C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56169:C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Epoch 2006 Apr. 15.0 TT = JDT 2453840.5 T 2006 Apr. 10.7697 TT MPC q 5.190906 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000489 Peri. 92.4674 -0.6667053 -0.6351071 +/-0.000001 Node 48.4540 +0.2821604 -0.6994612 e 1.002540 Incl. 31.4107 +0.6898475 -0.3277087 From 1086 observations 2003 Oct. 30-2006 Mar. 10, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2006 Apr. 9.5856 TT MPC q 5.187108 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000176 Peri. 92.3961 -0.6655355 -0.6361639 +/-0.000001 Node 48.4378 +0.2828198 -0.6989285 e 0.999085 Incl. 31.4442 +0.6907065 -0.3267941An 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 15 38.17 -22 01.1 11.210 10.853 66.3 4.8 22.3 2010 01 29 15 39.20 -22 09.7 11.158 10.879 71.1 4.9 22.3 2010 02 03 15 40.08 -22 18.0 11.103 10.906 76.0 5.0 22.3 2010 02 08 15 40.82 -22 25.9 11.046 10.933 80.9 5.1 22.3 2010 02 13 15 41.39 -22 33.3 10.988 10.959 85.7 5.2 22.3 2010 02 18 15 41.81 -22 40.2 10.930 10.986 90.7 5.2 22.3 2010 02 23 15 42.06 -22 46.7 10.871 11.013 95.6 5.1 22.3 2010 02 28 15 42.14 -22 52.7 10.814 11.039 100.6 5.1 22.3 2010 03 05 15 42.06 -22 58.2 10.758 11.066 105.6 5.0 22.3 2010 03 10 15 41.82 -23 03.2 10.703 11.092 110.6 4.8 22.3 2010 03 15 15 41.42 -23 07.7 10.652 11.119 115.7 4.6 22.3 2010 03 20 15 40.85 -23 11.6 10.603 11.146 120.8 4.4 22.3 2010 03 25 15 40.14 -23 15.1 10.559 11.172 125.9 4.1 22.2 2010 03 30 15 39.28 -23 18.0 10.519 11.199 131.0 3.9 22.2 2010 04 04 15 38.29 -23 20.4 10.484 11.226 136.1 3.5 22.2 2010 04 09 15 37.18 -23 22.3 10.454 11.252 141.2 3.2 22.2 2010 04 14 15 35.95 -23 23.7 10.430 11.279 146.3 2.8 22.1 2010 04 19 15 34.62 -23 24.6 10.413 11.305 151.5 2.4 22.1 2010 04 24 15 33.22 -23 25.0 10.402 11.332 156.6 2.0 22.1 2010 04 29 15 31.75 -23 25.0 10.398 11.359 161.6 1.6 22.1 2010 05 04 15 30.23 -23 24.6 10.402 11.385 166.6 1.2 22.0 2010 05 09 15 28.67 -23 23.9 10.413 11.412 171.3 0.8 22.0 2010 05 14 15 27.10 -23 22.9 10.431 11.438 175.0 0.4 22.0 2010 05 19 15 25.54 -23 21.6 10.457 11.465 174.7 0.5 22.0 2010 05 24 15 24.00 -23 20.1 10.491 11.491 170.8 0.8 22.0 2010 05 29 15 22.49 -23 18.4 10.532 11.518 166.1 1.2 22.1 2010 06 03 15 21.04 -23 16.7 10.580 11.544 161.1 1.6 22.1 2010 06 08 15 19.66 -23 15.0 10.635 11.571 156.2 2.0 22.2 2010 06 13 15 18.36 -23 13.3 10.698 11.598 151.2 2.4 22.2 2010 06 18 15 17.16 -23 11.7 10.766 11.624 146.2 2.8 22.3 2010 06 23 15 16.07 -23 10.3 10.841 11.651 141.2 3.1 22.3 2010 06 28 15 15.09 -23 09.0 10.922 11.677 136.2 3.5 22.4 2010 07 03 15 14.24 -23 08.1 11.007 11.704 131.3 3.7 22.4 2010 07 08 15 13.51 -23 07.5 11.098 11.730 126.4 4.0 22.4 2010 07 13 15 12.93 -23 07.2 11.193 11.757 121.5 4.2 22.5 2010 07 18 15 12.49 -23 07.3 11.292 11.783 116.7 4.4 22.5 2010 07 23 15 12.19 -23 07.9 11.393 11.810 111.9 4.6 22.5 2010 07 28 15 12.04 -23 08.9 11.498 11.836 107.1 4.7 22.6 2010 08 02 15 12.03 -23 10.4 11.604 11.863 102.3 4.8 22.6 2010 08 07 15 12.17 -23 12.3 11.712 11.889 97.6 4.9 22.6 2010 08 12 15 12.45 -23 14.8 11.821 11.915 92.9 4.9 22.7 2010 08 17 15 12.87 -23 17.7 11.930 11.942 88.2 4.9 22.7 2010 08 22 15 13.43 -23 21.2 12.039 11.968 83.6 4.8 22.7 2010 08 27 15 14.12 -23 25.1 12.147 11.995 79.0 4.7 22.7 2010 09 01 15 14.93 -23 29.5 12.254 12.021 74.3 4.6 22.7 2010 09 06 15 15.87 -23 34.4 12.359 12.048 69.8 4.5 22.8 2010 09 11 15 16.93 -23 39.7 12.462 12.074 65.2 4.3 22.8 2010 09 16 15 18.09 -23 45.4 12.562 12.101 60.6 4.2 22.8 2010 09 21 15 19.36 -23 51.6 12.659 12.127 56.1 3.9 22.8 2010 09 26 15 20.73 -23 58.1 12.751 12.153 51.5 3.7 22.8 2010 10 01 15 22.18 -24 05.1 12.840 12.180 47.0 3.4 22.8 2010 10 06 15 23.72 -24 12.3 12.924 12.206 42.5 3.2 22.8 2010 10 11 15 25.33 -24 19.9 13.004 12.232 38.0 2.9 22.8 2010 10 16 15 27.01 -24 27.7 13.077 12.259 33.5 2.6 22.8 2010 10 21 15 28.75 -24 35.8 13.146 12.285 29.1 2.3 22.8 2010 10 26 15 30.53 -24 44.2 13.208 12.312 24.7 1.9 22.8 2010 10 31 15 32.36 -24 52.7 13.265 12.338 20.3 1.6 22.8 2010 11 05 15 34.22 -25 01.4 13.315 12.364 15.9 1.3 22.8 2010 11 10 15 36.10 -25 10.3 13.358 12.391 11.8 0.9 22.7 2010 11 15 15 38.00 -25 19.3 13.395 12.417 8.1 0.6 22.7 2010 11 20 15 39.90 -25 28.3 13.426 12.443 5.9 0.5 22.7 2010 11 25 15 41.80 -25 37.5 13.449 12.470 6.7 0.5 22.7 2010 11 30 15 43.69 -25 46.7 13.466 12.496 9.9 0.8 22.8 2010 12 05 15 45.55 -25 55.9 13.477 12.522 13.9 1.1 22.8 2010 12 10 15 47.39 -26 05.1 13.480 12.548 18.2 1.4 22.8 2010 12 15 15 49.19 -26 14.3 13.477 12.575 22.7 1.7 22.9 2010 12 20 15 50.93 -26 23.4 13.468 12.601 27.2 2.0 22.9 2010 12 25 15 52.62 -26 32.5 13.452 12.627 31.8 2.4 22.9 2010 12 30 15 54.24 -26 41.5 13.431 12.653 36.4 2.6 22.9 2011 01 04 15 55.78 -26 50.4 13.404 12.680 41.1 2.9 23.0 2011 01 09 15 57.24 -26 59.2 13.372 12.706 45.8 3.2 23.0 2011 01 14 15 58.60 -27 07.8 13.335 12.732 50.5 3.4 23.0 2011 01 19 15 59.86 -27 16.3 13.293 12.758 55.3 3.6 23.0 2011 01 24 16 01.01 -27 24.6 13.248 12.785 60.0 3.8 23.0 2011 01 29 16 02.05 -27 32.6 13.199 12.811 64.8 4.0 23.0 2011 02 03 16 02.96 -27 40.5 13.147 12.837 69.6 4.1 23.0 2011 02 08 16 03.74 -27 48.1 13.092 12.863 74.5 4.2 23.0 2011 02 13 16 04.38 -27 55.5 13.035 12.889 79.3 4.3 23.0 2011 02 18 16 04.89 -28 02.6 12.978 12.916 84.2 4.4 23.0 2011 02 23 16 05.25 -28 09.3 12.919 12.942 89.1 4.4 23.0 2011 02 28 16 05.47 -28 15.8 12.860 12.968 94.0 4.4 23.0This 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.
