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P/2002 T1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 Sept. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455080.5 T 2009 Aug. 25.4898 TT MPC q 1.314749 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1416586 Peri. 3.8271 +0.9519062 -0.2929813 a 3.644523 Node 14.2249 +0.2705318 +0.6663682 e 0.639254 Incl. 21.3964 +0.1438299 +0.6856496 P 6.96 From 418 observations 2002 Sept. 29-2003 Jan. 5, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2002 T1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 Aug. 25.4869 TT MPC q 1.314750 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1416199 Peri. 3.8243 +0.9519152 -0.2929511 a 3.645188 Node 14.2258 +0.2705147 +0.6663851 e 0.639319 Incl. 21.3957 +0.1438026 +0.6856460 P 6.96An 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! 2009 06 08 00 38.54 -15 27.8 1.519 1.601 75.5 37.8 21.0 2009 06 13 00 51.94 -13 34.7 1.463 1.570 76.2 38.9 20.8 2009 06 18 01 05.41 -11 35.9 1.410 1.541 77.0 40.0 20.6 2009 06 23 01 18.96 -09 31.4 1.359 1.512 77.6 41.0 20.5 2009 06 28 01 32.59 -07 21.2 1.310 1.485 78.2 42.1 20.3 2009 07 03 01 46.32 -05 05.2 1.264 1.459 78.7 43.1 20.1 2009 07 08 02 00.16 -02 43.5 1.220 1.435 79.2 44.1 20.0 2009 07 13 02 14.12 -00 16.3 1.180 1.413 79.7 45.1 19.9 2009 07 18 02 28.22 +02 16.1 1.142 1.392 80.1 46.0 19.7 2009 07 23 02 42.47 +04 53.1 1.106 1.374 80.6 46.8 19.6 2009 07 28 02 56.88 +07 34.3 1.074 1.358 81.0 47.6 19.5 2009 08 02 03 11.45 +10 19.0 1.045 1.344 81.5 48.3 19.4 2009 08 07 03 26.22 +13 06.4 1.018 1.333 82.0 48.9 19.3 2009 08 12 03 41.17 +15 55.4 0.994 1.325 82.6 49.3 19.2 2009 08 17 03 56.33 +18 45.0 0.973 1.319 83.2 49.7 19.1 2009 08 22 04 11.65 +21 34.0 0.954 1.315 84.0 49.9 19.1 2009 08 27 04 27.13 +24 21.4 0.938 1.315 84.8 49.9 19.0 2009 09 01 04 42.74 +27 05.8 0.924 1.317 85.8 49.8 19.0 2009 09 06 04 58.43 +29 46.4 0.912 1.322 86.9 49.6 19.0 2009 09 11 05 14.17 +32 22.2 0.903 1.330 88.1 49.2 19.0 2009 09 16 05 29.85 +34 52.4 0.895 1.340 89.5 48.6 19.0 2009 09 21 05 45.38 +37 16.6 0.889 1.352 91.0 47.9 19.1 2009 09 26 06 00.65 +39 34.5 0.884 1.367 92.7 47.1 19.1 2009 10 01 06 15.53 +41 46.1 0.881 1.385 94.5 46.1 19.1 2009 10 06 06 29.89 +43 51.5 0.879 1.404 96.5 45.0 19.2 2009 10 11 06 43.57 +45 51.1 0.878 1.426 98.7 43.8 19.3 2009 10 16 06 56.40 +47 45.6 0.877 1.449 101.1 42.5 19.3 2009 10 21 07 08.19 +49 35.4 0.878 1.474 103.6 41.0 19.4 2009 10 26 07 18.73 +51 21.0 0.880 1.501 106.3 39.5 19.5 2009 10 31 07 27.84 +53 02.7 0.882 1.529 109.1 37.8 19.6 2009 11 05 07 35.33 +54 40.8 0.886 1.558 112.1 36.1 19.7 2009 11 10 07 40.98 +56 15.2 0.891 1.589 115.1 34.4 19.8 2009 11 15 07 44.56 +57 45.4 0.898 1.620 118.3 32.5 19.9 2009 11 20 07 45.86 +59 10.4 0.906 1.653 121.5 30.7 20.0 2009 11 25 07 44.74 +60 28.6 0.917 1.686 124.6 28.8 20.1 2009 11 30 07 41.15 +61 38.2 0.930 1.720 127.7 27.0 20.2 2009 12 05 07 35.15 +62 36.9 0.946 1.755 130.7 25.2 20.3 2009 12 10 07 26.95 +63 22.6 0.965 1.790 133.3 23.6 20.5 2009 12 15 07 16.96 +63 53.2 0.988 1.826 135.7 22.1 20.6 2009 12 20 07 05.81 +64 07.1 1.014 1.862 137.5 20.9 20.7 2009 12 25 06 54.25 +64 03.9 1.045 1.899 138.8 20.0 20.9 2009 12 30 06 43.05 +63 44.3 1.080 1.935 139.4 19.3 21.0 2010 01 04 06 32.85 +63 09.8 1.119 1.972 139.4 18.9 21.2 2010 01 09 06 24.08 +62 22.9 1.163 2.009 138.7 18.9 21.4 2010 01 14 06 17.03 +61 26.1 1.212 2.047 137.3 19.0 21.5 2010 01 19 06 11.78 +60 21.9 1.265 2.084 135.5 19.3 21.7 2010 01 24 06 08.32 +59 12.8 1.323 2.122 133.2 19.8 21.9 2010 01 29 06 06.50 +58 00.9 1.384 2.159 130.6 20.3 22.0 2010 02 03 06 06.15 +56 47.8 1.450 2.196 127.7 20.8 22.2 2010 02 08 06 07.10 +55 34.9 1.520 2.234 124.7 21.3 22.4 2010 02 13 06 09.16 +54 22.8 1.594 2.271 121.5 21.8 22.6 2010 02 18 06 12.19 +53 12.4 1.670 2.308 118.2 22.2 22.7 2010 02 23 06 16.05 +52 03.8 1.750 2.346 114.9 22.5 22.9 2010 02 28 06 20.60 +50 57.5 1.833 2.383 111.6 22.7 23.1 2010 03 05 06 25.72 +49 53.4 1.919 2.420 108.2 22.9 23.3 2010 03 10 06 31.33 +48 51.5 2.006 2.457 104.9 23.0 23.4 2010 03 15 06 37.34 +47 51.7 2.096 2.493 101.5 23.0 23.6 2010 03 20 06 43.69 +46 53.9 2.187 2.530 98.2 22.9 23.7 2010 03 25 06 50.32 +45 57.9 2.280 2.566 94.9 22.8 23.9 2010 03 30 06 57.18 +45 03.5 2.374 2.602 91.7 22.6 24.0 2010 04 04 07 04.21 +44 10.7 2.469 2.638 88.4 22.3 24.2 2010 04 09 07 11.38 +43 19.2 2.564 2.674 85.2 21.9 24.3 2010 04 14 07 18.66 +42 28.8 2.660 2.710 82.0 21.5 24.5 2010 04 19 07 26.03 +41 39.4 2.756 2.745 78.9 21.0 24.6 2010 04 24 07 33.46 +40 50.9 2.851 2.780 75.7 20.5 24.7 2010 04 29 07 40.92 +40 03.3 2.947 2.815 72.6 20.0 24.8 2010 05 04 07 48.40 +39 16.3 3.041 2.850 69.5 19.4 25.0 2010 05 09 07 55.88 +38 29.8 3.135 2.884 66.5 18.7 25.1 2010 05 14 08 03.35 +37 43.8 3.227 2.919 63.4 18.0 25.2 2010 05 19 08 10.81 +36 58.3 3.319 2.953 60.4 17.3 25.3 2010 05 24 08 18.23 +36 13.2 3.408 2.986 57.4 16.6 25.4 2010 05 29 08 25.61 +35 28.4 3.496 3.020 54.4 15.8 25.5 2010 06 03 08 32.93 +34 43.9 3.582 3.053 51.4 15.0 25.6 2010 06 08 08 40.21 +33 59.6 3.665 3.087 48.4 14.2 25.7 2010 06 13 08 47.42 +33 15.7 3.747 3.119 45.5 13.4 25.8 2010 06 18 08 54.57 +32 31.9 3.825 3.152 42.5 12.6 25.9 2010 06 23 09 01.65 +31 48.5 3.901 3.185 39.6 11.7 26.0 2010 06 28 09 08.65 +31 05.3 3.974 3.217 36.7 10.9 26.1 2010 07 03 09 15.58 +30 22.4 4.044 3.249 33.8 10.0 26.2 2010 07 08 09 22.43 +29 39.8 4.110 3.280 31.0 9.2 26.2 2010 07 13 09 29.20 +28 57.4 4.173 3.312 28.1 8.3 26.3This 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.
