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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 1997 Mar. 31.3492 TT MPC q 0.908752 (2000.0) P Q z +0.005558 Peri. 130.5577 -0.1346490 -0.1763338 +/-0.000000 Node 282.7984 +0.2815072 +0.9366855 e 0.994949 Incl. 89.2741 +0.9500649 -0.3025339An 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 m2 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 2010 07 18 03 27.00 -84 51.0 29.765 30.109 108.9 1.8 20.2 2010 07 23 03 29.90 -85 00.0 29.795 30.130 108.4 1.8 20.2 2010 07 28 03 32.40 -85 09.3 29.827 30.151 107.7 1.8 20.2 2010 08 02 03 34.45 -85 18.8 29.861 30.172 106.9 1.8 20.2 2010 08 07 03 35.99 -85 28.4 29.898 30.193 105.9 1.9 20.2 2010 08 12 03 36.95 -85 38.1 29.938 30.213 104.9 1.9 20.2 2010 08 17 03 37.26 -85 47.8 29.979 30.234 103.7 1.9 20.2 2010 08 22 03 36.82 -85 57.5 30.022 30.255 102.4 1.9 20.2 2010 08 27 03 35.57 -86 07.0 30.067 30.276 101.0 1.9 20.2 2010 09 01 03 33.40 -86 16.4 30.114 30.297 99.5 1.9 20.2 2010 09 06 03 30.22 -86 25.5 30.162 30.317 97.9 1.9 20.2 2010 09 11 03 25.91 -86 34.2 30.211 30.338 96.3 1.9 20.2 2010 09 16 03 20.40 -86 42.4 30.261 30.359 94.6 1.9 20.2 2010 09 21 03 13.62 -86 50.0 30.312 30.380 92.9 1.9 20.2 2010 09 26 03 05.54 -86 56.8 30.364 30.400 91.1 1.9 20.2 2010 10 01 02 56.16 -87 02.7 30.416 30.421 89.4 1.9 20.2 2010 10 06 02 45.55 -87 07.6 30.468 30.442 87.6 1.9 20.3 2010 10 11 02 33.87 -87 11.4 30.520 30.463 85.8 1.9 20.3 2010 10 16 02 21.35 -87 13.9 30.572 30.483 84.0 1.9 20.3 2010 10 21 02 08.31 -87 15.1 30.623 30.504 82.2 1.9 20.3 2010 10 26 01 55.10 -87 14.9 30.674 30.525 80.5 1.8 20.3 2010 10 31 01 42.09 -87 13.4 30.723 30.546 78.8 1.8 20.3 2010 11 05 01 29.64 -87 10.5 30.771 30.566 77.2 1.8 20.3 2010 11 10 01 18.05 -87 06.4 30.818 30.587 75.6 1.8 20.3 2010 11 15 01 07.54 -87 01.2 30.863 30.608 74.1 1.8 20.3 2010 11 20 00 58.25 -86 54.9 30.906 30.628 72.8 1.8 20.3 2010 11 25 00 50.24 -86 47.9 30.948 30.649 71.5 1.8 20.3 2010 11 30 00 43.52 -86 40.0 30.987 30.670 70.4 1.7 20.3