202P/Scotti
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 64116:202P/Scotti Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Feb. 7.0102 TT MPC q 2.527056 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1343070 Peri. 255.5566 -0.0022094 -0.9999515 a 3.776333 Node 194.5802 +0.9315401 +0.0014318 e 0.330817 Incl. 2.1849 +0.3636319 -0.0097437 P 7.34 From 169 observations 1929-2008, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
202P/Scotti Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Feb. 6.9677 TT MPC q 2.526771 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1342645 Peri. 255.5499 -0.0018549 -0.9999523 a 3.777129 Node 194.5665 +0.9315425 +0.0017594 e 0.331034 Incl. 2.1852 +0.3636278 -0.0096080 P 7.34An 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 12 32.41 -04 32.2 2.698 3.233 114.5 16.1 20.8 2010 01 29 12 32.71 -04 33.2 2.648 3.248 119.5 15.3 20.7 2010 02 03 12 32.50 -04 30.7 2.601 3.264 124.7 14.4 20.7 2010 02 08 12 31.78 -04 24.9 2.558 3.279 129.9 13.3 20.7 2010 02 13 12 30.57 -04 15.8 2.519 3.295 135.3 12.2 20.7 2010 02 18 12 28.88 -04 03.4 2.485 3.310 140.8 10.9 20.7 2010 02 23 12 26.75 -03 47.9 2.456 3.326 146.5 9.5 20.7 2010 02 28 12 24.23 -03 29.8 2.433 3.341 152.2 7.9 20.7 2010 03 05 12 21.38 -03 09.3 2.417 3.357 158.0 6.4 20.7 2010 03 10 12 18.27 -02 46.9 2.407 3.372 163.9 4.7 20.7 2010 03 15 12 14.96 -02 23.1 2.405 3.388 169.8 3.0 20.7 2010 03 20 12 11.54 -01 58.4 2.410 3.404 175.6 1.3 20.7 2010 03 25 12 08.11 -01 33.4 2.422 3.419 178.3 0.5 20.8 2010 03 30 12 04.75 -01 08.8 2.442 3.435 172.5 2.2 20.8 2010 04 04 12 01.54 -00 45.0 2.469 3.450 166.7 3.8 20.8 2010 04 09 11 58.55 -00 22.7 2.504 3.466 160.9 5.4 20.9 2010 04 14 11 55.84 -00 02.1 2.545 3.481 155.3 6.9 20.9 2010 04 19 11 53.47 +00 16.1 2.592 3.496 149.7 8.3 21.0 2010 04 24 11 51.48 +00 31.9 2.646 3.512 144.3 9.6 21.1 2010 04 29 11 49.90 +00 44.9 2.705 3.527 138.9 10.8 21.1 2010 05 04 11 48.75 +00 55.1 2.770 3.543 133.8 11.9 21.2 2010 05 09 11 48.03 +01 02.4 2.838 3.558 128.7 12.8 21.3 2010 05 14 11 47.74 +01 06.7 2.911 3.573 123.8 13.6 21.4 2010 05 19 11 47.88 +01 08.2 2.987 3.588 119.0 14.3 21.4 2010 05 24 11 48.45 +01 06.8 3.067 3.604 114.3 14.8 21.5 2010 05 29 11 49.41 +01 02.7 3.148 3.619 109.8 15.3 21.6 2010 06 03 11 50.75 +00 56.0 3.232 3.634 105.3 15.6 21.7 2010 06 08 11 52.46 +00 46.9 3.317 3.649 101.0 15.8 21.7 2010 06 13 11 54.50 +00 35.5 3.403 3.664 96.7 16.0 21.8 2010 06 18 11 56.87 +00 21.9 3.490 3.679 92.6 16.0 21.9 2010 06 23 11 59.53 +00 06.3 3.578 3.694 88.5 16.0 21.9 2010 06 28 12 02.46 -00 11.2 3.665 3.709 84.6 15.8 22.0 2010 07 03 12 05.65 -00 30.4 3.751 3.724 80.7 15.6 22.1 2010 07 08 12 09.08 -00 51.2 3.837 3.739 76.8 15.4 22.1 2010 07 13 12 12.72 -01 13.5 3.922 3.754 73.0 15.0 22.2 2010 07 18 12 16.57 -01 37.1 4.006 3.768 69.3 14.6 22.3 2010 07 23 12 20.60 -02 01.9 4.088 3.783 65.6 14.2 22.3 2010 07 28 12 24.80 -02 27.8 4.167 3.798 62.0 13.7 22.4 2010 08 02 12 29.15 -02 54.6 4.245 3.812 58.4 13.1 22.5 2010 08 07 12 33.64 -03 22.3 4.321 3.827 54.8 12.5 22.5 2010 08 12 12 38.27 -03 50.8 4.393 3.841 51.2 11.9 22.6 2010 08 17 12 43.02 -04 19.9 4.463 3.855 47.7 11.2 22.6 2010 08 22 12 47.87 -04 49.6 4.530 3.870 44.2 10.5 22.7 2010 08 27 12 52.82 -05 19.7 4.593 3.884 40.7 9.8 22.7 2010 09 01 12 57.86 -05 50.1 4.653 3.898 37.3 9.0 22.7 2010 09 06 13 02.98 -06 20.8 4.710 3.912 33.8 8.2 22.8 2010 09 11 13 08.17 -06 51.8 4.762 3.926 30.3 7.4 22.8 2010 09 16 13 13.43 -07 22.8 4.811 3.940 26.8 6.6 22.9 2010 09 21 13 18.74 -07 53.8 4.856 3.954 23.4 5.8 22.9 2010 09 26 13 24.09 -08 24.8 4.896 3.968 19.9 4.9 22.9 2010 10 01 13 29.49 -08 55.6 4.932 3.982 16.4 4.1 23.0 2010 10 06 13 34.92 -09 26.2 4.964 3.995 13.0 3.2 23.0 2010 10 11 13 40.37 -09 56.5 4.991 4.009 9.5 2.3 23.0 2010 10 16 13 45.84 -10 26.5 5.013 4.023 5.9 1.5 23.0 2010 10 21 13 51.31 -10 55.9 5.030 4.036 2.4 0.6 23.1 2010 10 26 13 56.79 -11 24.9 5.043 4.049 1.3 0.3 23.1 2010 10 31 14 02.25 -11 53.3 5.051 4.063 4.8 1.2 23.1 2010 11 05 14 07.70 -12 21.1 5.055 4.076 8.3 2.0 23.1 2010 11 10 14 13.12 -12 48.2 5.053 4.089 12.0 2.9 23.1 2010 11 15 14 18.50 -13 14.5 5.046 4.102 15.6 3.7 23.1 2010 11 20 14 23.83 -13 40.0 5.035 4.115 19.3 4.5 23.2 2010 11 25 14 29.10 -14 04.6 5.019 4.128 23.0 5.4 23.2 2010 11 30 14 34.29 -14 28.3 4.998 4.141 26.7 6.1 23.2 2010 12 05 14 39.41 -14 51.0 4.973 4.154 30.5 6.9 23.2 2010 12 10 14 44.42 -15 12.8 4.943 4.166 34.3 7.7 23.2 2010 12 15 14 49.32 -15 33.4 4.908 4.179 38.2 8.4 23.2 2010 12 20 14 54.09 -15 52.9 4.870 4.191 42.1 9.0 23.2 2010 12 25 14 58.72 -16 11.3 4.827 4.204 46.0 9.7 23.2 2010 12 30 15 03.20 -16 28.5 4.781 4.216 50.0 10.3 23.1 2011 01 04 15 07.50 -16 44.5 4.731 4.228 54.0 10.8 23.1 2011 01 09 15 11.60 -16 59.3 4.677 4.241 58.1 11.4 23.1 2011 01 14 15 15.49 -17 12.8 4.621 4.253 62.2 11.8 23.1 2011 01 19 15 19.15 -17 25.1 4.562 4.265 66.4 12.2 23.1 2011 01 24 15 22.56 -17 36.0 4.500 4.277 70.7 12.5 23.1 2011 01 29 15 25.70 -17 45.7 4.437 4.288 75.0 12.8 23.1 2011 02 03 15 28.56 -17 54.0 4.371 4.300 79.4 13.0 23.0 2011 02 08 15 31.10 -18 00.9 4.305 4.312 83.8 13.1 23.0 2011 02 13 15 33.31 -18 06.5 4.237 4.323 88.4 13.2 23.0 2011 02 18 15 35.17 -18 10.7 4.170 4.335 93.0 13.2 23.0 2011 02 23 15 36.67 -18 13.5 4.103 4.346 97.6 13.0 22.9 2011 02 28 15 37.80 -18 15.0 4.036 4.358 102.4 12.8 22.9This 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.
