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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2006 Feb. 7.5522 TT MPC q 1.607247 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000703 Peri. 328.0035 +0.2580371 -0.3196101 +/-0.000000 Node 272.8365 -0.5749218 -0.8092180 e 1.001129 Incl. 114.0969 -0.7764546 +0.4929661An 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 2009 06 08 12 45.90 +67 01.4 11.326 11.164 78.3 5.1 21.4 2009 06 13 12 43.79 +66 41.0 11.397 11.198 76.2 5.1 21.5 2009 06 18 12 42.08 +66 19.9 11.468 11.232 74.1 5.0 21.5 2009 06 23 12 40.75 +65 58.1 11.537 11.265 72.1 4.9 21.5 2009 06 28 12 39.79 +65 36.0 11.604 11.299 70.1 4.9 21.5 2009 07 03 12 39.17 +65 13.7 11.669 11.332 68.3 4.8 21.5 2009 07 08 12 38.87 +64 51.3 11.732 11.366 66.6 4.7 21.5 2009 07 13 12 38.88 +64 29.1 11.792 11.399 65.0 4.6 21.5 2009 07 18 12 39.17 +64 07.1 11.850 11.433 63.5 4.6 21.6 2009 07 23 12 39.74 +63 45.5 11.905 11.466 62.2 4.5 21.6 2009 07 28 12 40.55 +63 24.4 11.957 11.500 61.0 4.4 21.6 2009 08 02 12 41.59 +63 04.1 12.007 11.533 60.0 4.4 21.6 2009 08 07 12 42.84 +62 44.4 12.053 11.566 59.2 4.3 21.6 2009 08 12 12 44.28 +62 25.6 12.095 11.599 58.6 4.3 21.6 2009 08 17 12 45.89 +62 07.8 12.135 11.633 58.2 4.2 21.6 2009 08 22 12 47.66 +61 51.0 12.171 11.666 58.0 4.2 21.6 2009 08 27 12 49.58 +61 35.4 12.203 11.699 58.0 4.2 21.7 2009 09 01 12 51.62 +61 21.0 12.232 11.732 58.2 4.2 21.7 2009 09 06 12 53.77 +61 07.8 12.258 11.765 58.7 4.2 21.7 2009 09 11 12 56.02 +60 56.0 12.280 11.798 59.3 4.2 21.7 2009 09 16 12 58.35 +60 45.7 12.299 11.831 60.2 4.2 21.7 2009 09 21 13 00.75 +60 36.8 12.314 11.864 61.2 4.3 21.7 2009 09 26 13 03.21 +60 29.5 12.327 11.897 62.5 4.3 21.7 2009 10 01 13 05.71 +60 23.7 12.336 11.930 63.9 4.3 21.7 2009 10 06 13 08.23 +60 19.7 12.343 11.963 65.5 4.4 21.7 2009 10 11 13 10.77 +60 17.2 12.346 11.995 67.2 4.4 21.7 2009 10 16 13 13.32 +60 16.6 12.347 12.028 69.1 4.4 21.7 2009 10 21 13 15.85 +60 17.6 12.346 12.061 71.1 4.5 21.8 2009 10 26 13 18.36 +60 20.5 12.343 12.093 73.2 4.5 21.8 2009 10 31 13 20.82 +60 25.1 12.338 12.126 75.4 4.5 21.8 2009 11 05 13 23.23 +60 31.5 12.331 12.159 77.7 4.6 21.8 2009 11 10 13 25.57 +60 39.7 12.323 12.191 80.1 4.6 21.8 2009 11 15 13 27.83 +60 49.7 12.314 12.224 82.5 4.6 21.8 2009 11 20 13 29.98 +61 01.4 12.305 12.256 84.9 4.6 21.8 2009 11 25 13 32.02 +61 14.9 12.295 12.289 87.3 4.6 21.8 2009 11 30 13 33.92 +61 29.9 12.285 12.321 89.8 4.6 21.8 2009 12 05 13 35.67 +61 46.6 12.276 12.353 92.2 4.6 21.8 2009 12 10 13 37.25 +62 04.8 12.267 12.386 94.7 4.5 21.8 2009 12 15 13 38.63 +62 24.3 12.259 12.418 97.0 4.5 21.8 2009 12 20 13 39.81 +62 45.2 12.253 12.450 99.4 4.5 21.8 2009 12 25 13 40.76 +63 07.3 12.248 12.483 101.6 4.4 21.8 2009 12 30 13 41.47 +63 30.4 12.246 12.515 103.7 4.4 21.8 2010 01 04 13 41.90 +63 54.3 12.245 12.547 105.7 4.3 21.8 2010 01 09 13 42.05 +64 18.9 12.248 12.579 107.5 4.3 21.8 2010 01 14 13 41.90 +64 44.1 12.253 12.611 109.2 4.2 21.8 2010 01 19 13 41.43 +65 09.6 12.262 12.643 110.7 4.2 21.8 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
