C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 61437:C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) Epoch 2009 Oct. 16.0 TT = JDT 2455120.5 T 2009 Oct. 7.2729 TT MPC q 2.251656 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000108 Peri. 2.0914 -0.8679425 -0.1782427 +/-0.000037 Node 149.4132 +0.4414338 -0.7046200 e 1.000243 Incl. 65.6503 +0.2276224 +0.6868334 From 98 observations 2007 Aug. 25-Dec. 17, mean residual 0".4.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2009 Oct. 7.2644 TT MPC q 2.251633 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000093 Peri. 2.0880 -0.8679315 -0.1782956 +/-0.000037 Node 149.4132 +0.4414764 -0.7045946 e 1.000208 Incl. 65.6502 +0.2275818 +0.6868457An 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 m2 2010 01 24 14 28.18 +35 17.3 2.202 2.567 100.2 22.2 10.3 2010 01 29 14 36.19 +37 27.5 2.195 2.594 102.6 21.8 10.3 2010 02 03 14 43.80 +39 38.8 2.193 2.621 104.6 21.3 10.4 2010 02 08 14 50.93 +41 50.1 2.197 2.650 106.4 20.9 10.4 2010 02 13 14 57.53 +44 00.3 2.206 2.679 107.9 20.5 10.5 2010 02 18 15 03.52 +46 08.0 2.221 2.709 109.1 20.2 10.6 2010 02 23 15 08.84 +48 12.2 2.240 2.740 109.9 19.8 10.6 2010 02 28 15 13.43 +50 11.9 2.265 2.771 110.5 19.6 10.7 2010 03 05 15 17.23 +52 06.0 2.294 2.803 110.8 19.3 10.8 2010 03 10 15 20.18 +53 53.7 2.328 2.836 110.7 19.1 10.9 2010 03 15 15 22.21 +55 34.3 2.366 2.869 110.5 18.9 10.9 2010 03 20 15 23.30 +57 07.0 2.407 2.903 110.0 18.8 11.0 2010 03 25 15 23.44 +58 31.2 2.452 2.937 109.3 18.7 11.1 2010 03 30 15 22.63 +59 46.3 2.499 2.971 108.5 18.6 11.2 2010 04 04 15 20.92 +60 52.2 2.550 3.006 107.5 18.5 11.3 2010 04 09 15 18.36 +61 48.4 2.602 3.041 106.4 18.4 11.4 2010 04 14 15 15.06 +62 34.7 2.657 3.077 105.3 18.3 11.5 2010 04 19 15 11.15 +63 11.1 2.713 3.113 104.0 18.2 11.6 2010 04 24 15 06.79 +63 37.5 2.771 3.150 102.8 18.1 11.7 2010 04 29 15 02.19 +63 54.3 2.830 3.186 101.4 18.0 11.8 2010 05 04 14 57.50 +64 01.8 2.890 3.223 100.1 17.9 11.9 2010 05 09 14 52.91 +64 00.3 2.951 3.261 98.7 17.8 12.0 2010 05 14 14 48.59 +63 50.5 3.013 3.298 97.4 17.7 12.1 2010 05 19 14 44.66 +63 32.8 3.075 3.336 96.0 17.6 12.2 2010 05 24 14 41.26 +63 08.1 3.137 3.374 94.7 17.4 12.3 2010 05 29 14 38.45 +62 37.0 3.200 3.413 93.4 17.2 12.4 2010 06 03 14 36.27 +62 00.2 3.263 3.451 92.0 17.1 12.4 2010 06 08 14 34.75 +61 18.4 3.326 3.490 90.7 16.9 12.5 2010 06 13 14 33.88 +60 32.2 3.389 3.529 89.4 16.7 12.6 2010 06 18 14 33.66 +59 42.2 3.453 3.568 88.2 16.5 12.7 2010 06 23 14 34.07 +58 49.0 3.516 3.607 86.9 16.3 12.8 2010 06 28 14 35.05 +57 53.2 3.579 3.646 85.7 16.1 12.9 2010 07 03 14 36.58 +56 55.1 3.642 3.686 84.5 15.9 13.0 2010 07 08 14 38.61 +55 55.1 3.705 3.725 83.3 15.7 13.1 2010 07 13 14 41.10 +54 53.8 3.768 3.765 82.1 15.5 13.1 2010 07 18 14 44.02 +53 51.4 3.831 3.805 80.9 15.3 13.2 2010 07 23 14 47.33 +52 48.2 3.894 3.845 79.7 15.1 13.3 2010 07 28 14 50.99 +51 44.7 3.957 3.885 78.5 14.8 13.4 2010 08 02 14 54.97 +50 41.0 4.019 3.925 77.4 14.6 13.5 2010 08 07 14 59.23 +49 37.5 4.082 3.965 76.2 14.4 13.5 2010 08 12 15 03.76 +48 34.2 4.144 4.005 75.1 14.2 13.6 2010 08 17 15 08.53 +47 31.6 4.206 4.045 74.0 13.9 13.7 2010 08 22 15 13.51 +46 29.8 4.268 4.086 72.8 13.7 13.8 2010 08 27 15 18.68 +45 28.9 4.330 4.126 71.7 13.4 13.8 2010 09 01 15 24.03 +44 29.3 4.391 4.166 70.6 13.2 13.9 2010 09 06 15 29.53 +43 31.0 4.453 4.207 69.5 13.0 14.0 2010 09 11 15 35.17 +42 34.2 4.514 4.247 68.4 12.7 14.1 2010 09 16 15 40.93 +41 39.1 4.574 4.288 67.3 12.5 14.1 2010 09 21 15 46.81 +40 45.9 4.634 4.328 66.2 12.3 14.2 2010 09 26 15 52.77 +39 54.6 4.694 4.369 65.2 12.0 14.3 2010 10 01 15 58.83 +39 05.4 4.753 4.409 64.1 11.8 14.3 2010 10 06 16 04.95 +38 18.4 4.811 4.450 63.1 11.6 14.4 2010 10 11 16 11.13 +37 33.8 4.869 4.490 62.2 11.3 14.5 2010 10 16 16 17.37 +36 51.6 4.926 4.531 61.2 11.1 14.5 2010 10 21 16 23.64 +36 12.0 4.982 4.571 60.3 10.9 14.6 2010 10 26 16 29.93 +35 35.0 5.037 4.612 59.5 10.7 14.6 2010 10 31 16 36.24 +35 00.7 5.091 4.652 58.7 10.5 14.7 2010 11 05 16 42.56 +34 29.1 5.143 4.693 57.9 10.3 14.8 2010 11 10 16 48.87 +34 00.4 5.195 4.733 57.3 10.1 14.8 2010 11 15 16 55.16 +33 34.5 5.245 4.774 56.7 10.0 14.9 2010 11 20 17 01.43 +33 11.6 5.293 4.814 56.2 9.8 14.9 2010 11 25 17 07.66 +32 51.6 5.340 4.855 55.8 9.7 15.0 2010 11 30 17 13.84 +32 34.6 5.386 4.895 55.5 9.6 15.1 2010 12 05 17 19.96 +32 20.5 5.430 4.935 55.3 9.4 15.1 2010 12 10 17 26.02 +32 09.4 5.471 4.976 55.2 9.4 15.2 2010 12 15 17 31.99 +32 01.3 5.511 5.016 55.3 9.3 15.2 2010 12 20 17 37.87 +31 56.1 5.549 5.056 55.4 9.2 15.3 2010 12 25 17 43.64 +31 53.9 5.585 5.097 55.7 9.2 15.3 2010 12 30 17 49.30 +31 54.5 5.619 5.137 56.2 9.2 15.4 2011 01 04 17 54.83 +31 57.9 5.651 5.177 56.7 9.1 15.4 2011 01 09 18 00.22 +32 04.1 5.680 5.217 57.4 9.1 15.4 2011 01 14 18 05.46 +32 13.0 5.708 5.257 58.3 9.2 15.5 2011 01 19 18 10.54 +32 24.5 5.733 5.298 59.2 9.2 15.5 2011 01 24 18 15.44 +32 38.5 5.756 5.338 60.3 9.2 15.6 2011 01 29 18 20.15 +32 54.9 5.777 5.378 61.5 9.3 15.6 2011 02 03 18 24.66 +33 13.7 5.796 5.418 62.8 9.3 15.7 2011 02 08 18 28.96 +33 34.6 5.813 5.457 64.3 9.4 15.7 2011 02 13 18 33.03 +33 57.6 5.828 5.497 65.8 9.4 15.7 2011 02 18 18 36.86 +34 22.5 5.841 5.537 67.4 9.5 15.8 2011 02 23 18 40.44 +34 49.1 5.852 5.577 69.1 9.5 15.8 2011 02 28 18 43.75 +35 17.3 5.862 5.617 70.9 9.6 15.8
