MPC
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ICQ
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5 T 2009 Mar. 20.9521 TT MPC q 1.551187 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1469114 Peri. 185.0196 +0.9980782 -0.0030215 a 3.557124 Node 173.9961 -0.0106437 +0.9756074 e 0.563921 Incl. 36.2801 -0.0610460 -0.2195020 P 6.71 From 53 observations 2002 Aug. 17-Oct. 14, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2009 Mar. 20.9912 TT MPC q 1.550855 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1469422 Peri. 185.0323 +0.9980883 -0.0034911 a 3.556627 Node 174.0139 -0.0101410 +0.9756207 e 0.563953 Incl. 36.2769 -0.0609665 -0.2194356 P 6.71An 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 16 28.14 +28 45.4 2.221 2.938 126.2 16.2 19.4 2008 06 18 16 23.72 +28 46.3 2.214 2.908 124.1 16.8 19.4 2008 06 23 16 19.54 +28 38.6 2.210 2.878 121.8 17.5 19.3 2008 06 28 16 15.70 +28 22.7 2.210 2.848 119.2 18.1 19.3 2008 07 03 16 12.29 +27 58.7 2.213 2.818 116.5 18.8 19.2 2008 07 08 16 09.39 +27 27.4 2.219 2.788 113.7 19.5 19.2 2008 07 13 16 07.05 +26 49.4 2.227 2.757 110.9 20.2 19.1 2008 07 18 16 05.32 +26 05.4 2.237 2.727 107.9 20.8 19.1 2008 07 23 16 04.22 +25 16.1 2.249 2.696 105.0 21.3 19.1 2008 07 28 16 03.77 +24 22.2 2.262 2.666 102.0 21.9 19.0 2008 08 02 16 03.97 +23 24.2 2.277 2.635 99.1 22.4 19.0 2008 08 07 16 04.83 +22 22.9 2.292 2.604 96.1 22.8 19.0 2008 08 12 16 06.34 +21 19.0 2.308 2.573 93.2 23.2 18.9 2008 08 17 16 08.49 +20 12.8 2.325 2.542 90.4 23.5 18.9 2008 08 22 16 11.24 +19 05.1 2.341 2.511 87.6 23.7 18.8 2008 08 27 16 14.60 +17 56.0 2.358 2.480 84.8 23.9 18.8 2008 09 01 16 18.54 +16 46.1 2.374 2.449 82.1 24.1 18.8 2008 09 06 16 23.04 +15 35.8 2.389 2.418 79.5 24.2 18.7 2008 09 11 16 28.09 +14 25.3 2.405 2.386 76.9 24.3 18.7 2008 09 16 16 33.66 +13 15.2 2.419 2.355 74.3 24.3 18.6 2008 09 21 16 39.74 +12 05.4 2.433 2.324 71.8 24.2 18.6 2008 09 26 16 46.30 +10 56.4 2.446 2.293 69.3 24.1 18.5 2008 10 01 16 53.35 +09 48.4 2.459 2.262 66.9 24.0 18.5 2008 10 06 17 00.86 +08 41.7 2.470 2.231 64.6 23.9 18.4 2008 10 11 17 08.82 +07 36.4 2.480 2.201 62.2 23.7 18.4 2008 10 16 17 17.21 +06 32.8 2.490 2.170 60.0 23.4 18.3 2008 10 21 17 26.02 +05 31.1 2.499 2.140 57.7 23.2 18.3 2008 10 26 17 35.25 +04 31.5 2.507 2.110 55.5 22.9 18.2 2008 10 31 17 44.87 +03 34.2 2.514 2.080 53.3 22.5 18.2 2008 11 05 17 54.88 +02 39.3 2.520 2.050 51.2 22.1 18.1 2008 11 10 18 05.27 +01 47.2 2.526 2.021 49.1 21.7 18.1 2008 11 15 18 16.02 +00 57.9 2.531 1.992 47.0 21.3 18.0 2008 11 20 18 27.11 +00 11.5 2.535 1.963 44.9 20.8 18.0 2008 11 25 18 38.54 -00 31.7 2.539 1.935 42.9 20.3 17.9 2008 11 30 18 50.29 -01 11.6 2.542 1.908 40.8 19.8 17.8 2008 12 05 19 02.34 -01 48.0 2.544 1.881 38.8 19.2 17.8 2008 12 10 19 14.69 -02 21.0 2.546 1.854 36.8 18.6 17.7 2008 12 15 19 27.30 -02 50.4 2.548 1.829 34.8 17.9 17.7 2008 12 20 19 40.17 -03 16.2 2.549 1.804 32.9 17.2 17.6 2008 12 25 19 53.27 -03 38.2 2.550 1.779 30.9 16.5 17.5 2008 12 30 20 06.60 -03 56.6 2.551 1.756 28.9 15.7 17.5 2009 01 04 20 20.13 -04 11.4 2.552 1.734 27.0 14.9 17.4 2009 01 09 20 33.84 -04 22.5 2.552 1.712 25.0 14.1 17.4 2009 01 14 20 47.71 -04 30.1 2.552 1.692 23.1 13.2 17.3 2009 01 19 21 01.73 -04 34.3 2.552 1.672 21.1 12.2 17.3 2009 01 24 21 15.88 -04 35.3 2.552 1.654 19.2 11.3 17.2 2009 01 29 21 30.14 -04 33.0 2.552 1.637 17.2 10.3 17.2 2009 02 03 21 44.51 -04 27.9 2.552 1.622 15.3 9.2 17.1 2009 02 08 21 58.95 -04 20.0 2.551 1.608 13.4 8.1 17.1 2009 02 13 22 13.46 -04 09.7 2.551 1.595 11.4 7.0 17.1 2009 02 18 22 28.04 -03 57.0 2.550 1.584 9.5 5.9 17.0 2009 02 23 22 42.66 -03 42.4 2.550 1.574 7.6 4.8 17.0 2009 02 28 22 57.32 -03 26.0 2.549 1.566 5.7 3.6 17.0 2009 03 05 23 12.01 -03 08.1 2.548 1.560 3.8 2.4 17.0 2009 03 10 23 26.72 -02 49.1 2.547 1.555 2.0 1.2 16.9 2009 03 15 23 41.44 -02 29.2 2.547 1.552 0.6 0.4 16.9 2009 03 20 23 56.16 -02 08.7 2.546 1.551 1.9 1.2 16.9 2009 03 25 00 10.89 -01 47.8 2.546 1.552 3.7 2.4 16.9 2009 03 30 00 25.61 -01 27.0 2.545 1.554 5.6 3.6 16.9 2009 04 04 00 40.30 -01 06.5 2.545 1.558 7.4 4.7 17.0 2009 04 09 00 54.97 -00 46.6 2.544 1.564 9.2 5.8 17.0 2009 04 14 01 09.61 -00 27.5 2.544 1.571 10.9 6.9 17.0 2009 04 19 01 24.20 -00 09.6 2.544 1.580 12.7 8.0 17.0 2009 04 24 01 38.74 +00 06.9 2.545 1.591 14.4 9.0 17.0 2009 04 29 01 53.22 +00 21.8 2.546 1.603 16.1 10.0 17.1 2009 05 04 02 07.63 +00 34.8 2.547 1.616 17.8 11.0 17.1 2009 05 09 02 21.94 +00 45.7 2.548 1.631 19.5 11.9 17.2 2009 05 14 02 36.15 +00 54.2 2.550 1.648 21.1 12.8 17.2 2009 05 19 02 50.24 +01 00.3 2.552 1.665 22.8 13.6 17.2 2009 05 24 03 04.21 +01 03.7 2.554 1.684 24.4 14.4 17.3 2009 05 29 03 18.03 +01 04.3 2.556 1.704 26.0 15.1 17.4 2009 06 03 03 31.68 +01 02.0 2.559 1.725 27.6 15.8 17.4 2009 06 08 03 45.15 +00 56.6 2.562 1.747 29.2 16.4 17.5 2009 06 13 03 58.43 +00 48.3 2.565 1.770 30.7 17.0 17.5 2009 06 18 04 11.50 +00 36.8 2.569 1.794 32.3 17.6 17.6 2009 06 23 04 24.35 +00 22.2 2.572 1.819 33.9 18.2 17.6 2009 06 28 04 36.95 +00 04.4 2.575 1.844 35.5 18.7 17.7 2009 07 03 04 49.30 -00 16.5 2.578 1.870 37.1 19.1 17.8 2009 07 08 05 01.37 -00 40.4 2.581 1.897 38.7 19.6 17.8 2009 07 13 05 13.16 -01 07.3 2.583 1.925 40.4 20.0 17.9 2009 07 18 05 24.66 -01 37.1 2.585 1.952 42.0 20.4 18.0This 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.
