P/1998 U3 (Jäger)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 34421:P/1998 U3 (Jäger) Epoch 1999 Mar. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451240.5 T 1999 Mar. 10.0703 TT Nakano q 2.133893 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0659744 Peri. 180.8950 -0.5647894 -0.7786669 a 6.065769 Node 303.5427 +0.7591611 -0.3604043 e 0.648207 Incl. 19.1413 +0.3235542 -0.5136016 P 14.9 From 721 observations 1998 Oct. 24-1999 Apr. 30, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/1998 U3 (Jäger) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2014 Mar. 17.5524 TT Nakano q 2.154515 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0653678 Peri. 180.9435 -0.5647019 -0.7789993 a 6.103235 Node 303.4905 +0.7593176 -0.3610367 e 0.646988 Incl. 19.0736 +0.3233396 -0.5126526 P 15.1An 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 21 42.87 -05 44.2 9.434 8.540 23.5 2.6 20.7 2010 01 29 21 45.14 -05 31.7 9.451 8.528 19.3 2.2 20.7 2010 02 03 21 47.45 -05 18.5 9.461 8.515 15.3 1.8 20.7 2010 02 08 21 49.79 -05 04.8 9.466 8.502 11.7 1.3 20.7 2010 02 13 21 52.15 -04 50.5 9.463 8.489 8.8 1.0 20.7 2010 02 18 21 54.51 -04 35.8 9.455 8.476 7.6 0.9 20.7 2010 02 23 21 56.87 -04 20.7 9.439 8.463 8.8 1.0 20.7 2010 02 28 21 59.21 -04 05.2 9.418 8.450 11.6 1.4 20.6 2010 03 05 22 01.53 -03 49.5 9.390 8.437 15.2 1.8 20.6 2010 03 10 22 03.82 -03 33.4 9.356 8.424 19.1 2.2 20.6 2010 03 15 22 06.06 -03 17.2 9.316 8.411 23.1 2.7 20.6 2010 03 20 22 08.25 -03 00.8 9.270 8.397 27.3 3.1 20.6 2010 03 25 22 10.38 -02 44.4 9.218 8.384 31.5 3.6 20.6 2010 03 30 22 12.44 -02 28.0 9.161 8.370 35.7 4.0 20.5 2010 04 04 22 14.41 -02 11.6 9.099 8.357 40.0 4.4 20.5 2010 04 09 22 16.30 -01 55.3 9.031 8.343 44.3 4.8 20.5 2010 04 14 22 18.08 -01 39.1 8.959 8.330 48.6 5.2 20.5 2010 04 19 22 19.76 -01 23.2 8.883 8.316 52.9 5.5 20.4 2010 04 24 22 21.32 -01 07.7 8.803 8.302 57.3 5.8 20.4 2010 04 29 22 22.75 -00 52.4 8.719 8.289 61.6 6.1 20.4 2010 05 04 22 24.05 -00 37.7 8.633 8.275 66.0 6.4 20.4 2010 05 09 22 25.21 -00 23.4 8.543 8.261 70.5 6.6 20.3 2010 05 14 22 26.21 -00 09.7 8.452 8.247 74.9 6.8 20.3 2010 05 19 22 27.06 +00 03.4 8.358 8.233 79.4 6.9 20.3 2010 05 24 22 27.74 +00 15.8 8.264 8.219 83.9 7.0 20.2 2010 05 29 22 28.25 +00 27.3 8.169 8.204 88.5 7.1 20.2 2010 06 03 22 28.58 +00 38.1 8.073 8.190 93.1 7.1 20.2 2010 06 08 22 28.73 +00 47.9 7.978 8.176 97.7 7.1 20.1 2010 06 13 22 28.69 +00 56.7 7.884 8.162 102.3 7.0 20.1 2010 06 18 22 28.46 +01 04.5 7.791 8.147 107.0 6.8 20.1 2010 06 23 22 28.05 +01 11.2 7.701 8.133 111.8 6.7 20.0 2010 06 28 22 27.44 +01 16.7 7.613 8.118 116.5 6.4 20.0 2010 07 03 22 26.65 +01 21.0 7.528 8.103 121.4 6.2 20.0 2010 07 08 22 25.67 +01 24.1 7.447 8.089 126.2 5.8 19.9 2010 07 13 22 24.52 +01 26.0 7.370 8.074 131.1 5.4 19.9 2010 07 18 22 23.20 +01 26.5 7.298 8.059 136.0 5.0 19.9 2010 07 23 22 21.72 +01 25.8 7.231 8.044 140.8 4.6 19.9 2010 07 28 22 20.09 +01 23.9 7.170 8.029 145.7 4.1 19.8 2010 08 02 22 18.34 +01 20.7 7.115 8.014 150.5 3.6 19.8 2010 08 07 22 16.48 +01 16.3 7.067 7.999 155.3 3.0 19.8 2010 08 12 22 14.53 +01 10.7 7.026 7.984 159.8 2.5 19.8 2010 08 17 22 12.50 +01 04.1 6.992 7.969 163.8 2.0 19.7 2010 08 22 22 10.44 +00 56.6 6.965 7.954 167.0 1.6 19.7 2010 08 27 22 08.35 +00 48.2 6.946 7.938 168.5 1.5 19.7 2010 09 01 22 06.27 +00 39.1 6.934 7.923 167.6 1.6 19.7 2010 09 06 22 04.21 +00 29.3 6.930 7.907 164.8 1.9 19.7 2010 09 11 22 02.21 +00 19.2 6.934 7.892 160.9 2.4 19.7 2010 09 16 22 00.29 +00 08.7 6.945 7.876 156.4 2.9 19.7 2010 09 21 21 58.48 -00 01.9 6.963 7.861 151.7 3.5 19.7 2010 09 26 21 56.79 -00 12.5 6.987 7.845 146.7 4.0 19.7 2010 10 01 21 55.25 -00 22.9 7.018 7.829 141.7 4.5 19.7 2010 10 06 21 53.86 -00 33.0 7.056 7.813 136.7 5.0 19.7 2010 10 11 21 52.66 -00 42.7 7.098 7.797 131.6 5.5 19.7 2010 10 16 21 51.64 -00 51.8 7.146 7.781 126.5 5.9 19.7 2010 10 21 21 50.83 -01 00.2 7.199 7.765 121.5 6.3 19.7 2010 10 26 21 50.22 -01 07.8 7.255 7.749 116.5 6.6 19.7 2010 10 31 21 49.82 -01 14.5 7.314 7.733 111.5 6.9 19.7 2010 11 05 21 49.64 -01 20.3 7.376 7.717 106.5 7.1 19.7 2010 11 10 21 49.68 -01 24.9 7.440 7.700 101.6 7.2 19.7 2010 11 15 21 49.93 -01 28.5 7.506 7.684 96.7 7.3 19.7 2010 11 20 21 50.39 -01 30.9 7.572 7.668 91.8 7.4 19.7 2010 11 25 21 51.05 -01 32.1 7.639 7.651 87.0 7.4 19.8 2010 11 30 21 51.91 -01 32.2 7.705 7.634 82.2 7.4 19.8 2010 12 05 21 52.97 -01 31.0 7.770 7.618 77.5 7.3 19.8 2010 12 10 21 54.21 -01 28.5 7.833 7.601 72.8 7.1 19.8 2010 12 15 21 55.62 -01 24.9 7.895 7.584 68.2 6.9 19.8 2010 12 20 21 57.20 -01 20.0 7.953 7.567 63.6 6.7 19.8 2010 12 25 21 58.93 -01 13.9 8.009 7.550 59.1 6.4 19.8 2010 12 30 22 00.80 -01 06.7 8.061 7.533 54.6 6.1 19.8 2011 01 04 22 02.80 -00 58.3 8.109 7.516 50.1 5.8 19.8 2011 01 09 22 04.93 -00 48.8 8.153 7.499 45.7 5.4 19.8 2011 01 14 22 07.16 -00 38.1 8.192 7.482 41.3 5.0 19.8 2011 01 19 22 09.50 -00 26.5 8.226 7.465 37.0 4.6 19.8 2011 01 24 22 11.92 -00 13.8 8.255 7.447 32.8 4.1 19.8 2011 01 29 22 14.41 -00 00.2 8.279 7.430 28.7 3.6 19.8 2011 02 03 22 16.97 +00 14.3 8.297 7.412 24.6 3.2 19.8 2011 02 08 22 19.58 +00 29.7 8.309 7.395 20.8 2.7 19.8 2011 02 13 22 22.24 +00 45.9 8.315 7.377 17.2 2.3 19.8 2011 02 18 22 24.92 +01 02.9 8.315 7.359 14.0 1.9 19.8 2011 02 23 22 27.63 +01 20.6 8.308 7.342 11.5 1.5 19.8 2011 02 28 22 30.35 +01 38.9 8.296 7.324 10.3 1.4 19.7This 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.
