C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61436:C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Epoch 1997 Mar. 13.0 TT = JDT 2450520.5 T 1997 Apr. 1.1365 TT MPC q 0.914165 (2000.0) P Q z +0.005325 Peri. 130.5874 -0.1331147 -0.1703063 +/-0.000000 Node 282.4706 +0.2822710 +0.9378124 e 0.995132 Incl. 89.4300 +0.9500545 -0.3024958 From 2817 observations 1995 July 24-2007 Oct. 22, mean residual 0".9.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 1997 Mar. 31.2137 TT MPC q 0.912001 (2000.0) P Q z +0.005531 Peri. 130.5960 -0.1353593 -0.1778886 +/-0.000000 Node 282.8944 +0.2820272 +0.9361375 e 0.994955 Incl. 89.2373 +0.9498097 -0.3033188An 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 m2 2009 06 08 03 13.64 -83 27.1 28.079 28.393 107.0 2.0 19.8 2009 06 13 03 18.59 -83 32.7 28.090 28.414 107.7 2.0 19.8 2009 06 18 03 23.43 -83 38.8 28.102 28.436 108.2 1.9 19.8 2009 06 23 03 28.15 -83 45.4 28.117 28.457 108.6 1.9 19.8 2009 06 28 03 32.72 -83 52.6 28.135 28.479 108.8 1.9 19.8 2009 07 03 03 37.11 -84 00.2 28.155 28.500 108.9 1.9 19.8 2009 07 08 03 41.30 -84 08.2 28.178 28.522 108.8 1.9 19.8 2009 07 13 03 45.27 -84 16.7 28.203 28.543 108.6 1.9 19.8 2009 07 18 03 48.97 -84 25.5 28.231 28.565 108.2 1.9 19.8 2009 07 23 03 52.37 -84 34.6 28.261 28.586 107.7 1.9 19.8 2009 07 28 03 55.42 -84 44.1 28.294 28.608 107.0 1.9 19.8 2009 08 02 03 58.08 -84 53.8 28.329 28.629 106.2 2.0 19.8 2009 08 07 04 00.30 -85 03.7 28.366 28.650 105.3 2.0 19.8 2009 08 12 04 02.02 -85 13.8 28.405 28.672 104.3 2.0 19.8 2009 08 17 04 03.17 -85 24.0 28.447 28.693 103.1 2.0 19.8 2009 08 22 04 03.67 -85 34.2 28.490 28.715 101.8 2.0 19.9 2009 08 27 04 03.44 -85 44.4 28.535 28.736 100.5 2.0 19.9 2009 09 01 04 02.40 -85 54.5 28.582 28.757 99.0 2.0 19.9 2009 09 06 04 00.45 -86 04.5 28.630 28.779 97.5 2.0 19.9 2009 09 11 03 57.48 -86 14.1 28.679 28.800 95.9 2.0 19.9 2009 09 16 03 53.41 -86 23.4 28.729 28.822 94.3 2.0 19.9 2009 09 21 03 48.12 -86 32.2 28.780 28.843 92.6 2.0 19.9 2009 09 26 03 41.54 -86 40.4 28.832 28.864 90.9 2.0 19.9 2009 10 01 03 33.62 -86 47.8 28.884 28.886 89.1 2.0 19.9 2009 10 06 03 24.36 -86 54.3 28.936 28.907 87.4 2.0 19.9 2009 10 11 03 13.83 -86 59.7 28.988 28.928 85.6 2.0 19.9 2009 10 16 03 02.14 -87 04.0 29.039 28.950 83.9 2.0 19.9 2009 10 21 02 49.52 -87 07.0 29.090 28.971 82.1 2.0 19.9 2009 10 26 02 36.27 -87 08.5 29.140 28.992 80.5 1.9 19.9 2009 10 31 02 22.78 -87 08.7 29.190 29.013 78.8 1.9 20.0 2009 11 05 02 09.42 -87 07.3 29.238 29.035 77.2 1.9 20.0 2009 11 10 01 56.55 -87 04.6 29.284 29.056 75.7 1.9 20.0 2009 11 15 01 44.51 -87 00.5 29.329 29.077 74.3 1.9 20.0 2009 11 20 01 33.54 -86 55.2 29.372 29.098 73.0 1.9 20.0 2009 11 25 01 23.80 -86 48.8 29.414 29.120 71.8 1.8 20.0 2009 11 30 01 15.37 -86 41.5 29.453 29.141 70.7 1.8 20.0 2009 12 05 01 08.27 -86 33.4 29.489 29.162 69.7 1.8 20.0 2009 12 10 01 02.44 -86 24.6 29.524 29.183 68.9 1.8 20.0 2009 12 15 00 57.81 -86 15.4 29.556 29.205 68.2 1.8 20.0 2009 12 20 00 54.31 -86 05.8 29.585 29.226 67.7 1.8 20.0 2009 12 25 00 51.84 -85 55.9 29.612 29.247 67.3 1.8 20.0 2009 12 30 00 50.29 -85 45.8 29.636 29.268 67.2 1.8 20.0 2010 01 04 00 49.56 -85 35.7 29.657 29.289 67.1 1.8 20.0 2010 01 09 00 49.56 -85 25.6 29.676 29.311 67.3 1.8 20.0 2010 01 14 00 50.22 -85 15.5 29.692 29.332 67.6 1.8 20.0 2010 01 19 00 51.47 -85 05.7 29.705 29.353 68.1 1.8 20.0 2010 01 24 00 53.23 -84 56.0 29.716 29.374 68.8 1.8 20.0 2010 01 29 00 55.44 -84 46.7 29.724 29.395 69.6 1.8 20.0 2010 02 03 00 58.06 -84 37.7 29.729 29.416 70.6 1.8 20.1 2010 02 08 01 01.03 -84 29.0 29.733 29.437 71.7 1.8 20.1 2010 02 13 01 04.32 -84 20.7 29.734 29.459 72.9 1.8 20.1 2010 02 18 01 07.88 -84 13.0 29.733 29.480 74.2 1.8 20.1 2010 02 23 01 11.70 -84 05.7 29.731 29.501 75.6 1.9 20.1 2010 02 28 01 15.73 -83 58.9 29.726 29.522 77.1 1.9 20.1 2010 03 05 01 19.95 -83 52.6 29.721 29.543 78.7 1.9 20.1 2010 03 10 01 24.35 -83 46.9 29.713 29.564 80.4 1.9 20.1 2010 03 15 01 28.89 -83 41.9 29.705 29.585 82.1 1.9 20.1 2010 03 20 01 33.56 -83 37.4 29.696 29.606 83.8 1.9 20.1 2010 03 25 01 38.35 -83 33.5 29.687 29.627 85.6 1.9 20.1 2010 03 30 01 43.23 -83 30.3 29.677 29.648 87.4 1.9 20.1 2010 04 04 01 48.19 -83 27.7 29.667 29.669 89.2 1.9 20.1 2010 04 09 01 53.22 -83 25.7 29.657 29.690 90.9 1.9 20.1 2010 04 14 01 58.31 -83 24.4 29.647 29.711 92.7 1.9 20.1 2010 04 19 02 03.43 -83 23.7 29.638 29.732 94.4 1.9 20.1 2010 04 24 02 08.59 -83 23.7 29.630 29.753 96.1 1.9 20.1 2010 04 29 02 13.77 -83 24.3 29.622 29.774 97.7 1.9 20.1 2010 05 04 02 18.94 -83 25.6 29.616 29.795 99.3 1.9 20.1 2010 05 09 02 24.12 -83 27.5 29.611 29.816 100.8 1.9 20.1 2010 05 14 02 29.27 -83 30.0 29.608 29.837 102.2 1.9 20.1 2010 05 19 02 34.40 -83 33.2 29.606 29.858 103.5 1.9 20.1 2010 05 24 02 39.47 -83 36.9 29.606 29.879 104.7 1.9 20.1 2010 05 29 02 44.48 -83 41.2 29.609 29.900 105.8 1.9 20.1 2010 06 03 02 49.42 -83 46.0 29.613 29.921 106.7 1.9 20.1 2010 06 08 02 54.26 -83 51.4 29.620 29.942 107.6 1.9 20.1 2010 06 13 02 59.00 -83 57.3 29.629 29.963 108.3 1.8 20.1 2010 06 18 03 03.60 -84 03.7 29.641 29.984 108.8 1.8 20.1 2010 06 23 03 08.04 -84 10.6 29.655 30.005 109.2 1.8 20.1 2010 06 28 03 12.30 -84 17.9 29.672 30.026 109.5 1.8 20.1 2010 07 03 03 16.37 -84 25.7 29.691 30.046 109.6 1.8 20.1 2010 07 08 03 20.19 -84 33.8 29.713 30.067 109.5 1.8 20.1 2010 07 13 03 23.75 -84 42.2 29.738 30.088 109.3 1.8 20.2
