MPC
CBAT
ICQ
P/2002 JN16 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5 T 2009 Jan. 25.0964 TT MPC q 1.783700 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1518876 Peri. 39.6988 -0.0143593 +0.9883171 a 3.479001 Node 230.0336 -0.9603232 -0.0559008 e 0.487295 Incl. 11.4187 -0.2785195 +0.1417899 P 6.49 From 153 observations 2002 Apr. 14-Sept. 1, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2002 JN16 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 Jan. 25.0805 TT MPC q 1.783876 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1518998 Peri. 39.6845 -0.0145687 +0.9883135 a 3.478814 Node 230.0358 -0.9603094 -0.0561062 e 0.487217 Incl. 11.4186 -0.2785562 +0.1417342 P 6.49An 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 06 13 10 35.96 -00 08.0 2.584 2.581 78.5 22.7 20.7 23.7 2008 06 18 10 41.36 -00 17.3 2.621 2.556 75.1 22.6 20.7 23.7 2008 06 23 10 47.11 -00 29.9 2.657 2.530 71.8 22.4 20.7 23.7 2008 06 28 10 53.21 -00 45.4 2.691 2.504 68.5 22.2 20.6 23.7 2008 07 03 10 59.63 -01 04.0 2.724 2.479 65.4 21.9 20.6 23.7 2008 07 08 11 06.36 -01 25.4 2.755 2.453 62.3 21.5 20.6 23.7 2008 07 13 11 13.38 -01 49.5 2.784 2.428 59.3 21.1 20.6 23.7 2008 07 18 11 20.68 -02 16.1 2.811 2.403 56.4 20.6 20.6 23.7 2008 07 23 11 28.24 -02 45.1 2.836 2.378 53.6 20.1 20.5 23.6 2008 07 28 11 36.06 -03 16.4 2.859 2.353 50.8 19.5 20.5 23.6 2008 08 02 11 44.14 -03 49.9 2.880 2.328 48.1 18.9 20.5 23.6 2008 08 07 11 52.46 -04 25.4 2.898 2.304 45.5 18.3 20.4 23.6 2008 08 12 12 01.01 -05 02.7 2.915 2.279 42.9 17.6 20.4 23.5 2008 08 17 12 09.80 -05 41.7 2.929 2.255 40.4 16.9 20.4 23.5 2008 08 22 12 18.83 -06 22.1 2.942 2.231 37.9 16.2 20.3 23.5 2008 08 27 12 28.08 -07 03.9 2.952 2.208 35.4 15.4 20.3 23.4 2008 09 01 12 37.57 -07 46.8 2.960 2.185 33.0 14.6 20.3 23.4 2008 09 06 12 47.29 -08 30.7 2.966 2.162 30.7 13.8 20.2 23.3 2008 09 11 12 57.24 -09 15.4 2.971 2.139 28.4 12.9 20.2 23.3 2008 09 16 13 07.42 -10 00.6 2.973 2.117 26.1 12.1 20.1 23.2 2008 09 21 13 17.85 -10 46.0 2.973 2.095 23.9 11.2 20.1 23.2 2008 09 26 13 28.51 -11 31.6 2.972 2.074 21.7 10.3 20.0 23.1 2008 10 01 13 39.42 -12 17.1 2.969 2.053 19.5 9.4 20.0 23.0 2008 10 06 13 50.57 -13 02.1 2.965 2.033 17.4 8.4 19.9 23.0 2008 10 11 14 01.98 -13 46.4 2.958 2.013 15.3 7.5 19.9 22.9 2008 10 16 14 13.62 -14 29.7 2.951 1.994 13.2 6.6 19.8 22.8 2008 10 21 14 25.52 -15 11.7 2.942 1.975 11.2 5.6 19.8 22.8 2008 10 26 14 37.68 -15 52.2 2.932 1.957 9.2 4.7 19.8 22.7 2008 10 31 14 50.08 -16 30.9 2.921 1.940 7.2 3.7 19.7 22.6 2008 11 05 15 02.73 -17 07.3 2.908 1.923 5.3 2.7 19.7 22.5 2008 11 10 15 15.61 -17 41.2 2.895 1.908 3.4 1.8 19.6 22.4 2008 11 15 15 28.73 -18 12.3 2.881 1.893 1.6 0.9 19.6 22.3 2008 11 20 15 42.07 -18 40.3 2.866 1.878 1.0 0.5 19.5 22.3 2008 11 25 15 55.63 -19 04.8 2.851 1.865 2.5 1.3 19.5 22.3 2008 11 30 16 09.38 -19 25.6 2.835 1.853 4.3 2.3 19.4 22.4 2008 12 05 16 23.31 -19 42.3 2.818 1.841 6.1 3.2 19.4 22.4 2008 12 10 16 37.39 -19 54.7 2.801 1.831 7.9 4.2 19.4 22.4 2008 12 15 16 51.60 -20 02.7 2.784 1.821 9.6 5.2 19.3 22.5 2008 12 20 17 05.91 -20 05.9 2.767 1.813 11.4 6.1 19.3 22.5 2008 12 25 17 20.31 -20 04.3 2.749 1.805 13.1 7.1 19.3 22.5 2008 12 30 17 34.76 -19 57.7 2.732 1.799 14.8 8.1 19.2 22.5 2009 01 04 17 49.23 -19 46.1 2.714 1.794 16.6 9.0 19.2 22.5 2009 01 09 18 03.67 -19 29.4 2.697 1.790 18.3 9.9 19.2 22.6 2009 01 14 18 18.07 -19 07.6 2.679 1.786 20.0 10.8 19.2 22.6 2009 01 19 18 32.40 -18 40.9 2.661 1.785 21.7 11.8 19.1 22.6 2009 01 24 18 46.63 -18 09.3 2.644 1.784 23.4 12.6 19.1 22.6 2009 01 29 19 00.72 -17 33.0 2.627 1.784 25.1 13.5 19.1 22.6 2009 02 03 19 14.64 -16 52.1 2.609 1.785 26.8 14.4 19.1 22.7 2009 02 08 19 28.38 -16 07.0 2.592 1.788 28.5 15.2 19.1 22.7 2009 02 13 19 41.92 -15 17.9 2.575 1.792 30.2 16.1 19.1 22.7 2009 02 18 19 55.24 -14 25.1 2.558 1.797 31.9 16.9 19.1 22.7 2009 02 23 20 08.32 -13 28.9 2.541 1.802 33.6 17.7 19.1 22.7 2009 02 28 20 21.14 -12 29.6 2.524 1.809 35.4 18.5 19.1 22.7 2009 03 05 20 33.70 -11 27.5 2.507 1.817 37.1 19.2 19.1 22.8 2009 03 10 20 45.98 -10 23.1 2.489 1.826 38.9 20.0 19.1 22.8 2009 03 15 20 57.98 -09 16.7 2.471 1.837 40.8 20.7 19.1 22.8 2009 03 20 21 09.70 -08 08.5 2.453 1.848 42.6 21.4 19.1 22.8 2009 03 25 21 21.13 -06 59.0 2.435 1.860 44.5 22.1 19.1 22.8 2009 03 30 21 32.26 -05 48.4 2.416 1.872 46.4 22.7 19.1 22.9 2009 04 04 21 43.09 -04 37.1 2.396 1.886 48.4 23.3 19.2 22.9 2009 04 09 21 53.62 -03 25.4 2.376 1.901 50.4 23.9 19.2 22.9 2009 04 14 22 03.84 -02 13.6 2.356 1.916 52.4 24.5 19.2 22.9 2009 04 19 22 13.76 -01 02.0 2.334 1.932 54.5 25.0 19.2 22.9 2009 04 24 22 23.37 +00 09.3 2.312 1.949 56.7 25.5 19.2 22.9 2009 04 29 22 32.65 +01 19.8 2.288 1.967 58.9 26.0 19.2 23.0 2009 05 04 22 41.61 +02 29.4 2.264 1.985 61.2 26.4 19.3 23.0 2009 05 09 22 50.24 +03 37.9 2.239 2.004 63.5 26.8 19.3 23.0 2009 05 14 22 58.54 +04 44.9 2.213 2.024 65.9 27.1 19.3 23.0 2009 05 19 23 06.48 +05 50.5 2.186 2.044 68.4 27.4 19.3 23.0 2009 05 24 23 14.06 +06 54.2 2.158 2.065 71.0 27.6 19.3 23.0 2009 05 29 23 21.26 +07 55.9 2.129 2.086 73.7 27.8 19.3 23.0 2009 06 03 23 28.06 +08 55.5 2.100 2.107 76.5 27.9 19.3 23.0 2009 06 08 23 34.44 +09 52.6 2.069 2.129 79.3 27.9 19.4 23.0 2009 06 13 23 40.39 +10 47.2 2.038 2.152 82.3 27.9 19.4 22.9 2009 06 18 23 45.88 +11 39.0 2.005 2.175 85.4 27.8 19.4 22.9 2009 06 23 23 50.88 +12 27.7 1.973 2.198 88.6 27.5 19.4 22.9 2009 06 28 23 55.36 +13 13.2 1.940 2.221 92.0 27.2 19.4 22.9 2009 07 03 23 59.29 +13 55.2 1.907 2.245 95.5 26.8 19.4 22.9 2009 07 08 00 02.65 +14 33.3 1.874 2.269 99.1 26.3 19.4 22.8 2009 07 13 00 05.41 +15 07.4 1.841 2.293 102.9 25.6 19.4 22.8 2009 07 18 00 07.54 +15 37.1 1.809 2.318 106.8 24.8 19.4 22.8This 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.
