C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 66700:C/2007 B2 (Skiff) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 20.8724 TT MPC q 2.974836 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001394 Peri. 206.0053 -0.7688582 +0.6283479 +/-0.000000 Node 14.8689 -0.4759580 -0.4386689 e 0.995852 Incl. 27.4964 -0.4269908 -0.6424551 From 1445 observations 2007 Jan. 23-2009 July 28, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 B2 (Skiff) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2008 Aug. 21.1140 TT MPC q 2.977691 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001227 Peri. 206.1423 -0.7678646 +0.6296308 +/-0.000000 Node 14.8208 -0.4764064 -0.4379971 e 0.996346 Incl. 27.4979 -0.4282766 -0.6416569An 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 19 46.88 -47 28.2 5.124 5.021 78.5 11.2 16.6 2009 10 31 19 50.92 -46 54.4 5.225 5.055 74.7 10.9 16.6 2009 11 05 19 55.17 -46 21.0 5.326 5.090 71.0 10.6 16.7 2009 11 10 19 59.60 -45 48.0 5.424 5.125 67.3 10.3 16.8 2009 11 15 20 04.21 -45 15.4 5.522 5.159 63.7 9.9 16.8 2009 11 20 20 08.96 -44 43.2 5.617 5.194 60.0 9.5 16.9 2009 11 25 20 13.84 -44 11.4 5.710 5.229 56.4 9.1 17.0 2009 11 30 20 18.82 -43 40.0 5.800 5.264 52.9 8.6 17.0 2009 12 05 20 23.88 -43 09.1 5.887 5.299 49.4 8.1 17.1 2009 12 10 20 29.02 -42 38.6 5.971 5.334 45.9 7.6 17.2 2009 12 15 20 34.21 -42 08.6 6.052 5.369 42.6 7.1 17.2 2009 12 20 20 39.44 -41 39.0 6.129 5.404 39.3 6.6 17.3 2009 12 25 20 44.69 -41 09.9 6.202 5.439 36.1 6.1 17.3 2009 12 30 20 49.96 -40 41.3 6.271 5.474 33.1 5.6 17.4 2010 01 04 20 55.23 -40 13.3 6.336 5.509 30.2 5.2 17.4 2010 01 09 21 00.48 -39 45.9 6.396 5.544 27.6 4.7 17.5 2010 01 14 21 05.71 -39 19.0 6.451 5.579 25.4 4.3 17.5 2010 01 19 21 10.90 -38 52.8 6.502 5.614 23.5 4.0 17.6 2010 01 24 21 16.05 -38 27.4 6.548 5.649 22.2 3.8 17.6 2010 01 29 21 21.14 -38 02.6 6.589 5.684 21.5 3.6 17.6 2010 02 03 21 26.17 -37 38.7 6.625 5.719 21.5 3.6 17.7 2010 02 08 21 31.12 -37 15.6 6.656 5.754 22.2 3.7 17.7 2010 02 13 21 36.00 -36 53.4 6.682 5.789 23.5 3.9 17.8 2010 02 18 21 40.77 -36 32.2 6.702 5.824 25.3 4.2 17.8 2010 02 23 21 45.45 -36 11.9 6.718 5.860 27.6 4.5 17.8 2010 02 28 21 50.02 -35 52.8 6.729 5.895 30.3 4.9 17.8 2010 03 05 21 54.47 -35 34.8 6.735 5.930 33.2 5.2 17.9 2010 03 10 21 58.79 -35 18.0 6.737 5.965 36.3 5.7 17.9 2010 03 15 22 02.98 -35 02.5 6.734 6.000 39.5 6.1 17.9 2010 03 20 22 07.02 -34 48.3 6.726 6.035 42.9 6.5 17.9 2010 03 25 22 10.91 -34 35.5 6.714 6.070 46.4 6.8 18.0 2010 03 30 22 14.64 -34 24.1 6.699 6.106 50.0 7.2 18.0 2010 04 04 22 18.20 -34 14.2 6.679 6.141 53.7 7.5 18.0 2010 04 09 22 21.58 -34 05.8 6.656 6.176 57.5 7.9 18.0 2010 04 14 22 24.78 -33 59.0 6.630 6.211 61.3 8.1 18.0 2010 04 19 22 27.77 -33 53.9 6.601 6.246 65.2 8.4 18.1 2010 04 24 22 30.56 -33 50.4 6.570 6.281 69.1 8.6 18.1 2010 04 29 22 33.13 -33 48.6 6.536 6.316 73.0 8.8 18.1 2010 05 04 22 35.48 -33 48.5 6.500 6.351 77.1 8.9 18.1 2010 05 09 22 37.59 -33 50.0 6.464 6.386 81.1 9.0 18.1 2010 05 14 22 39.45 -33 53.3 6.426 6.421 85.2 9.0 18.1 2010 05 19 22 41.06 -33 58.2 6.387 6.456 89.4 9.0 18.1 2010 05 24 22 42.41 -34 04.7 6.349 6.491 93.6 9.0 18.1 2010 05 29 22 43.48 -34 12.7 6.311 6.526 97.8 8.9 18.1 2010 06 03 22 44.28 -34 22.1 6.274 6.561 102.1 8.7 18.2 2010 06 08 22 44.80 -34 33.0 6.239 6.596 106.3 8.5 18.2 2010 06 13 22 45.03 -34 45.0 6.205 6.631 110.6 8.2 18.2 2010 06 18 22 44.97 -34 58.1 6.174 6.666 115.0 7.9 18.2 2010 06 23 22 44.62 -35 12.1 6.145 6.701 119.3 7.6 18.2 2010 06 28 22 43.98 -35 26.7 6.121 6.736 123.6 7.2 18.2 2010 07 03 22 43.07 -35 41.8 6.100 6.771 127.8 6.8 18.2 2010 07 08 22 41.88 -35 57.1 6.083 6.806 132.0 6.4 18.2 2010 07 13 22 40.42 -36 12.5 6.072 6.841 136.1 5.9 18.3 2010 07 18 22 38.72 -36 27.5 6.065 6.875 140.0 5.4 18.3 2010 07 23 22 36.80 -36 41.9 6.065 6.910 143.7 5.0 18.3 2010 07 28 22 34.68 -36 55.5 6.070 6.945 147.1 4.6 18.3 2010 08 02 22 32.38 -37 08.0 6.082 6.980 150.0 4.2 18.4 2010 08 07 22 29.94 -37 19.2 6.100 7.014 152.3 3.9 18.4 2010 08 12 22 27.39 -37 28.8 6.126 7.049 153.8 3.6 18.4 2010 08 17 22 24.77 -37 36.7 6.157 7.084 154.4 3.5 18.4 2010 08 22 22 22.11 -37 42.7 6.196 7.118 153.9 3.6 18.5 2010 08 27 22 19.46 -37 46.7 6.242 7.153 152.4 3.7 18.5 2010 09 01 22 16.85 -37 48.5 6.294 7.188 150.2 4.0 18.6 2010 09 06 22 14.31 -37 48.3 6.354 7.222 147.3 4.3 18.6 2010 09 11 22 11.89 -37 45.9 6.419 7.257 143.9 4.7 18.6 2010 09 16 22 09.61 -37 41.3 6.491 7.291 140.1 5.1 18.7 2010 09 21 22 07.51 -37 34.6 6.569 7.326 136.2 5.4 18.7 2010 09 26 22 05.60 -37 26.0 6.652 7.360 132.0 5.8 18.8 2010 10 01 22 03.91 -37 15.5 6.740 7.395 127.7 6.2 18.8 2010 10 06 22 02.45 -37 03.2 6.833 7.429 123.3 6.5 18.9 2010 10 11 22 01.24 -36 49.3 6.930 7.464 118.9 6.7 18.9 2010 10 16 22 00.29 -36 33.9 7.031 7.498 114.4 7.0 19.0 2010 10 21 21 59.60 -36 17.2 7.134 7.532 109.9 7.1 19.0 2010 10 26 21 59.16 -35 59.2 7.241 7.567 105.4 7.3 19.1 2010 10 31 21 58.99 -35 40.2 7.349 7.601 101.0 7.4 19.1 2010 11 05 21 59.07 -35 20.2 7.460 7.635 96.5 7.4 19.2 2010 11 10 21 59.40 -34 59.4 7.571 7.669 92.0 7.4 19.2 2010 11 15 21 59.97 -34 38.0 7.682 7.704 87.5 7.4 19.3 2010 11 20 22 00.77 -34 15.9 7.794 7.738 83.1 7.3 19.3 2010 11 25 22 01.78 -33 53.4 7.904 7.772 78.7 7.2 19.4 2010 11 30 22 03.00 -33 30.6 8.014 7.806 74.3 7.0 19.4This 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.
