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P/2007 V2 (Hill) Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5 T 2007 July 30.9381 TT MPC q 2.774817 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1201595 Peri. 278.5300 +0.9479836 -0.3154732 a 4.067216 Node 99.8676 +0.3063789 +0.8680672 e 0.317760 Incl. 2.4707 +0.0863658 +0.3833224 P 8.20 From 59 observations 2007 Oct. 14-Dec. 8, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2007 V2 (Hill) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2007 July 30.9904 TT MPC q 2.774777 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1200924 Peri. 278.5386 +0.9479381 -0.3156099 a 4.068732 Node 99.8672 +0.3065042 +0.8680228 e 0.318024 Incl. 2.4707 +0.0864207 +0.3833103 P 8.21An 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 04 14 04 10.95 +20 15.6 3.828 3.131 40.2 11.9 20.9 2008 04 19 04 18.40 +20 36.8 3.885 3.143 37.1 11.1 20.9 2008 04 24 04 25.94 +20 56.7 3.938 3.155 34.0 10.3 21.0 2008 04 29 04 33.55 +21 15.4 3.988 3.168 31.0 9.4 21.0 2008 05 04 04 41.23 +21 32.8 4.036 3.180 27.9 8.5 21.1 2008 05 09 04 48.97 +21 48.7 4.080 3.193 24.9 7.7 21.1 2008 05 14 04 56.75 +22 03.2 4.121 3.206 21.9 6.8 21.1 2008 05 19 05 04.56 +22 16.3 4.159 3.218 18.9 5.8 21.2 2008 05 24 05 12.39 +22 27.8 4.193 3.231 15.9 4.9 21.2 2008 05 29 05 20.23 +22 37.9 4.224 3.245 13.0 4.0 21.2 2008 06 03 05 28.08 +22 46.4 4.252 3.258 10.0 3.1 21.3 2008 06 08 05 35.91 +22 53.4 4.276 3.271 7.0 2.2 21.3 2008 06 13 05 43.73 +22 58.9 4.297 3.284 4.0 1.2 21.3 2008 06 18 05 51.51 +23 02.9 4.313 3.298 1.1 0.3 21.4 2008 06 23 05 59.25 +23 05.4 4.327 3.311 2.0 0.6 21.4 2008 06 28 06 06.94 +23 06.4 4.336 3.325 5.0 1.5 21.4 2008 07 03 06 14.57 +23 06.1 4.342 3.338 8.0 2.4 21.4 2008 07 08 06 22.14 +23 04.4 4.344 3.352 11.0 3.3 21.4 2008 07 13 06 29.61 +23 01.3 4.343 3.366 14.1 4.2 21.5 2008 07 18 06 37.00 +22 57.0 4.337 3.379 17.1 5.1 21.5 2008 07 23 06 44.28 +22 51.5 4.328 3.393 20.2 5.9 21.5 2008 07 28 06 51.45 +22 44.9 4.316 3.407 23.3 6.8 21.5 2008 08 02 06 58.50 +22 37.2 4.299 3.421 26.5 7.6 21.5 2008 08 07 07 05.41 +22 28.6 4.279 3.435 29.7 8.4 21.5 2008 08 12 07 12.18 +22 19.1 4.256 3.449 32.9 9.2 21.5 2008 08 17 07 18.79 +22 08.8 4.229 3.463 36.2 9.9 21.5 2008 08 22 07 25.23 +21 57.9 4.198 3.477 39.5 10.7 21.5 2008 08 27 07 31.50 +21 46.4 4.164 3.491 42.8 11.3 21.5 2008 09 01 07 37.57 +21 34.4 4.127 3.506 46.2 12.0 21.5 2008 09 06 07 43.44 +21 22.1 4.087 3.520 49.7 12.6 21.5 2008 09 11 07 49.08 +21 09.7 4.044 3.534 53.2 13.2 21.5 2008 09 16 07 54.49 +20 57.1 3.997 3.548 56.8 13.7 21.5 2008 09 21 07 59.65 +20 44.7 3.949 3.562 60.5 14.2 21.5 2008 09 26 08 04.54 +20 32.4 3.897 3.577 64.2 14.6 21.5 2008 10 01 08 09.15 +20 20.6 3.844 3.591 68.0 15.0 21.5 2008 10 06 08 13.46 +20 09.3 3.788 3.605 71.9 15.3 21.5 2008 10 11 08 17.45 +19 58.6 3.731 3.620 75.9 15.5 21.4 2008 10 16 08 21.11 +19 48.8 3.673 3.634 80.0 15.7 21.4 2008 10 21 08 24.40 +19 40.0 3.613 3.648 84.1 15.7 21.4 2008 10 26 08 27.32 +19 32.3 3.553 3.663 88.4 15.7 21.4 2008 10 31 08 29.84 +19 26.0 3.492 3.677 92.8 15.6 21.4 2008 11 05 08 31.94 +19 21.1 3.431 3.691 97.3 15.5 21.3 2008 11 10 08 33.60 +19 17.7 3.372 3.705 101.9 15.2 21.3 2008 11 15 08 34.81 +19 16.1 3.313 3.720 106.7 14.8 21.3 2008 11 20 08 35.54 +19 16.1 3.256 3.734 111.6 14.2 21.3 2008 11 25 08 35.80 +19 18.0 3.201 3.748 116.6 13.6 21.3 2008 11 30 08 35.56 +19 21.8 3.150 3.763 121.7 12.9 21.2 2008 12 05 08 34.83 +19 27.4 3.101 3.777 127.0 12.0 21.2 2008 12 10 08 33.62 +19 34.7 3.057 3.791 132.3 11.1 21.2 2008 12 15 08 31.94 +19 43.7 3.018 3.805 137.8 10.0 21.2 2008 12 20 08 29.82 +19 54.1 2.984 3.819 143.5 8.8 21.2 2008 12 25 08 27.28 +20 05.8 2.956 3.834 149.2 7.6 21.2 2008 12 30 08 24.38 +20 18.5 2.934 3.848 155.0 6.2 21.2 2009 01 04 08 21.17 +20 31.9 2.920 3.862 160.8 4.8 21.2 2009 01 09 08 17.73 +20 45.7 2.912 3.876 166.8 3.3 21.2 2009 01 14 08 14.13 +20 59.5 2.913 3.890 172.7 1.8 21.2 2009 01 19 08 10.44 +21 13.1 2.921 3.904 178.3 0.4 21.2 2009 01 24 08 06.76 +21 26.2 2.936 3.918 175.1 1.2 21.3 2009 01 29 08 03.16 +21 38.5 2.960 3.932 169.3 2.7 21.3 2009 02 03 07 59.73 +21 49.8 2.991 3.946 163.4 4.1 21.3 2009 02 08 07 56.54 +21 59.9 3.030 3.960 157.6 5.5 21.4 2009 02 13 07 53.65 +22 08.7 3.076 3.974 151.8 6.7 21.4 2009 02 18 07 51.12 +22 16.2 3.128 3.988 146.2 7.9 21.5 2009 02 23 07 48.98 +22 22.4 3.187 4.001 140.7 9.0 21.5 2009 02 28 07 47.28 +22 27.2 3.251 4.015 135.2 10.0 21.6 2009 03 05 07 46.02 +22 30.7 3.320 4.029 129.9 10.9 21.7 2009 03 10 07 45.23 +22 32.9 3.394 4.043 124.7 11.6 21.7 2009 03 15 07 44.90 +22 33.8 3.471 4.056 119.7 12.3 21.8 2009 03 20 07 45.01 +22 33.5 3.552 4.070 114.7 12.8 21.8 2009 03 25 07 45.57 +22 32.0 3.635 4.083 109.9 13.3 21.9 2009 03 30 07 46.56 +22 29.5 3.720 4.097 105.2 13.6 22.0 2009 04 04 07 47.96 +22 25.8 3.808 4.110 100.6 13.8 22.0 2009 04 09 07 49.73 +22 21.0 3.896 4.124 96.1 14.0 22.1 2009 04 14 07 51.87 +22 15.3 3.984 4.137 91.7 14.0 22.2 2009 04 19 07 54.34 +22 08.5 4.073 4.150 87.4 14.0 22.2 2009 04 24 07 57.12 +22 00.7 4.162 4.164 83.1 13.9 22.3 2009 04 29 08 00.19 +21 52.0 4.250 4.177 79.0 13.7 22.4 2009 05 04 08 03.53 +21 42.2 4.337 4.190 74.9 13.4 22.4 2009 05 09 08 07.11 +21 31.6 4.423 4.203 71.0 13.1 22.5 2009 05 14 08 10.90 +21 20.0 4.506 4.216 67.0 12.8 22.5 2009 05 19 08 14.89 +21 07.4 4.588 4.229 63.2 12.3 22.6This 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.
