P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56803: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 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Mar. 20.9758 TT MPC q 1.551434 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1468725 Peri. 185.0407 +0.9980756 -0.0033558 a 3.557752 Node 173.9937 -0.0103223 +0.9756108 e 0.563929 Incl. 36.2802 -0.0611437 -0.2194818 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.
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 07 11.04 -22 13.1 2.328 3.101 134.8 13.0 19.8 2010 01 29 07 07.26 -21 17.8 2.365 3.130 133.9 13.1 19.8 2010 02 03 07 03.95 -20 17.7 2.408 3.158 132.5 13.3 19.9 2010 02 08 07 01.15 -19 13.9 2.456 3.187 130.6 13.6 20.0 2010 02 13 06 58.90 -18 07.4 2.509 3.215 128.2 14.0 20.1 2010 02 18 06 57.22 -16 59.3 2.568 3.243 125.4 14.4 20.2 2010 02 23 06 56.12 -15 50.6 2.632 3.271 122.4 14.8 20.2 2010 02 28 06 55.59 -14 42.2 2.700 3.298 119.2 15.2 20.3 2010 03 05 06 55.60 -13 34.7 2.772 3.326 115.8 15.6 20.4 2010 03 10 06 56.14 -12 28.8 2.847 3.353 112.3 15.9 20.5 2010 03 15 06 57.17 -11 25.0 2.926 3.380 108.8 16.2 20.6 2010 03 20 06 58.68 -10 23.6 3.008 3.407 105.1 16.4 20.7 2010 03 25 07 00.62 -09 25.2 3.092 3.433 101.5 16.5 20.8 2010 03 30 07 02.97 -08 29.7 3.179 3.460 97.9 16.6 20.9 2010 04 04 07 05.69 -07 37.5 3.267 3.486 94.2 16.6 21.0 2010 04 09 07 08.74 -06 48.7 3.356 3.512 90.6 16.6 21.1 2010 04 14 07 12.11 -06 03.1 3.445 3.538 87.0 16.4 21.2 2010 04 19 07 15.76 -05 21.0 3.536 3.564 83.5 16.3 21.3 2010 04 24 07 19.66 -04 42.3 3.626 3.590 79.9 16.0 21.3 2010 04 29 07 23.79 -04 07.0 3.716 3.615 76.4 15.7 21.4 2010 05 04 07 28.11 -03 34.9 3.805 3.640 73.0 15.4 21.5 2010 05 09 07 32.62 -03 06.0 3.894 3.665 69.6 15.0 21.6 2010 05 14 07 37.29 -02 40.3 3.981 3.690 66.2 14.5 21.7 2010 05 19 07 42.10 -02 17.6 4.066 3.715 62.8 14.0 21.7 2010 05 24 07 47.03 -01 57.9 4.150 3.739 59.5 13.5 21.8 2010 05 29 07 52.06 -01 41.0 4.232 3.763 56.2 12.9 21.9 2010 06 03 07 57.18 -01 26.9 4.311 3.788 53.0 12.3 22.0 2010 06 08 08 02.37 -01 15.3 4.388 3.811 49.8 11.7 22.0 2010 06 13 08 07.62 -01 06.4 4.462 3.835 46.6 11.1 22.1 2010 06 18 08 12.92 -00 59.8 4.532 3.859 43.5 10.4 22.1 2010 06 23 08 18.25 -00 55.6 4.600 3.882 40.4 9.8 22.2 2010 06 28 08 23.60 -00 53.6 4.664 3.905 37.4 9.1 22.3 2010 07 03 08 28.97 -00 53.7 4.725 3.928 34.4 8.4 22.3 2010 07 08 08 34.34 -00 55.7 4.781 3.951 31.5 7.7 22.4 2010 07 13 08 39.70 -00 59.8 4.834 3.974 28.8 7.1 22.4 2010 07 18 08 45.04 -01 05.6 4.883 3.996 26.2 6.4 22.5 2010 07 23 08 50.36 -01 13.1 4.927 4.018 23.7 5.8 22.5 2010 07 28 08 55.64 -01 22.2 4.968 4.040 21.5 5.3 22.5 2010 08 02 09 00.88 -01 32.9 5.003 4.062 19.7 4.8 22.6 2010 08 07 09 06.06 -01 44.9 5.034 4.084 18.3 4.5 22.6 2010 08 12 09 11.19 -01 58.3 5.061 4.106 17.5 4.2 22.7 2010 08 17 09 16.26 -02 12.9 5.083 4.127 17.3 4.2 22.7 2010 08 22 09 21.24 -02 28.6 5.100 4.148 17.8 4.3 22.7 2010 08 27 09 26.15 -02 45.4 5.112 4.169 19.0 4.5 22.7 2010 09 01 09 30.96 -03 03.1 5.119 4.190 20.7 4.9 22.8 2010 09 06 09 35.67 -03 21.6 5.121 4.211 22.8 5.3 22.8 2010 09 11 09 40.27 -03 40.9 5.119 4.231 25.3 5.8 22.8 2010 09 16 09 44.76 -04 00.8 5.112 4.251 28.1 6.4 22.8 2010 09 21 09 49.11 -04 21.2 5.100 4.271 31.1 7.0 22.8 2010 09 26 09 53.33 -04 42.0 5.083 4.291 34.3 7.6 22.9 2010 10 01 09 57.40 -05 03.1 5.061 4.311 37.6 8.1 22.9 2010 10 06 10 01.31 -05 24.5 5.036 4.331 41.0 8.7 22.9 2010 10 11 10 05.04 -05 45.9 5.005 4.350 44.5 9.3 22.9 2010 10 16 10 08.60 -06 07.3 4.971 4.369 48.2 9.8 22.9 2010 10 21 10 11.95 -06 28.4 4.932 4.388 51.9 10.3 22.9 2010 10 26 10 15.09 -06 49.3 4.890 4.407 55.8 10.7 22.9 2010 10 31 10 18.01 -07 09.7 4.844 4.426 59.7 11.2 22.9 2010 11 05 10 20.70 -07 29.5 4.794 4.445 63.7 11.5 22.9 2010 11 10 10 23.12 -07 48.5 4.742 4.463 67.8 11.9 22.9 2010 11 15 10 25.28 -08 06.6 4.687 4.481 72.0 12.1 22.9 2010 11 20 10 27.14 -08 23.5 4.630 4.499 76.3 12.3 22.9 2010 11 25 10 28.71 -08 39.2 4.571 4.517 80.6 12.5 22.8 2010 11 30 10 29.97 -08 53.3 4.511 4.535 85.1 12.5 22.8 2010 12 05 10 30.90 -09 05.8 4.450 4.552 89.7 12.5 22.8 2010 12 10 10 31.48 -09 16.3 4.389 4.570 94.3 12.4 22.8 2010 12 15 10 31.71 -09 24.6 4.328 4.587 99.1 12.2 22.8 2010 12 20 10 31.59 -09 30.6 4.268 4.604 103.9 12.0 22.8 2010 12 25 10 31.10 -09 34.0 4.209 4.621 108.8 11.6 22.8 2010 12 30 10 30.24 -09 34.7 4.153 4.638 113.8 11.2 22.8 2011 01 04 10 29.03 -09 32.4 4.099 4.654 118.9 10.7 22.7 2011 01 09 10 27.46 -09 27.0 4.049 4.671 124.0 10.1 22.7 2011 01 14 10 25.55 -09 18.3 4.003 4.687 129.2 9.4 22.7 2011 01 19 10 23.34 -09 06.3 3.962 4.703 134.4 8.6 22.7 2011 01 24 10 20.85 -08 50.9 3.927 4.719 139.5 7.8 22.7 2011 01 29 10 18.10 -08 32.1 3.897 4.735 144.6 6.9 22.7 2011 02 03 10 15.16 -08 10.1 3.874 4.750 149.6 6.0 22.7 2011 02 08 10 12.05 -07 44.9 3.858 4.766 154.2 5.2 22.7 2011 02 13 10 08.85 -07 16.9 3.850 4.781 158.3 4.4 22.7 2011 02 18 10 05.60 -06 46.4 3.849 4.796 161.3 3.8 22.7 2011 02 23 10 02.36 -06 13.8 3.857 4.811 162.9 3.5 22.8 2011 02 28 09 59.18 -05 39.3 3.872 4.826 162.5 3.5 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.
