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C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 Aug. 7.0616 TT MPC q 3.329138 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000430 Peri. 0.9297 +0.6536471 +0.6991223 +/-0.000003 Node 50.0427 +0.6918872 -0.7071925 e 1.001432 Incl. 157.7872 +0.3066556 +0.1053890 From 259 observations 2007 Oct. 19-2008 Aug. 7, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 T 2008 Aug. 7.0583 TT MPC q 3.329151 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000367 Peri. 0.9290 +0.6536479 +0.6991172 +/-0.000003 Node 50.0420 +0.6918882 -0.7071948 e 1.001222 Incl. 157.7861 +0.3066516 +0.1054072An 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.
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! 2008 09 11 03 39.96 +23 35.3 2.861 3.345 110.3 16.4 16.5 2008 09 16 03 31.03 +23 45.5 2.771 3.350 117.0 15.5 16.5 2008 09 21 03 20.95 +23 51.8 2.689 3.356 124.1 14.3 16.4 2008 09 26 03 09.71 +23 53.2 2.615 3.362 131.3 12.9 16.4 2008 10 01 02 57.37 +23 48.7 2.550 3.369 138.8 11.3 16.3 2008 10 06 02 44.04 +23 37.1 2.498 3.377 146.5 9.4 16.3 2008 10 11 02 29.92 +23 17.9 2.459 3.385 154.1 7.4 16.2 2008 10 16 02 15.24 +22 50.5 2.434 3.394 161.5 5.3 16.2 2008 10 21 02 00.31 +22 15.2 2.424 3.403 167.8 3.6 16.2 2008 10 26 01 45.44 +21 32.7 2.430 3.413 170.0 2.9 16.3 2008 10 31 01 30.94 +20 44.3 2.451 3.424 166.2 4.0 16.3 2008 11 05 01 17.09 +19 51.6 2.489 3.435 159.5 5.8 16.3 2008 11 10 01 04.13 +18 56.7 2.541 3.447 152.1 7.7 16.4 2008 11 15 00 52.21 +18 01.2 2.606 3.459 144.5 9.6 16.5 2008 11 20 00 41.41 +17 06.9 2.683 3.472 137.1 11.2 16.5 2008 11 25 00 31.78 +16 15.1 2.771 3.486 129.8 12.6 16.6 2008 11 30 00 23.31 +15 26.9 2.867 3.500 122.7 13.7 16.7 2008 12 05 00 15.94 +14 42.9 2.971 3.514 115.9 14.6 16.8 2008 12 10 00 09.62 +14 03.6 3.080 3.530 109.3 15.3 16.9 2008 12 15 00 04.26 +13 29.0 3.194 3.545 102.9 15.7 17.0 2008 12 20 23 59.78 +12 59.3 3.310 3.562 96.7 15.9 17.1 2008 12 25 23 56.09 +12 34.2 3.428 3.578 90.7 16.0 17.2 2008 12 30 23 53.10 +12 13.5 3.546 3.595 84.9 15.8 17.3 2009 01 04 23 50.75 +11 57.1 3.664 3.613 79.3 15.5 17.4 2009 01 09 23 48.96 +11 44.6 3.780 3.631 73.8 15.1 17.5 2009 01 14 23 47.66 +11 35.7 3.894 3.650 68.5 14.5 17.6 2009 01 19 23 46.79 +11 30.1 4.004 3.669 63.3 13.9 17.7 2009 01 24 23 46.29 +11 27.7 4.110 3.689 58.3 13.1 17.7 2009 01 29 23 46.12 +11 28.1 4.212 3.709 53.3 12.3 17.8 2009 02 03 23 46.24 +11 31.0 4.309 3.729 48.5 11.4 17.9 2009 02 08 23 46.59 +11 36.4 4.400 3.750 43.7 10.5 18.0 2009 02 13 23 47.14 +11 43.8 4.486 3.771 39.1 9.5 18.0 2009 02 18 23 47.86 +11 53.2 4.564 3.793 34.6 8.5 18.1 2009 02 23 23 48.72 +12 04.5 4.637 3.815 30.3 7.5 18.1 2009 02 28 23 49.68 +12 17.3 4.702 3.837 26.1 6.5 18.2 2009 03 05 23 50.73 +12 31.6 4.760 3.860 22.2 5.6 18.3 2009 03 10 23 51.82 +12 47.2 4.811 3.883 18.6 4.7 18.3 2009 03 15 23 52.94 +13 04.0 4.855 3.907 15.6 3.9 18.3 2009 03 20 23 54.07 +13 21.9 4.891 3.931 13.6 3.4 18.4 2009 03 25 23 55.18 +13 40.7 4.920 3.955 13.0 3.3 18.4 2009 03 30 23 56.26 +14 00.4 4.941 3.979 13.9 3.5 18.5 2009 04 04 23 57.27 +14 20.8 4.955 4.004 16.1 4.0 18.5 2009 04 09 23 58.19 +14 41.9 4.962 4.029 19.2 4.7 18.5 2009 04 14 23 59.01 +15 03.4 4.961 4.055 22.7 5.5 18.6 2009 04 19 23 59.71 +15 25.4 4.954 4.080 26.6 6.3 18.6 2009 04 24 00 00.25 +15 47.7 4.939 4.106 30.7 7.2 18.6 2009 04 29 00 00.62 +16 10.3 4.918 4.133 34.9 8.0 18.6 2009 05 04 00 00.80 +16 33.0 4.891 4.159 39.2 8.8 18.6 2009 05 09 00 00.76 +16 55.6 4.859 4.186 43.6 9.6 18.7 2009 05 14 00 00.47 +17 18.1 4.820 4.213 48.1 10.3 18.7 2009 05 19 23 59.91 +17 40.4 4.777 4.240 52.7 10.9 18.7 2009 05 24 23 59.06 +18 02.3 4.729 4.268 57.3 11.5 18.7 2009 05 29 23 57.88 +18 23.5 4.677 4.296 62.0 12.0 18.7 2009 06 03 23 56.36 +18 44.0 4.622 4.323 66.8 12.5 18.7 2009 06 08 23 54.46 +19 03.5 4.564 4.352 71.6 12.8 18.7 2009 06 13 23 52.16 +19 21.9 4.503 4.380 76.6 13.0 18.7 2009 06 18 23 49.43 +19 38.7 4.442 4.409 81.6 13.2 18.7 2009 06 23 23 46.26 +19 53.8 4.379 4.437 86.7 13.2 18.7 2009 06 28 23 42.61 +20 06.9 4.317 4.466 91.8 13.1 18.7 2009 07 03 23 38.49 +20 17.4 4.255 4.496 97.1 13.0 18.7 2009 07 08 23 33.87 +20 25.3 4.196 4.525 102.4 12.7 18.7 2009 07 13 23 28.77 +20 29.9 4.140 4.554 107.8 12.3 18.7 2009 07 18 23 23.19 +20 31.1 4.087 4.584 113.2 11.8 18.7 2009 07 23 23 17.15 +20 28.3 4.039 4.614 118.7 11.1 18.7 2009 07 28 23 10.68 +20 21.2 3.997 4.644 124.2 10.4 18.7 2009 08 02 23 03.83 +20 09.7 3.961 4.674 129.6 9.6 18.7 2009 08 07 22 56.66 +19 53.4 3.933 4.704 134.9 8.8 18.7 2009 08 12 22 49.23 +19 32.3 3.914 4.735 139.9 7.9 18.7 2009 08 17 22 41.64 +19 06.5 3.904 4.765 144.6 7.1 18.7 2009 08 22 22 33.96 +18 36.1 3.903 4.796 148.7 6.3 18.8 2009 08 27 22 26.29 +18 01.4 3.912 4.827 151.8 5.7 18.8 2009 09 01 22 18.72 +17 22.9 3.932 4.857 153.7 5.3 18.8 2009 09 06 22 11.35 +16 41.1 3.963 4.889 154.0 5.2 18.9 2009 09 11 22 04.25 +15 56.8 4.003 4.920 152.7 5.4 18.9 2009 09 16 21 57.49 +15 10.6 4.055 4.951 150.0 5.8 19.0 2009 09 21 21 51.13 +14 23.1 4.116 4.982 146.3 6.4 19.0 2009 09 26 21 45.23 +13 35.3 4.186 5.014 141.9 7.1 19.1 2009 10 01 21 39.82 +12 47.6 4.265 5.045 137.1 7.8 19.2 2009 10 06 21 34.90 +12 00.8 4.352 5.077 132.1 8.4 19.2 2009 10 11 21 30.50 +11 15.3 4.446 5.109 126.9 9.0 19.3 2009 10 16 21 26.61 +10 31.6 4.547 5.140 121.6 9.5 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.
