C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61178:C/2007 B2 (Skiff) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 20.8756 TT MPC q 2.974871 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001400 Peri. 206.0041 -0.7688609 +0.6283433 +/-0.000005 Node 14.8698 -0.4759623 -0.4386725 e 0.995835 Incl. 27.4961 -0.4269811 -0.6424571 From 329 observations 2007 Jan. 23-Oct. 27, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 B2 (Skiff) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Aug. 21.0155 TT MPC q 2.975585 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001286 Peri. 206.0569 -0.7684444 +0.6288767 +/-0.000005 Node 14.8543 -0.4761858 -0.4384120 e 0.996174 Incl. 27.4943 -0.4274813 -0.6421129An 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 20 18.65 -55 04.4 3.341 4.089 131.9 10.7 14.7 2009 06 13 20 16.47 -55 29.8 3.340 4.121 134.9 10.0 14.8 2009 06 18 20 13.70 -55 52.7 3.344 4.152 137.8 9.5 14.8 2009 06 23 20 10.42 -56 12.4 3.352 4.184 140.2 8.9 14.8 2009 06 28 20 06.69 -56 28.5 3.367 4.216 142.2 8.5 14.9 2009 07 03 20 02.62 -56 40.5 3.386 4.248 143.7 8.2 14.9 2009 07 08 19 58.32 -56 48.2 3.412 4.281 144.5 7.9 15.0 2009 07 13 19 53.90 -56 51.3 3.443 4.313 144.7 7.8 15.0 2009 07 18 19 49.48 -56 49.9 3.480 4.346 144.2 7.9 15.1 2009 07 23 19 45.16 -56 43.9 3.523 4.378 143.1 8.0 15.1 2009 07 28 19 41.07 -56 33.4 3.572 4.411 141.4 8.3 15.2 2009 08 02 19 37.31 -56 18.8 3.626 4.444 139.2 8.6 15.3 2009 08 07 19 33.94 -56 00.5 3.686 4.477 136.6 8.9 15.3 2009 08 12 19 31.04 -55 38.7 3.751 4.511 133.7 9.3 15.4 2009 08 17 19 28.63 -55 14.0 3.820 4.544 130.5 9.7 15.5 2009 08 22 19 26.77 -54 46.8 3.895 4.578 127.2 10.1 15.6 2009 08 27 19 25.46 -54 17.3 3.974 4.611 123.7 10.5 15.6 2009 09 01 19 24.70 -53 46.2 4.057 4.645 120.0 10.8 15.7 2009 09 06 19 24.49 -53 13.8 4.143 4.679 116.4 11.1 15.8 2009 09 11 19 24.80 -52 40.3 4.233 4.713 112.6 11.4 15.9 2009 09 16 19 25.62 -52 06.1 4.326 4.746 108.8 11.6 15.9 2009 09 21 19 26.92 -51 31.5 4.421 4.781 105.0 11.7 16.0 2009 09 26 19 28.67 -50 56.5 4.518 4.815 101.2 11.8 16.1 2009 10 01 19 30.84 -50 21.4 4.617 4.849 97.4 11.8 16.2 2009 10 06 19 33.40 -49 46.4 4.717 4.883 93.6 11.8 16.3 2009 10 11 19 36.31 -49 11.5 4.819 4.917 89.8 11.7 16.3 2009 10 16 19 39.54 -48 36.7 4.921 4.952 86.0 11.6 16.4 2009 10 21 19 43.07 -48 02.3 5.023 4.986 82.2 11.4 16.5 2009 10 26 19 46.87 -47 28.2 5.124 5.021 78.5 11.2 16.6 2009 10 31 19 50.91 -46 54.4 5.225 5.055 74.7 10.9 16.6 2009 11 05 19 55.16 -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 04.20 -45 15.4 5.522 5.159 63.7 9.9 16.8 2009 11 20 20 08.95 -44 43.2 5.617 5.194 60.0 9.5 16.9 2009 11 25 20 13.83 -44 11.4 5.710 5.229 56.4 9.1 17.0 2009 11 30 20 18.81 -43 40.1 5.800 5.264 52.9 8.6 17.0 2009 12 05 20 23.87 -43 09.1 5.887 5.299 49.4 8.1 17.1 2009 12 10 20 29.01 -42 38.6 5.971 5.334 45.9 7.6 17.2 2009 12 15 20 34.20 -42 08.6 6.052 5.369 42.6 7.1 17.2 2009 12 20 20 39.43 -41 39.0 6.129 5.403 39.3 6.6 17.3 2009 12 25 20 44.69 -41 09.9 6.202 5.438 36.1 6.1 17.3 2009 12 30 20 49.96 -40 41.4 6.271 5.473 33.1 5.6 17.4 2010 01 04 20 55.22 -40 13.3 6.336 5.508 30.2 5.2 17.4 2010 01 09 21 00.47 -39 45.9 6.396 5.544 27.6 4.7 17.5 2010 01 14 21 05.70 -39 19.1 6.451 5.579 25.4 4.3 17.5 2010 01 19 21 10.90 -38 52.9 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 02.7 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 35.99 -36 53.4 6.681 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 12.0 6.718 5.859 27.6 4.5 17.8 2010 02 28 21 50.01 -35 52.8 6.729 5.895 30.3 4.9 17.8 2010 03 05 21 54.46 -35 34.9 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 02.97 -35 02.5 6.733 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 6.698 6.105 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 24.77 -33 59.1 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 35.47 -33 48.5 6.500 6.351 77.1 8.9 18.1 2010 05 09 22 37.58 -33 50.1 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 42.40 -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 22.2 6.274 6.561 102.1 8.7 18.2 2010 06 08 22 44.80 -34 33.0 6.238 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 6.173 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 26.8 6.120 6.736 123.6 7.2 18.2 2010 07 03 22 43.06 -35 41.9 6.100 6.771 127.8 6.8 18.2 2010 07 08 22 41.87 -35 57.2 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 18.3This 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.
