 4.120 142.8 8.6 23.2 2009 07 03 15 41.60 -33 35.3 3.332 4.143 137.9 9.5 23.3 2009 07 08 15 39.87 -33 17.8 3.406 4.167 133.1 10.3 23.4 2009 07 13 15 38.62 -33 01.1 3.484 4.191 128.3 11.0 23.5 2009 07 18 15 37.86 -32 45.3 3.567 4.214 123.5 11.6 23.6 2009 07 23 15 37.58 -32 30.7 3.653 4.237 118.8 12.1 23.7 2009 07 28 15 37.75 -32 17.5 3.743 4.261 114.2 12.6 23.8 2009 08 02 15 38.37 -32 05.7 3.834 4.284 109.6 12.9 23.8 2009 08 07 15 39.42 -31 55.4 3.928 4.306 105.2 13.1 23.9 2009 08 12 15 40.85 -31 46.5 4.024 4.329 100.8 13.3 24.0 2009 08 17 15 42.67 -31 39.1 4.121 4.352 96.4 13.4 24.0 2009 08 22 15 44.83 -31 33.1 4.218 4.374 92.1 13.4 24.1 2009 08 27 15 47.34 -31 28.5 4.316 4.396 87.9 13.3 24.2 2009 09 01 15 50.15 -31 25.2 4.413 4.418 83.7 13.1 24.2 2009 09 06 15 53.25 -31 23.0 4.510 4.440 79.6 12.9 24.3 2009 09 11 15 56.61 -31 21.9 4.606 4.462 75.5 12.6 24.3 2009 09 16 16 00.22 -31 21.9 4.700 4.484 71.5 12.3 24.4 2009 09 21 16 04.07 -31 22.7 4.793 4.505 67.5 11.9 24.4 2009 09 26 16 08.13 -31 24.3 4.883 4.527 63.5 11.4 24.4 2009 10 01 16 12.38 -31 26.7 4.971 4.548 59.6 10.9 24.5 2009 10 06 16 16.82 -31 29.6 5.056 4.569 55.7 10.4 24.5 2009 10 11 16 21.41 -31 33.0 5.139 4.590 51.9 9.9 24.5 2009 10 16 16 26.15 -31 36.9 5.217 4.610 48.0 9.2 24.5This 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.
