C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63821:C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch) Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5 T 2010 Apr. 26.4648 TT MPC q 4.842650 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000030 Peri. 75.0280 +0.0863841 -0.4985821 +/-0.000007 Node 59.7368 -0.1555607 -0.8618949 e 0.999853 Incl. 86.9899 +0.9840420 -0.0924833 From 76 observations 2007 Oct. 20-2008 Aug. 22, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2010 Apr. 26.4259 TT MPC q 4.842675 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000047 Peri. 75.0226 +0.0864373 -0.4985136 +/-0.000007 Node 59.7405 -0.1554864 -0.8619430 e 0.999774 Incl. 86.9914 +0.9840491 -0.0924042An 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 22 28.70 +70 25.8 4.756 4.896 92.4 11.6 17.3 2010 01 29 22 30.96 +70 03.1 4.789 4.891 90.1 11.6 17.3 2010 02 03 22 33.55 +69 45.5 4.823 4.885 87.8 11.6 17.3 2010 02 08 22 36.41 +69 32.9 4.856 4.880 85.6 11.6 17.3 2010 02 13 22 39.49 +69 25.3 4.888 4.876 83.5 11.6 17.3 2010 02 18 22 42.74 +69 22.8 4.919 4.871 81.4 11.6 17.3 2010 02 23 22 46.10 +69 25.1 4.949 4.867 79.5 11.5 17.3 2010 02 28 22 49.54 +69 32.2 4.977 4.863 77.7 11.5 17.4 2010 03 05 22 53.01 +69 44.0 5.004 4.860 76.0 11.4 17.4 2010 03 10 22 56.50 +70 00.3 5.029 4.857 74.4 11.4 17.4 2010 03 15 22 59.95 +70 21.1 5.051 4.854 73.0 11.3 17.4 2010 03 20 23 03.34 +70 46.2 5.072 4.852 71.7 11.2 17.4 2010 03 25 23 06.62 +71 15.5 5.090 4.849 70.5 11.2 17.4 2010 03 30 23 09.74 +71 48.8 5.106 4.847 69.5 11.1 17.4 2010 04 04 23 12.65 +72 26.0 5.120 4.846 68.6 11.1 17.4 2010 04 09 23 15.30 +73 07.0 5.132 4.845 67.9 11.0 17.4 2010 04 14 23 17.62 +73 51.6 5.141 4.844 67.3 11.0 17.4 2010 04 19 23 19.49 +74 39.7 5.148 4.843 66.9 11.0 17.4 2010 04 24 23 20.81 +75 31.0 5.153 4.843 66.6 11.0 17.4 2010 04 29 23 21.41 +76 25.4 5.156 4.843 66.5 11.0 17.4 2010 05 04 23 21.08 +77 22.6 5.157 4.843 66.4 11.0 17.4 2010 05 09 23 19.52 +78 22.4 5.156 4.844 66.5 11.0 17.4 2010 05 14 23 16.29 +79 24.4 5.154 4.845 66.7 11.0 17.4 2010 05 19 23 10.74 +80 28.1 5.151 4.846 67.0 11.1 17.4 2010 05 24 23 01.89 +81 32.7 5.146 4.847 67.4 11.1 17.4 2010 05 29 22 48.22 +82 37.2 5.140 4.849 67.8 11.2 17.4 2010 06 03 22 27.30 +83 39.6 5.134 4.852 68.3 11.2 17.4 2010 06 08 21 55.43 +84 36.7 5.127 4.854 68.9 11.2 17.4 2010 06 13 21 07.85 +85 23.0 5.119 4.857 69.5 11.3 17.4 2010 06 18 20 02.43 +85 49.9 5.112 4.860 70.1 11.3 17.4 2010 06 23 18 47.57 +85 48.5 5.104 4.863 70.7 11.4 17.4 2010 06 28 17 40.64 +85 17.7 5.097 4.867 71.3 11.4 17.4 2010 07 03 16 51.31 +84 23.9 5.090 4.871 71.9 11.4 17.4 2010 07 08 16 18.11 +83 15.3 5.084 4.876 72.5 11.5 17.4 2010 07 13 15 56.37 +81 57.4 5.078 4.880 73.1 11.5 17.4 2010 07 18 15 42.25 +80 33.6 5.074 4.885 73.6 11.5 17.4 2010 07 23 15 33.19 +79 05.8 5.071 4.891 74.1 11.5 17.4 2010 07 28 15 27.56 +77 35.4 5.069 4.896 74.5 11.5 17.4 2010 08 02 15 24.36 +76 03.3 5.069 4.902 74.8 11.5 17.4 2010 08 07 15 22.92 +74 29.9 5.070 4.908 75.1 11.5 17.4 2010 08 12 15 22.78 +72 56.0 5.072 4.915 75.3 11.5 17.4 2010 08 17 15 23.65 +71 21.8 5.077 4.922 75.5 11.5 17.4 2010 08 22 15 25.29 +69 47.9 5.083 4.929 75.5 11.5 17.5 2010 08 27 15 27.53 +68 14.6 5.091 4.936 75.5 11.4 17.5 2010 09 01 15 30.27 +66 42.1 5.101 4.944 75.4 11.4 17.5 2010 09 06 15 33.39 +65 10.8 5.112 4.952 75.2 11.4 17.5 2010 09 11 15 36.85 +63 41.0 5.125 4.960 75.0 11.3 17.5 2010 09 16 15 40.57 +62 13.0 5.139 4.969 74.7 11.3 17.5 2010 09 21 15 44.51 +60 47.1 5.155 4.977 74.3 11.2 17.5 2010 09 26 15 48.63 +59 23.4 5.171 4.986 73.8 11.1 17.5 2010 10 01 15 52.90 +58 02.2 5.190 4.996 73.4 11.1 17.6 2010 10 06 15 57.29 +56 43.8 5.208 5.006 72.8 11.0 17.6 2010 10 11 16 01.79 +55 28.2 5.228 5.015 72.3 10.9 17.6 2010 10 16 16 06.36 +54 15.7 5.248 5.026 71.7 10.9 17.6 2010 10 21 16 10.98 +53 06.6 5.269 5.036 71.2 10.8 17.6 2010 10 26 16 15.65 +52 00.8 5.289 5.047 70.6 10.7 17.6 2010 10 31 16 20.34 +50 58.5 5.310 5.058 70.0 10.6 17.7 2010 11 05 16 25.04 +49 59.8 5.330 5.069 69.5 10.6 17.7 2010 11 10 16 29.74 +49 04.9 5.350 5.081 69.1 10.5 17.7 2010 11 15 16 34.41 +48 13.8 5.369 5.093 68.6 10.4 17.7 2010 11 20 16 39.05 +47 26.5 5.387 5.105 68.3 10.4 17.7 2010 11 25 16 43.63 +46 43.2 5.404 5.117 68.0 10.3 17.8 2010 11 30 16 48.16 +46 03.8 5.419 5.130 67.9 10.3 17.8 2010 12 05 16 52.60 +45 28.3 5.433 5.142 67.8 10.2 17.8 2010 12 10 16 56.96 +44 56.8 5.446 5.155 67.8 10.2 17.8 2010 12 15 17 01.20 +44 29.3 5.456 5.169 68.0 10.2 17.8 2010 12 20 17 05.32 +44 05.6 5.465 5.182 68.3 10.2 17.8 2010 12 25 17 09.29 +43 45.9 5.471 5.196 68.7 10.2 17.8 2010 12 30 17 13.11 +43 29.9 5.476 5.210 69.3 10.2 17.9 2011 01 04 17 16.76 +43 17.7 5.479 5.224 70.0 10.2 17.9 2011 01 09 17 20.21 +43 09.2 5.479 5.239 70.8 10.2 17.9 2011 01 14 17 23.45 +43 04.3 5.477 5.254 71.8 10.2 17.9 2011 01 19 17 26.46 +43 02.8 5.473 5.269 72.9 10.3 17.9 2011 01 24 17 29.22 +43 04.6 5.467 5.284 74.1 10.3 17.9 2011 01 29 17 31.71 +43 09.5 5.460 5.299 75.5 10.4 17.9 2011 02 03 17 33.91 +43 17.5 5.450 5.315 77.0 10.4 17.9 2011 02 08 17 35.79 +43 28.3 5.438 5.331 78.5 10.4 17.9 2011 02 13 17 37.34 +43 41.7 5.425 5.347 80.2 10.5 18.0 2011 02 18 17 38.52 +43 57.4 5.411 5.363 82.0 10.5 18.0 2011 02 23 17 39.33 +44 15.1 5.396 5.379 83.8 10.5 18.0 2011 02 28 17 39.73 +44 34.7 5.379 5.396 85.7 10.5 18.0
