C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61436:C/2007 D1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5 T 2007 June 19.4859 TT MPC q 8.793627 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000212 Peri. 340.1603 -0.8899569 -0.4443938 +/-0.000004 Node 171.0989 +0.4534838 -0.8385841 e 1.001865 Incl. 41.4497 -0.0482601 +0.3151046 From 206 observations 2007 Feb. 17-Dec. 15, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2007 June 15.5271 TT MPC q 8.788560 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000596 Peri. 339.9941 -0.8886868 -0.4468689 +/-0.000004 Node 171.0936 +0.4558140 -0.8367419 e 0.994758 Incl. 41.5474 -0.0496934 +0.3164984An 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 58.04 +08 07.4 10.965 10.079 25.9 2.5 18.7 2009 10 31 13 00.34 +08 03.3 10.943 10.093 29.8 2.8 18.7 2009 11 05 13 02.60 +08 00.1 10.915 10.107 33.8 3.1 18.7 2009 11 10 13 04.82 +07 57.7 10.883 10.121 38.0 3.5 18.7 2009 11 15 13 06.97 +07 56.2 10.845 10.135 42.3 3.8 18.7 2009 11 20 13 09.05 +07 55.7 10.802 10.148 46.6 4.1 18.7 2009 11 25 13 11.05 +07 56.1 10.755 10.162 50.9 4.3 18.7 2009 11 30 13 12.97 +07 57.7 10.704 10.176 55.4 4.6 18.7 2009 12 05 13 14.80 +08 00.3 10.650 10.190 59.9 4.8 18.7 2009 12 10 13 16.52 +08 04.1 10.592 10.205 64.4 5.0 18.7 2009 12 15 13 18.13 +08 09.0 10.531 10.219 69.0 5.2 18.7 2009 12 20 13 19.62 +08 15.0 10.468 10.233 73.6 5.3 18.7 2009 12 25 13 20.99 +08 22.3 10.403 10.247 78.2 5.4 18.7 2009 12 30 13 22.23 +08 30.7 10.337 10.262 82.9 5.5 18.7 2010 01 04 13 23.33 +08 40.2 10.270 10.276 87.6 5.5 18.7 2010 01 09 13 24.28 +08 50.9 10.203 10.290 92.3 5.5 18.7 2010 01 14 13 25.09 +09 02.7 10.137 10.305 97.1 5.4 18.7 2010 01 19 13 25.74 +09 15.6 10.071 10.319 101.9 5.4 18.7 2010 01 24 13 26.24 +09 29.5 10.008 10.334 106.7 5.2 18.6 2010 01 29 13 26.58 +09 44.3 9.947 10.349 111.5 5.1 18.6 2010 02 03 13 26.77 +09 59.9 9.888 10.363 116.3 4.9 18.6 2010 02 08 13 26.80 +10 16.3 9.834 10.378 121.1 4.7 18.6 2010 02 13 13 26.68 +10 33.3 9.783 10.393 125.9 4.4 18.6 2010 02 18 13 26.42 +10 50.8 9.737 10.407 130.6 4.1 18.6 2010 02 23 13 26.01 +11 08.7 9.696 10.422 135.3 3.8 18.6 2010 02 28 13 25.47 +11 26.9 9.661 10.437 139.9 3.5 18.6 2010 03 05 13 24.81 +11 45.1 9.631 10.452 144.2 3.2 18.6 2010 03 10 13 24.04 +12 03.3 9.608 10.467 148.4 2.8 18.6 2010 03 15 13 23.17 +12 21.3 9.592 10.482 152.2 2.5 18.6 2010 03 20 13 22.22 +12 38.9 9.583 10.497 155.5 2.3 18.6 2010 03 25 13 21.19 +12 55.9 9.581 10.512 158.1 2.0 18.6 2010 03 30 13 20.11 +13 12.3 9.586 10.528 159.6 1.9 18.6 2010 04 04 13 18.99 +13 27.9 9.599 10.543 159.8 1.9 18.6 2010 04 09 13 17.86 +13 42.6 9.618 10.558 158.8 2.0 18.7 2010 04 14 13 16.72 +13 56.2 9.645 10.573 156.7 2.2 18.7 2010 04 19 13 15.59 +14 08.7 9.679 10.589 153.7 2.4 18.7 2010 04 24 13 14.49 +14 20.0 9.720 10.604 150.2 2.7 18.7 2010 04 29 13 13.44 +14 30.0 9.767 10.620 146.3 3.0 18.7 2010 05 04 13 12.45 +14 38.7 9.821 10.635 142.1 3.3 18.7 2010 05 09 13 11.54 +14 46.1 9.880 10.651 137.9 3.6 18.7 2010 05 14 13 10.71 +14 52.1 9.945 10.666 133.5 3.9 18.8 2010 05 19 13 09.98 +14 56.7 10.016 10.682 129.0 4.2 18.8 2010 05 24 13 09.37 +15 00.0 10.090 10.697 124.6 4.5 18.8 2010 05 29 13 08.86 +15 01.9 10.169 10.713 120.1 4.7 18.8 2010 06 03 13 08.48 +15 02.6 10.251 10.729 115.6 4.9 18.9 2010 06 08 13 08.23 +15 02.1 10.337 10.745 111.1 5.1 18.9 2010 06 13 13 08.12 +15 00.4 10.424 10.760 106.7 5.2 18.9 2010 06 18 13 08.13 +14 57.6 10.514 10.776 102.3 5.3 18.9 2010 06 23 13 08.29 +14 53.7 10.606 10.792 97.9 5.4 19.0 2010 06 28 13 08.58 +14 48.9 10.698 10.808 93.5 5.4 19.0 2010 07 03 13 09.01 +14 43.2 10.791 10.824 89.2 5.4 19.0 2010 07 08 13 09.57 +14 36.7 10.884 10.840 84.9 5.4 19.0 2010 07 13 13 10.27 +14 29.5 10.976 10.856 80.6 5.3 19.1 2010 07 18 13 11.10 +14 21.6 11.067 10.872 76.4 5.2 19.1 2010 07 23 13 12.05 +14 13.1 11.156 10.888 72.2 5.1 19.1 2010 07 28 13 13.12 +14 04.2 11.244 10.904 68.0 5.0 19.1 2010 08 02 13 14.30 +13 54.8 11.329 10.921 63.9 4.8 19.2 2010 08 07 13 15.60 +13 45.1 11.411 10.937 59.8 4.6 19.2 2010 08 12 13 17.00 +13 35.1 11.490 10.953 55.8 4.4 19.2 2010 08 17 13 18.51 +13 25.0 11.566 10.969 51.9 4.2 19.2 2010 08 22 13 20.10 +13 14.8 11.637 10.986 48.0 3.9 19.2 2010 08 27 13 21.78 +13 04.5 11.705 11.002 44.1 3.7 19.3 2010 09 01 13 23.54 +12 54.2 11.767 11.019 40.4 3.4 19.3 2010 09 06 13 25.37 +12 44.1 11.826 11.035 36.8 3.1 19.3 2010 09 11 13 27.27 +12 34.1 11.879 11.051 33.4 2.9 19.3 2010 09 16 13 29.23 +12 24.4 11.926 11.068 30.1 2.6 19.3 2010 09 21 13 31.24 +12 15.0 11.969 11.085 27.1 2.4 19.3 2010 09 26 13 33.30 +12 06.0 12.005 11.101 24.6 2.2 19.4 2010 10 01 13 35.39 +11 57.5 12.036 11.118 22.5 2.0 19.4 2010 10 06 13 37.51 +11 49.4 12.062 11.134 21.1 1.9 19.4 2010 10 11 13 39.66 +11 41.9 12.081 11.151 20.5 1.8 19.4 2010 10 16 13 41.81 +11 35.0 12.094 11.168 20.8 1.8 19.4 2010 10 21 13 43.98 +11 28.8 12.101 11.185 22.0 1.9 19.4 2010 10 26 13 46.14 +11 23.3 12.103 11.202 23.9 2.1 19.4 2010 10 31 13 48.29 +11 18.7 12.099 11.218 26.4 2.3 19.4 2010 11 05 13 50.43 +11 14.8 12.089 11.235 29.4 2.5 19.4 2010 11 10 13 52.54 +11 11.9 12.073 11.252 32.7 2.7 19.4 2010 11 15 13 54.61 +11 09.9 12.052 11.269 36.2 3.0 19.4 2010 11 20 13 56.65 +11 08.9 12.025 11.286 40.0 3.2 19.4 2010 11 25 13 58.63 +11 08.9 11.994 11.303 43.9 3.5 19.4 2010 11 30 14 00.55 +11 09.9 11.958 11.320 47.9 3.7 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.
