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 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 Feb. 10.7567 TT MPC q 3.814463 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0520134 Peri. 83.4544 +0.0874681 -0.9960959 a 7.107646 Node 1.6732 +0.6732020 +0.0502790 e 0.463330 Incl. 24.1141 +0.7342672 +0.0725604 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 06 08 11 31.54 +02 49.0 5.743 5.921 95.1 9.8 20.3 2009 06 13 11 32.38 +02 34.9 5.839 5.938 90.6 9.8 20.3 2009 06 18 11 33.44 +02 19.5 5.935 5.955 86.2 9.8 20.4 2009 06 23 11 34.72 +02 03.1 6.030 5.971 81.8 9.7 20.4 2009 06 28 11 36.20 +01 45.5 6.125 5.988 77.5 9.5 20.5 2009 07 03 11 37.87 +01 27.0 6.218 6.005 73.3 9.3 20.5 2009 07 08 11 39.71 +01 07.5 6.310 6.021 69.1 9.1 20.5 2009 07 13 11 41.73 +00 47.1 6.399 6.038 64.9 8.8 20.5 2009 07 18 11 43.89 +00 26.0 6.486 6.055 60.8 8.4 20.6 2009 07 23 11 46.20 +00 04.0 6.570 6.071 56.7 8.0 20.6 2009 07 28 11 48.64 -00 18.7 6.651 6.088 52.6 7.6 20.6 2009 08 02 11 51.19 -00 42.1 6.729 6.104 48.6 7.2 20.6 2009 08 07 11 53.86 -01 06.1 6.802 6.121 44.5 6.7 20.6 2009 08 12 11 56.61 -01 30.6 6.872 6.138 40.6 6.2 20.6 2009 08 17 11 59.46 -01 55.6 6.937 6.154 36.6 5.6 20.6 2009 08 22 12 02.38 -02 21.1 6.998 6.171 32.6 5.1 20.6 2009 08 27 12 05.37 -02 47.0 7.055 6.187 28.7 4.5 20.6 2009 09 01 12 08.42 -03 13.2 7.106 6.204 24.7 3.9 20.6 2009 09 06 12 11.51 -03 39.7 7.152 6.220 20.8 3.3 20.6 2009 09 11 12 14.64 -04 06.5 7.193 6.236 16.9 2.7 20.5 2009 09 16 12 17.79 -04 33.4 7.229 6.253 13.0 2.1 20.5 2009 09 21 12 20.97 -05 00.5 7.259 6.269 9.1 1.5 20.5 2009 09 26 12 24.15 -05 27.6 7.283 6.286 5.5 0.9 20.4 2009 10 01 12 27.34 -05 54.8 7.302 6.302 2.8 0.4 20.4 2009 10 06 12 30.51 -06 22.0 7.315 6.318 4.3 0.7 20.4 2009 10 11 12 33.66 -06 49.1 7.322 6.335 7.8 1.2 20.5 2009 10 16 12 36.79 -07 16.1 7.324 6.351 11.7 1.8 20.6 2009 10 21 12 39.87 -07 42.9 7.320 6.367 15.7 2.4 20.6 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 21.1This 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.
