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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2006 Apr. 9.8888 TT MPC q 5.189563 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000100 Peri. 92.4352 -0.6660412 -0.6357133 +/-0.000001 Node 48.4373 +0.2824771 -0.6991215 e 0.999479 Incl. 31.4329 +0.6903592 -0.3272578An 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! 2009 06 08 14 44.94 -14 43.6 8.767 9.626 146.1 3.4 21.5 2009 06 13 14 43.73 -14 44.6 8.842 9.653 141.0 3.8 21.5 2009 06 18 14 42.65 -14 46.1 8.922 9.679 136.0 4.2 21.6 2009 06 23 14 41.71 -14 48.1 9.008 9.706 131.0 4.5 21.6 2009 06 28 14 40.92 -14 50.8 9.099 9.732 126.1 4.8 21.6 2009 07 03 14 40.29 -14 54.1 9.193 9.759 121.2 5.1 21.7 2009 07 08 14 39.82 -14 58.0 9.292 9.786 116.4 5.3 21.7 2009 07 13 14 39.52 -15 02.5 9.393 9.812 111.6 5.5 21.8 2009 07 18 14 39.38 -15 07.7 9.497 9.839 106.8 5.7 21.8 2009 07 23 14 39.40 -15 13.5 9.604 9.866 102.0 5.8 21.8 2009 07 28 14 39.59 -15 20.0 9.711 9.892 97.3 5.8 21.9 2009 08 02 14 39.93 -15 27.1 9.820 9.919 92.7 5.9 21.9 2009 08 07 14 40.43 -15 34.7 9.929 9.946 88.0 5.8 21.9 2009 08 12 14 41.09 -15 43.0 10.037 9.972 83.4 5.8 22.0 2009 08 17 14 41.89 -15 51.8 10.145 9.999 78.9 5.7 22.0 2009 08 22 14 42.83 -16 01.1 10.252 10.026 74.3 5.6 22.0 2009 08 27 14 43.91 -16 10.9 10.357 10.052 69.8 5.4 22.0 2009 09 01 14 45.11 -16 21.2 10.459 10.079 65.3 5.2 22.0 2009 09 06 14 46.44 -16 31.9 10.559 10.106 60.8 5.0 22.1 2009 09 11 14 47.88 -16 42.9 10.656 10.132 56.3 4.7 22.1 2009 09 16 14 49.42 -16 54.4 10.749 10.159 51.9 4.5 22.1 2009 09 21 14 51.07 -17 06.1 10.838 10.186 47.4 4.2 22.1 2009 09 26 14 52.81 -17 18.1 10.923 10.212 43.0 3.8 22.1 2009 10 01 14 54.62 -17 30.4 11.003 10.239 38.6 3.5 22.1 2009 10 06 14 56.51 -17 42.8 11.078 10.266 34.1 3.1 22.1 2009 10 11 14 58.47 -17 55.4 11.148 10.292 29.7 2.8 22.1 2009 10 16 15 00.48 -18 08.1 11.212 10.319 25.3 2.4 22.1 2009 10 21 15 02.54 -18 21.0 11.270 10.346 20.8 2.0 22.1 2009 10 26 15 04.64 -18 33.8 11.322 10.372 16.4 1.6 22.1 2009 10 31 15 06.76 -18 46.7 11.368 10.399 12.0 1.1 22.0 2009 11 05 15 08.91 -18 59.6 11.408 10.426 7.6 0.7 22.0 2009 11 10 15 11.07 -19 12.4 11.441 10.452 3.3 0.3 22.0 2009 11 15 15 13.23 -19 25.2 11.468 10.479 2.1 0.2 22.0 2009 11 20 15 15.38 -19 37.8 11.488 10.506 6.2 0.6 22.0 2009 11 25 15 17.51 -19 50.3 11.501 10.533 10.6 1.0 22.1 2009 11 30 15 19.62 -20 02.7 11.508 10.559 15.1 1.4 22.1 2009 12 05 15 21.69 -20 14.8 11.509 10.586 19.6 1.8 22.2 2009 12 10 15 23.71 -20 26.8 11.503 10.613 24.2 2.2 22.2 2009 12 15 15 25.67 -20 38.5 11.491 10.639 28.8 2.6 22.2 2009 12 20 15 27.57 -20 49.9 11.474 10.666 33.4 2.9 22.2 2009 12 25 15 29.39 -21 01.0 11.450 10.693 38.0 3.2 22.3 2009 12 30 15 31.12 -21 11.9 11.422 10.719 42.7 3.6 22.3 2010 01 04 15 32.76 -21 22.4 11.388 10.746 47.3 3.9 22.3 2010 01 09 15 34.29 -21 32.6 11.349 10.773 52.1 4.1 22.3 2010 01 14 15 35.71 -21 42.5 11.307 10.799 56.8 4.4 22.3 2010 01 19 15 37.01 -21 52.0 11.260 10.826 61.5 4.6 22.3 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 22.5This 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.
