C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61436:C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5 T 2007 May 27.7695 TT MPC q 5.209030 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001545 Peri. 309.0989 -0.2547213 -0.8909125 +/-0.000009 Node 148.4346 +0.9467039 -0.1504692 e 0.991954 Incl. 45.9161 -0.1971518 +0.4285253 From 83 observations 2007 Jan. 25-Dec. 7, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2007 May 27.5182 TT MPC q 5.206643 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001425 Peri. 309.0514 -0.2538853 -0.8910897 +/-0.000009 Node 148.4250 +0.9468411 -0.1495268 e 0.992580 Incl. 45.9229 -0.1975706 +0.4284867An 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 10 33.48 +21 09.0 7.676 7.481 75.2 7.5 20.7 2009 06 13 10 35.18 +21 04.7 7.776 7.505 70.9 7.3 20.7 2009 06 18 10 37.03 +20 59.4 7.874 7.530 66.7 7.1 20.7 2009 06 23 10 39.03 +20 53.4 7.970 7.554 62.5 6.9 20.8 2009 06 28 10 41.16 +20 46.6 8.062 7.579 58.4 6.6 20.8 2009 07 03 10 43.42 +20 39.3 8.152 7.603 54.3 6.2 20.9 2009 07 08 10 45.80 +20 31.4 8.238 7.628 50.2 5.9 20.9 2009 07 13 10 48.28 +20 23.0 8.320 7.653 46.2 5.5 20.9 2009 07 18 10 50.85 +20 14.2 8.398 7.677 42.3 5.1 21.0 2009 07 23 10 53.51 +20 05.1 8.472 7.702 38.4 4.7 21.0 2009 07 28 10 56.25 +19 55.8 8.541 7.727 34.6 4.3 21.0 2009 08 02 10 59.05 +19 46.4 8.605 7.752 30.9 3.9 21.1 2009 08 07 11 01.91 +19 36.8 8.665 7.777 27.3 3.4 21.1 2009 08 12 11 04.82 +19 27.3 8.719 7.802 23.8 3.0 21.1 2009 08 17 11 07.77 +19 17.8 8.767 7.827 20.5 2.6 21.2 2009 08 22 11 10.75 +19 08.5 8.810 7.852 17.6 2.2 21.2 2009 08 27 11 13.76 +18 59.4 8.848 7.877 15.2 1.9 21.2 2009 09 01 11 16.78 +18 50.6 8.879 7.902 13.6 1.7 21.2 2009 09 06 11 19.80 +18 42.2 8.905 7.927 13.2 1.7 21.2 2009 09 11 11 22.82 +18 34.2 8.926 7.953 14.0 1.8 21.3 2009 09 16 11 25.83 +18 26.7 8.940 7.978 15.9 2.0 21.3 2009 09 21 11 28.82 +18 19.9 8.949 8.003 18.5 2.3 21.3 2009 09 26 11 31.79 +18 13.7 8.952 8.029 21.6 2.6 21.3 2009 10 01 11 34.71 +18 08.3 8.950 8.054 25.1 3.0 21.3 2009 10 06 11 37.59 +18 03.7 8.942 8.079 28.7 3.4 21.3 2009 10 11 11 40.41 +18 00.0 8.928 8.105 32.6 3.8 21.3 2009 10 16 11 43.18 +17 57.3 8.910 8.130 36.5 4.2 21.4 2009 10 21 11 45.87 +17 55.7 8.886 8.156 40.5 4.6 21.4 2009 10 26 11 48.47 +17 55.2 8.858 8.181 44.7 4.9 21.4 2009 10 31 11 50.99 +17 55.9 8.826 8.207 48.9 5.2 21.4 2009 11 05 11 53.40 +17 57.8 8.789 8.232 53.1 5.5 21.4 2009 11 10 11 55.71 +18 01.0 8.749 8.258 57.4 5.8 21.4 2009 11 15 11 57.90 +18 05.7 8.705 8.283 61.8 6.0 21.4 2009 11 20 11 59.95 +18 11.7 8.658 8.309 66.2 6.2 21.4 2009 11 25 12 01.87 +18 19.2 8.609 8.335 70.7 6.4 21.4 2009 11 30 12 03.64 +18 28.2 8.557 8.361 75.2 6.5 21.4 2009 12 05 12 05.25 +18 38.7 8.504 8.386 79.8 6.6 21.4 2009 12 10 12 06.70 +18 50.7 8.450 8.412 84.4 6.7 21.4 2009 12 15 12 07.97 +19 04.2 8.396 8.438 89.1 6.7 21.4 2009 12 20 12 09.06 +19 19.2 8.342 8.464 93.8 6.7 21.4 2009 12 25 12 09.97 +19 35.6 8.288 8.489 98.5 6.6 21.4 2009 12 30 12 10.68 +19 53.4 8.236 8.515 103.3 6.5 21.4 2010 01 04 12 11.20 +20 12.4 8.186 8.541 108.0 6.3 21.4 2010 01 09 12 11.52 +20 32.7 8.138 8.567 112.8 6.1 21.4 2010 01 14 12 11.64 +20 54.0 8.093 8.593 117.6 5.8 21.4 2010 01 19 12 11.56 +21 16.3 8.052 8.619 122.3 5.5 21.4 2010 01 24 12 11.28 +21 39.3 8.016 8.645 127.1 5.2 21.4 2010 01 29 12 10.82 +22 02.9 7.984 8.671 131.7 4.9 21.4 2010 02 03 12 10.17 +22 26.8 7.958 8.697 136.3 4.5 21.4 2010 02 08 12 09.35 +22 51.0 7.938 8.723 140.6 4.1 21.4 2010 02 13 12 08.37 +23 15.0 7.924 8.749 144.8 3.7 21.4 2010 02 18 12 07.25 +23 38.8 7.916 8.775 148.6 3.4 21.4 2010 02 23 12 06.00 +24 02.1 7.916 8.801 152.0 3.0 21.4 2010 02 28 12 04.64 +24 24.7 7.922 8.827 154.6 2.8 21.5 2010 03 05 12 03.19 +24 46.3 7.936 8.853 156.3 2.6 21.5 2010 03 10 12 01.68 +25 06.8 7.957 8.879 156.9 2.5 21.5 2010 03 15 12 00.13 +25 26.0 7.986 8.906 156.3 2.6 21.5 2010 03 20 11 58.56 +25 43.7 8.022 8.932 154.6 2.7 21.5 2010 03 25 11 56.99 +25 59.8 8.065 8.958 152.0 3.0 21.6 2010 03 30 11 55.46 +26 14.3 8.115 8.984 148.8 3.3 21.6 2010 04 04 11 53.98 +26 26.9 8.172 9.010 145.1 3.6 21.6 2010 04 09 11 52.57 +26 37.7 8.235 9.036 141.2 4.0 21.6 2010 04 14 11 51.25 +26 46.7 8.303 9.063 137.0 4.3 21.7 2010 04 19 11 50.04 +26 53.8 8.378 9.089 132.7 4.7 21.7 2010 04 24 11 48.97 +26 59.1 8.457 9.115 128.3 5.0 21.7 2010 04 29 11 48.03 +27 02.6 8.542 9.141 123.9 5.2 21.8 2010 05 04 11 47.24 +27 04.4 8.630 9.168 119.5 5.5 21.8 2010 05 09 11 46.61 +27 04.6 8.722 9.194 115.0 5.7 21.8 2010 05 14 11 46.14 +27 03.1 8.816 9.220 110.6 5.9 21.9 2010 05 19 11 45.85 +27 00.2 8.914 9.247 106.2 6.0 21.9 2010 05 24 11 45.73 +26 56.0 9.013 9.273 101.8 6.1 21.9 2010 05 29 11 45.78 +26 50.5 9.113 9.299 97.4 6.2 22.0 2010 06 03 11 46.01 +26 43.8 9.215 9.326 93.1 6.2 22.0 2010 06 08 11 46.40 +26 36.1 9.317 9.352 88.9 6.2 22.1 2010 06 13 11 46.97 +26 27.4 9.419 9.378 84.6 6.2 22.1 2010 06 18 11 47.69 +26 17.8 9.520 9.405 80.5 6.1 22.1 2010 06 23 11 48.58 +26 07.6 9.620 9.431 76.3 6.0 22.2 2010 06 28 11 49.61 +25 56.7 9.718 9.457 72.2 5.9 22.2 2010 07 03 11 50.79 +25 45.2 9.815 9.484 68.2 5.7 22.2 2010 07 08 11 52.10 +25 33.3 9.909 9.510 64.2 5.5 22.3 2010 07 13 11 53.55 +25 21.1 10.000 9.537 60.3 5.3 22.3This 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.
