P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61994:P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Feb. 11.3901 TT MPC q 3.818343 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0519331 Peri. 83.5777 +0.0849110 -0.9963150 a 7.114968 Node 1.6990 +0.6735493 +0.0484415 e 0.463337 Incl. 24.0981 +0.7342489 +0.0707803 P 19.0 From 317 observations 2005 Sept. 23-2008 Feb. 13, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 Feb. 10.7563 TT MPC q 3.811449 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0520362 Peri. 83.3928 +0.0885212 -0.9960027 a 7.105573 Node 1.6744 +0.6730977 +0.0509782 e 0.463597 Incl. 24.1182 +0.7342367 +0.0733470 P 18.9An 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 10 26 12 42.91 -08 09.5 7.310 6.384 19.8 3.0 20.7 2009 10 31 12 45.88 -08 35.8 7.295 6.400 23.9 3.6 20.7 2009 11 05 12 48.78 -09 01.8 7.274 6.416 28.0 4.2 20.7 2009 11 10 12 51.60 -09 27.4 7.248 6.432 32.2 4.7 20.7 2009 11 15 12 54.33 -09 52.6 7.217 6.448 36.5 5.2 20.8 2009 11 20 12 56.95 -10 17.2 7.181 6.464 40.7 5.7 20.8 2009 11 25 12 59.45 -10 41.3 7.140 6.481 45.0 6.2 20.8 2009 11 30 13 01.82 -11 04.8 7.095 6.497 49.4 6.6 20.8 2009 12 05 13 04.05 -11 27.7 7.046 6.513 53.8 7.0 20.8 2009 12 10 13 06.12 -11 49.8 6.993 6.529 58.3 7.4 20.8 2009 12 15 13 08.03 -12 11.1 6.936 6.545 62.8 7.7 20.8 2009 12 20 13 09.76 -12 31.6 6.877 6.561 67.3 8.0 20.8 2009 12 25 13 11.29 -12 51.2 6.815 6.577 71.9 8.2 20.8 2009 12 30 13 12.62 -13 09.7 6.751 6.593 76.6 8.3 20.8 2010 01 04 13 13.74 -13 27.3 6.685 6.609 81.3 8.5 20.8 2010 01 09 13 14.64 -13 43.8 6.619 6.625 86.1 8.5 20.8 2010 01 14 13 15.30 -13 59.1 6.552 6.640 90.9 8.5 20.8 2010 01 19 13 15.71 -14 13.2 6.485 6.656 95.8 8.5 20.8 2010 01 24 13 15.88 -14 26.0 6.418 6.672 100.7 8.3 20.7 2010 01 29 13 15.80 -14 37.5 6.353 6.688 105.7 8.1 20.7 2010 02 03 13 15.46 -14 47.5 6.291 6.704 110.8 7.9 20.7 2010 02 08 13 14.87 -14 56.2 6.230 6.719 115.9 7.6 20.7 2010 02 13 13 14.04 -15 03.4 6.173 6.735 121.0 7.2 20.6 2010 02 18 13 12.96 -15 09.0 6.120 6.751 126.2 6.8 20.6 2010 02 23 13 11.65 -15 13.2 6.071 6.766 131.4 6.3 20.6 2010 02 28 13 10.12 -15 15.8 6.027 6.782 136.7 5.8 20.5 2010 03 05 13 08.40 -15 16.9 5.989 6.797 141.9 5.2 20.5 2010 03 10 13 06.50 -15 16.6 5.957 6.813 147.2 4.5 20.4 2010 03 15 13 04.45 -15 14.9 5.932 6.829 152.4 3.9 20.4 2010 03 20 13 02.27 -15 11.9 5.913 6.844 157.6 3.2 20.4 2010 03 25 13 00.00 -15 07.6 5.902 6.860 162.5 2.5 20.3 2010 03 30 12 57.67 -15 02.3 5.898 6.875 167.1 1.9 20.3 2010 04 04 12 55.31 -14 56.0 5.902 6.890 170.5 1.4 20.2 2010 04 09 12 52.95 -14 49.0 5.914 6.906 171.5 1.2 20.2 2010 04 14 12 50.63 -14 41.3 5.933 6.921 169.3 1.5 20.3 2010 04 19 12 48.37 -14 33.2 5.960 6.936 165.4 2.1 20.3 2010 04 24 12 46.22 -14 24.9 5.995 6.952 160.7 2.7 20.4 2010 04 29 12 44.19 -14 16.6 6.037 6.967 155.8 3.4 20.4 2010 05 04 12 42.30 -14 08.5 6.085 6.982 150.7 4.0 20.5 2010 05 09 12 40.59 -14 00.7 6.141 6.997 145.7 4.7 20.6 2010 05 14 12 39.06 -13 53.4 6.202 7.013 140.6 5.2 20.6 2010 05 19 12 37.73 -13 46.7 6.269 7.028 135.6 5.8 20.7 2010 05 24 12 36.62 -13 40.8 6.342 7.043 130.6 6.3 20.7 2010 05 29 12 35.73 -13 35.9 6.419 7.058 125.7 6.7 20.8 2010 06 03 12 35.06 -13 32.0 6.500 7.073 120.8 7.1 20.8 2010 06 08 12 34.61 -13 29.1 6.585 7.088 116.0 7.4 20.9 2010 06 13 12 34.39 -13 27.4 6.672 7.103 111.2 7.7 20.9 2010 06 18 12 34.40 -13 26.9 6.763 7.118 106.5 7.9 21.0 2010 06 23 12 34.63 -13 27.7 6.855 7.133 101.8 8.0 21.0 2010 06 28 12 35.07 -13 29.6 6.948 7.148 97.2 8.1 21.0 2010 07 03 12 35.72 -13 32.9 7.043 7.163 92.7 8.2 21.1 2010 07 08 12 36.57 -13 37.4 7.137 7.177 88.2 8.1 21.1 2010 07 13 12 37.61 -13 43.1 7.231 7.192 83.8 8.1 21.1 2010 07 18 12 38.83 -13 50.0 7.325 7.207 79.4 8.0 21.2 2010 07 23 12 40.23 -13 58.1 7.417 7.222 75.0 7.8 21.2 2010 07 28 12 41.78 -14 07.4 7.508 7.236 70.7 7.6 21.2 2010 08 02 12 43.50 -14 17.7 7.597 7.251 66.4 7.4 21.2 2010 08 07 12 45.35 -14 29.1 7.683 7.266 62.2 7.1 21.3 2010 08 12 12 47.34 -14 41.5 7.766 7.280 58.0 6.8 21.3 2010 08 17 12 49.46 -14 54.9 7.846 7.295 53.8 6.4 21.3 2010 08 22 12 51.68 -15 09.2 7.923 7.309 49.7 6.1 21.3 2010 08 27 12 54.01 -15 24.3 7.995 7.324 45.6 5.7 21.3 2010 09 01 12 56.44 -15 40.3 8.063 7.338 41.5 5.2 21.3 2010 09 06 12 58.95 -15 56.9 8.127 7.353 37.5 4.8 21.3 2010 09 11 13 01.54 -16 14.3 8.186 7.367 33.5 4.3 21.3 2010 09 16 13 04.19 -16 32.3 8.240 7.382 29.5 3.9 21.3 2010 09 21 13 06.90 -16 51.0 8.288 7.396 25.6 3.4 21.3 2010 09 26 13 09.65 -17 10.1 8.332 7.410 21.8 2.9 21.3 2010 10 01 13 12.44 -17 29.7 8.369 7.425 18.2 2.4 21.2 2010 10 06 13 15.26 -17 49.8 8.401 7.439 14.8 2.0 21.2 2010 10 11 13 18.10 -18 10.2 8.427 7.453 11.8 1.6 21.2 2010 10 16 13 20.95 -18 30.9 8.448 7.467 9.8 1.3 21.2 2010 10 21 13 23.79 -18 51.9 8.462 7.481 9.4 1.2 21.2 2010 10 26 13 26.62 -19 13.2 8.470 7.495 10.7 1.4 21.2 2010 10 31 13 29.43 -19 34.6 8.472 7.510 13.3 1.7 21.2 2010 11 05 13 32.21 -19 56.1 8.469 7.524 16.6 2.2 21.3 2010 11 10 13 34.95 -20 17.7 8.459 7.538 20.3 2.6 21.3 2010 11 15 13 37.63 -20 39.3 8.443 7.552 24.2 3.1 21.3 2010 11 20 13 40.24 -21 00.8 8.422 7.565 28.2 3.5 21.4 2010 11 25 13 42.78 -21 22.3 8.395 7.579 32.3 4.0 21.4 2010 11 30 13 45.23 -21 43.6 8.363 7.593 36.5 4.4 21.4This 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.
