C/2004 B1 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 57131:C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2006 Jan. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453760.5 T 2006 Feb. 7.8875 TT MPC q 1.601940 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000806 Peri. 327.9000 +0.2581066 -0.3194697 +/-0.000000 Node 272.8018 -0.5736009 -0.8100795 e 1.001292 Incl. 114.0965 -0.7774078 +0.4916405 From 974 observations 2004 Jan. 28-2006 July 6, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2006 Feb. 7.5561 TT MPC q 1.608429 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000751 Peri. 328.0408 +0.2582905 -0.3193089 +/-0.000000 Node 272.8732 -0.5752868 -0.8090473 e 1.001207 Incl. 114.0880 -0.7761000 +0.4934413An 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 m2 2010 01 24 13 40.61 +65 35.1 12.273 12.675 112.0 4.1 21.8 2010 01 29 13 39.45 +66 00.5 12.289 12.707 113.1 4.1 21.8 2010 02 03 13 37.93 +66 25.6 12.308 12.739 113.9 4.1 21.8 2010 02 08 13 36.05 +66 50.0 12.331 12.771 114.5 4.0 21.9 2010 02 13 13 33.80 +67 13.6 12.357 12.803 114.8 4.0 21.9 2010 02 18 13 31.18 +67 36.1 12.388 12.835 114.9 4.0 21.9 2010 02 23 13 28.21 +67 57.3 12.422 12.867 114.7 4.0 21.9 2010 02 28 13 24.91 +68 17.0 12.461 12.899 114.2 4.0 21.9 2010 03 05 13 21.29 +68 34.9 12.503 12.930 113.5 4.0 21.9 2010 03 10 13 17.39 +68 50.9 12.549 12.962 112.6 4.1 21.9 2010 03 15 13 13.25 +69 04.9 12.598 12.994 111.4 4.1 21.9 2010 03 20 13 08.90 +69 16.6 12.651 13.025 110.0 4.1 22.0 2010 03 25 13 04.40 +69 26.0 12.707 13.057 108.4 4.2 22.0 2010 03 30 12 59.81 +69 33.0 12.766 13.089 106.7 4.2 22.0 2010 04 04 12 55.17 +69 37.6 12.828 13.120 104.9 4.2 22.0 2010 04 09 12 50.55 +69 39.8 12.892 13.152 102.9 4.3 22.0 2010 04 14 12 46.00 +69 39.7 12.959 13.183 100.8 4.3 22.0 2010 04 19 12 41.56 +69 37.2 13.028 13.215 98.6 4.3 22.1 2010 04 24 12 37.31 +69 32.6 13.098 13.246 96.3 4.3 22.1 2010 04 29 12 33.27 +69 25.8 13.169 13.277 94.0 4.3 22.1 2010 05 04 12 29.48 +69 17.2 13.242 13.309 91.6 4.3 22.1 2010 05 09 12 25.97 +69 06.7 13.315 13.340 89.3 4.3 22.1 2010 05 14 12 22.77 +68 54.7 13.388 13.371 86.9 4.3 22.1 2010 05 19 12 19.89 +68 41.1 13.462 13.403 84.5 4.3 22.2 2010 05 24 12 17.34 +68 26.4 13.535 13.434 82.1 4.3 22.2 2010 05 29 12 15.13 +68 10.5 13.608 13.465 79.8 4.2 22.2 2010 06 03 12 13.26 +67 53.7 13.680 13.496 77.5 4.2 22.2 2010 06 08 12 11.72 +67 36.2 13.751 13.528 75.2 4.2 22.2 2010 06 13 12 10.51 +67 18.1 13.820 13.559 73.0 4.1 22.2 2010 06 18 12 09.61 +66 59.6 13.888 13.590 70.9 4.1 22.2 2010 06 23 12 09.01 +66 40.8 13.954 13.621 68.9 4.0 22.3 2010 06 28 12 08.70 +66 21.9 14.017 13.652 67.0 3.9 22.3 2010 07 03 12 08.67 +66 03.0 14.078 13.683 65.2 3.9 22.3 2010 07 08 12 08.89 +65 44.3 14.137 13.714 63.5 3.8 22.3 2010 07 13 12 09.35 +65 25.7 14.192 13.745 62.0 3.7 22.3 2010 07 18 12 10.04 +65 07.5 14.245 13.776 60.7 3.7 22.3 2010 07 23 12 10.93 +64 49.8 14.295 13.806 59.5 3.6 22.3 2010 07 28 12 12.02 +64 32.7 14.341 13.837 58.5 3.6 22.3 2010 08 02 12 13.28 +64 16.2 14.384 13.868 57.7 3.5 22.3 2010 08 07 12 14.71 +64 00.4 14.423 13.899 57.1 3.5 22.3 2010 08 12 12 16.29 +63 45.4 14.459 13.930 56.8 3.5 22.4 2010 08 17 12 18.00 +63 31.3 14.492 13.960 56.6 3.5 22.4 2010 08 22 12 19.82 +63 18.2 14.520 13.991 56.7 3.5 22.4 2010 08 27 12 21.75 +63 06.2 14.546 14.022 57.1 3.5 22.4 2010 09 01 12 23.77 +62 55.2 14.567 14.052 57.6 3.5 22.4 2010 09 06 12 25.88 +62 45.4 14.585 14.083 58.4 3.5 22.4 2010 09 11 12 28.04 +62 36.8 14.600 14.114 59.4 3.5 22.4 2010 09 16 12 30.27 +62 29.4 14.611 14.144 60.6 3.6 22.4 2010 09 21 12 32.53 +62 23.4 14.619 14.175 62.0 3.6 22.4 2010 09 26 12 34.82 +62 18.7 14.623 14.205 63.5 3.6 22.4 2010 10 01 12 37.12 +62 15.4 14.625 14.236 65.3 3.7 22.4 2010 10 06 12 39.43 +62 13.6 14.624 14.266 67.2 3.7 22.4 2010 10 11 12 41.73 +62 13.2 14.621 14.297 69.2 3.7 22.5 2010 10 16 12 44.01 +62 14.3 14.615 14.327 71.3 3.8 22.5 2010 10 21 12 46.25 +62 16.9 14.607 14.357 73.6 3.8 22.5 2010 10 26 12 48.45 +62 21.0 14.597 14.388 75.9 3.8 22.5 2010 10 31 12 50.58 +62 26.5 14.585 14.418 78.4 3.9 22.5 2010 11 05 12 52.64 +62 33.6 14.573 14.448 80.9 3.9 22.5 2010 11 10 12 54.61 +62 42.2 14.559 14.478 83.4 3.9 22.5 2010 11 15 12 56.47 +62 52.2 14.545 14.509 86.0 3.9 22.5 2010 11 20 12 58.21 +63 03.7 14.531 14.539 88.5 3.9 22.5 2010 11 25 12 59.82 +63 16.4 14.516 14.569 91.1 3.9 22.5 2010 11 30 13 01.28 +63 30.5 14.502 14.599 93.7 3.9 22.5 2010 12 05 13 02.57 +63 45.9 14.489 14.629 96.2 3.8 22.5 2010 12 10 13 03.68 +64 02.3 14.478 14.659 98.7 3.8 22.5 2010 12 15 13 04.59 +64 19.9 14.467 14.689 101.2 3.8 22.5 2010 12 20 13 05.28 +64 38.3 14.459 14.719 103.5 3.7 22.5 2010 12 25 13 05.74 +64 57.5 14.453 14.749 105.7 3.7 22.5 2010 12 30 13 05.96 +65 17.4 14.449 14.779 107.8 3.6 22.5 2011 01 04 13 05.91 +65 37.8 14.448 14.809 109.8 3.6 22.5 2011 01 09 13 05.59 +65 58.6 14.450 14.839 111.5 3.5 22.5 2011 01 14 13 04.97 +66 19.5 14.456 14.869 113.1 3.5 22.5 2011 01 19 13 04.06 +66 40.4 14.465 14.899 114.5 3.4 22.5 2011 01 24 13 02.85 +67 01.2 14.477 14.929 115.6 3.4 22.5 2011 01 29 13 01.33 +67 21.5 14.494 14.959 116.5 3.4 22.5 2011 02 03 12 59.49 +67 41.2 14.515 14.989 117.1 3.4 22.5 2011 02 08 12 57.35 +68 00.2 14.539 15.018 117.4 3.3 22.5 2011 02 13 12 54.91 +68 18.2 14.568 15.048 117.4 3.3 22.5 2011 02 18 12 52.18 +68 35.0 14.601 15.078 117.2 3.3 22.5 2011 02 23 12 49.19 +68 50.5 14.638 15.108 116.7 3.4 22.6 2011 02 28 12 45.95 +69 04.5 14.678 15.137 115.9 3.4 22.6
