C/2007 K3 (Siding Spring)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63599:C/2007 K3 (Siding Spring) Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5 T 2008 Apr. 21.7007 TT MPC q 2.050782 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000557 Peri. 23.5880 +0.2737472 +0.9205307 +/-0.000031 Node 263.2532 -0.9210733 +0.1674690 e 1.001142 Incl. 16.2999 -0.2769231 +0.3529553 From 62 observations 2007 Apr. 18-2008 Aug. 11, mean residual 0".7.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 K3 (Siding Spring) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2008 Apr. 21.6236 TT MPC q 2.050952 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000273 Peri. 23.5785 +0.2735067 +0.9206080 +/-0.000031 Node 263.2478 -0.9211223 +0.1672425 e 1.000560 Incl. 16.2989 -0.2769978 +0.3528609An 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 01 54.18 +24 28.6 5.555 4.867 43.4 8.2 20.1 2009 06 13 01 57.89 +24 52.4 5.544 4.909 47.1 8.7 20.1 2009 06 18 02 01.41 +25 15.4 5.530 4.951 50.8 9.2 20.2 2009 06 23 02 04.72 +25 37.6 5.513 4.993 54.6 9.6 20.2 2009 06 28 02 07.80 +25 59.0 5.491 5.035 58.5 9.9 20.2 2009 07 03 02 10.66 +26 19.4 5.467 5.077 62.4 10.2 20.2 2009 07 08 02 13.27 +26 39.0 5.440 5.118 66.4 10.5 20.3 2009 07 13 02 15.63 +26 57.6 5.411 5.160 70.4 10.7 20.3 2009 07 18 02 17.71 +27 15.1 5.379 5.201 74.5 10.9 20.3 2009 07 23 02 19.52 +27 31.6 5.346 5.243 78.7 11.0 20.3 2009 07 28 02 21.03 +27 46.8 5.312 5.284 83.0 11.0 20.4 2009 08 02 02 22.23 +28 00.8 5.276 5.326 87.3 11.0 20.4 2009 08 07 02 23.12 +28 13.5 5.240 5.367 91.7 10.9 20.4 2009 08 12 02 23.69 +28 24.7 5.204 5.408 96.2 10.7 20.4 2009 08 17 02 23.94 +28 34.4 5.169 5.449 100.7 10.5 20.4 2009 08 22 02 23.86 +28 42.4 5.135 5.491 105.4 10.2 20.4 2009 08 27 02 23.45 +28 48.7 5.103 5.532 110.1 9.9 20.5 2009 09 01 02 22.71 +28 53.2 5.072 5.573 114.9 9.5 20.5 2009 09 06 02 21.67 +28 55.8 5.045 5.614 119.7 9.0 20.5 2009 09 11 02 20.32 +28 56.3 5.021 5.655 124.6 8.4 20.5 2009 09 16 02 18.69 +28 54.8 5.002 5.695 129.6 7.8 20.6 2009 09 21 02 16.80 +28 51.1 4.987 5.736 134.6 7.2 20.6 2009 09 26 02 14.67 +28 45.3 4.977 5.777 139.6 6.5 20.6 2009 10 01 02 12.35 +28 37.3 4.973 5.817 144.5 5.7 20.6 2009 10 06 02 09.86 +28 27.2 4.975 5.858 149.4 5.0 20.7 2009 10 11 02 07.26 +28 15.1 4.984 5.898 154.1 4.2 20.7 2009 10 16 02 04.58 +28 01.1 5.000 5.939 158.5 3.5 20.7 2009 10 21 02 01.86 +27 45.4 5.023 5.979 162.3 2.9 20.8 2009 10 26 01 59.15 +27 28.2 5.054 6.020 164.9 2.5 20.8 2009 10 31 01 56.50 +27 09.7 5.093 6.060 165.7 2.3 20.9 2009 11 05 01 53.95 +26 50.2 5.139 6.100 164.4 2.5 20.9 2009 11 10 01 51.53 +26 30.0 5.193 6.140 161.5 2.9 21.0 2009 11 15 01 49.28 +26 09.4 5.255 6.180 157.5 3.5 21.0 2009 11 20 01 47.23 +25 48.7 5.324 6.220 153.0 4.1 21.1 2009 11 25 01 45.41 +25 28.2 5.400 6.260 148.2 4.8 21.1 2009 11 30 01 43.83 +25 08.2 5.482 6.300 143.2 5.4 21.2 2009 12 05 01 42.52 +24 48.8 5.571 6.340 138.2 6.0 21.3 2009 12 10 01 41.48 +24 30.4 5.666 6.379 133.1 6.5 21.3 2009 12 15 01 40.72 +24 13.1 5.766 6.419 128.0 6.9 21.4 2009 12 20 01 40.24 +23 57.1 5.870 6.459 123.0 7.3 21.4 2009 12 25 01 40.03 +23 42.5 5.979 6.498 117.9 7.7 21.5 2009 12 30 01 40.11 +23 29.5 6.091 6.538 112.9 8.0 21.6 2010 01 04 01 40.45 +23 18.0 6.207 6.577 108.0 8.2 21.6 2010 01 09 01 41.05 +23 08.1 6.324 6.616 103.1 8.3 21.7 2010 01 14 01 41.89 +22 59.8 6.443 6.656 98.2 8.4 21.8 2010 01 19 01 42.98 +22 53.2 6.563 6.695 93.4 8.4 21.8 2010 01 24 01 44.29 +22 48.1 6.684 6.734 88.7 8.4 21.9 2010 01 29 01 45.80 +22 44.6 6.804 6.773 84.0 8.3 22.0 2010 02 03 01 47.52 +22 42.6 6.924 6.812 79.4 8.2 22.0 2010 02 08 01 49.42 +22 42.0 7.043 6.851 74.8 8.0 22.1 2010 02 13 01 51.48 +22 42.8 7.160 6.890 70.3 7.8 22.2 2010 02 18 01 53.71 +22 44.8 7.275 6.929 65.8 7.5 22.2 2010 02 23 01 56.07 +22 48.1 7.387 6.967 61.4 7.2 22.3 2010 02 28 01 58.57 +22 52.4 7.496 7.006 57.0 6.8 22.3 2010 03 05 02 01.18 +22 57.8 7.601 7.045 52.7 6.4 22.4 2010 03 10 02 03.89 +23 04.2 7.703 7.083 48.4 6.0 22.4 2010 03 15 02 06.69 +23 11.4 7.801 7.122 44.2 5.6 22.5 2010 03 20 02 09.58 +23 19.3 7.894 7.160 40.0 5.1 22.5 2010 03 25 02 12.53 +23 28.0 7.983 7.198 35.9 4.7 22.6 2010 03 30 02 15.54 +23 37.3 8.066 7.237 31.8 4.2 22.6 2010 04 04 02 18.59 +23 47.1 8.145 7.275 27.8 3.7 22.7 2010 04 09 02 21.68 +23 57.4 8.218 7.313 23.9 3.2 22.7 2010 04 14 02 24.79 +24 08.1 8.285 7.351 20.1 2.7 22.8 2010 04 19 02 27.92 +24 19.2 8.347 7.389 16.5 2.2 22.8 2010 04 24 02 31.05 +24 30.5 8.403 7.427 13.3 1.8 22.8 2010 04 29 02 34.17 +24 42.1 8.453 7.465 10.6 1.4 22.9 2010 05 04 02 37.28 +24 53.8 8.497 7.503 9.2 1.2 22.9 2010 05 09 02 40.36 +25 05.6 8.535 7.541 9.4 1.3 22.9 2010 05 14 02 43.41 +25 17.4 8.567 7.579 11.3 1.5 23.0 2010 05 19 02 46.42 +25 29.3 8.594 7.617 14.1 1.9 23.0 2010 05 24 02 49.36 +25 41.2 8.614 7.654 17.4 2.3 23.0 2010 05 29 02 52.24 +25 52.9 8.629 7.692 21.1 2.7 23.0 2010 06 03 02 55.05 +26 04.6 8.638 7.729 24.8 3.2 23.1 2010 06 08 02 57.78 +26 16.1 8.642 7.767 28.7 3.6 23.1 2010 06 13 03 00.41 +26 27.5 8.640 7.804 32.7 4.0 23.1 2010 06 18 03 02.94 +26 38.6 8.633 7.842 36.7 4.4 23.1 2010 06 23 03 05.35 +26 49.4 8.621 7.879 40.7 4.8 23.1 2010 06 28 03 07.65 +27 00.0 8.604 7.916 44.9 5.2 23.2 2010 07 03 03 09.81 +27 10.2 8.583 7.953 49.0 5.5 23.2 2010 07 08 03 11.82 +27 20.1 8.558 7.991 53.2 5.8 23.2 2010 07 13 03 13.69 +27 29.6 8.529 8.028 57.5 6.1 23.2This 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.
