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P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5 T 2008 Feb. 13.6353 TT MPC q 2.693652 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0783219 Peri. 277.6767 +0.1375106 -0.9887633 a 5.410207 Node 164.0564 +0.9719452 +0.1232937 e 0.502117 Incl. 12.3249 +0.1908228 +0.0845328 P 12.6 From 58 observations 2007 Nov. 3-2008 Feb. 10, mean residual 0".6.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2007 VQ11 (Catalina) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 Feb. 13.6152 TT MPC q 2.693631 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0783151 Peri. 277.6735 +0.1376088 -0.9887491 a 5.410522 Node 164.0538 +0.9719334 +0.1233883 e 0.502150 Incl. 12.3251 +0.1908121 +0.0845615 P 12.6An 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 05 21.31 +13 23.2 3.149 2.731 56.7 17.9 18.9 2008 04 19 05 29.43 +13 45.7 3.206 2.737 53.9 17.2 18.9 2008 04 24 05 37.71 +14 06.0 3.262 2.744 51.1 16.6 19.0 2008 04 29 05 46.11 +14 24.1 3.316 2.751 48.3 15.9 19.0 2008 05 04 05 54.64 +14 39.9 3.369 2.758 45.6 15.1 19.0 2008 05 09 06 03.26 +14 53.3 3.420 2.767 42.9 14.4 19.1 2008 05 14 06 11.97 +15 04.3 3.470 2.775 40.2 13.6 19.1 2008 05 19 06 20.74 +15 13.0 3.517 2.784 37.5 12.8 19.2 2008 05 24 06 29.56 +15 19.3 3.563 2.794 34.9 12.0 19.2 2008 05 29 06 38.42 +15 23.1 3.607 2.804 32.3 11.1 19.3 2008 06 03 06 47.30 +15 24.7 3.650 2.814 29.7 10.3 19.3 2008 06 08 06 56.20 +15 23.9 3.690 2.825 27.1 9.4 19.3 2008 06 13 07 05.09 +15 20.8 3.728 2.836 24.6 8.6 19.4 2008 06 18 07 13.97 +15 15.5 3.763 2.847 22.0 7.7 19.4 2008 06 23 07 22.82 +15 08.0 3.797 2.859 19.5 6.8 19.5 2008 06 28 07 31.64 +14 58.3 3.828 2.871 17.0 6.0 19.5 2008 07 03 07 40.41 +14 46.7 3.856 2.884 14.6 5.1 19.5 2008 07 08 07 49.13 +14 33.0 3.883 2.897 12.2 4.3 19.6 2008 07 13 07 57.78 +14 17.6 3.906 2.910 10.0 3.5 19.6 2008 07 18 08 06.36 +14 00.3 3.927 2.924 8.0 2.8 19.6 2008 07 23 08 14.85 +13 41.4 3.945 2.938 6.5 2.2 19.7 2008 07 28 08 23.27 +13 20.9 3.961 2.952 5.9 2.0 19.7 2008 08 02 08 31.58 +12 58.9 3.973 2.967 6.5 2.2 19.7 2008 08 07 08 39.80 +12 35.5 3.983 2.982 8.0 2.7 19.7 2008 08 12 08 47.90 +12 11.0 3.989 2.997 10.1 3.4 19.8 2008 08 17 08 55.89 +11 45.3 3.993 3.013 12.5 4.2 19.8 2008 08 22 09 03.76 +11 18.6 3.994 3.028 15.0 5.0 19.8 2008 08 27 09 11.50 +10 51.1 3.991 3.045 17.7 5.8 19.8 2008 09 01 09 19.11 +10 22.8 3.986 3.061 20.5 6.6 19.9 2008 09 06 09 26.58 +09 53.9 3.977 3.077 23.3 7.4 19.9 2008 09 11 09 33.91 +09 24.6 3.965 3.094 26.2 8.3 19.9 2008 09 16 09 41.08 +08 54.9 3.950 3.111 29.2 9.1 19.9 2008 09 21 09 48.09 +08 25.0 3.932 3.129 32.2 9.8 19.9 2008 09 26 09 54.94 +07 55.0 3.911 3.146 35.3 10.6 19.9 2008 10 01 10 01.62 +07 25.2 3.887 3.164 38.4 11.3 20.0 2008 10 06 10 08.11 +06 55.6 3.859 3.182 41.6 12.0 20.0 2008 10 11 10 14.41 +06 26.3 3.829 3.200 44.9 12.7 20.0 2008 10 16 10 20.51 +05 57.7 3.795 3.219 48.2 13.4 20.0 2008 10 21 10 26.39 +05 29.7 3.759 3.237 51.6 14.0 20.0 2008 10 26 10 32.06 +05 02.6 3.720 3.256 55.1 14.5 20.0 2008 10 31 10 37.49 +04 36.6 3.679 3.275 58.7 15.0 20.0 2008 11 05 10 42.66 +04 11.7 3.635 3.294 62.3 15.5 20.0 2008 11 10 10 47.57 +03 48.3 3.589 3.313 66.0 15.9 20.0 2008 11 15 10 52.20 +03 26.5 3.541 3.332 69.9 16.2 20.0 2008 11 20 10 56.53 +03 06.4 3.491 3.352 73.8 16.4 20.0 2008 11 25 11 00.55 +02 48.2 3.440 3.371 77.8 16.6 20.0 2008 11 30 11 04.23 +02 32.2 3.387 3.391 81.9 16.7 20.0 2008 12 05 11 07.56 +02 18.5 3.334 3.411 86.1 16.8 19.9 2008 12 10 11 10.52 +02 07.3 3.280 3.431 90.4 16.7 19.9 2008 12 15 11 13.10 +01 58.9 3.226 3.451 94.8 16.5 19.9 2008 12 20 11 15.26 +01 53.2 3.173 3.471 99.4 16.2 19.9 2008 12 25 11 17.01 +01 50.6 3.120 3.492 104.0 15.9 19.9 2008 12 30 11 18.31 +01 51.2 3.069 3.512 108.8 15.4 19.9 2009 01 04 11 19.17 +01 55.1 3.020 3.533 113.7 14.8 19.9 2009 01 09 11 19.57 +02 02.3 2.973 3.553 118.8 14.0 19.9 2009 01 14 11 19.51 +02 12.9 2.930 3.574 124.0 13.2 19.9 2009 01 19 11 19.01 +02 26.9 2.890 3.595 129.3 12.2 19.9 2009 01 24 11 18.07 +02 44.1 2.855 3.616 134.7 11.2 19.9 2009 01 29 11 16.72 +03 04.4 2.824 3.636 140.2 10.0 19.9 2009 02 03 11 14.97 +03 27.6 2.800 3.657 145.8 8.7 19.9 2009 02 08 11 12.89 +03 53.2 2.781 3.678 151.6 7.3 19.9 2009 02 13 11 10.52 +04 21.0 2.769 3.699 157.3 5.9 19.9 2009 02 18 11 07.91 +04 50.5 2.764 3.721 163.2 4.4 19.9 2009 02 23 11 05.13 +05 21.0 2.766 3.742 169.1 2.9 19.9 2009 02 28 11 02.26 +05 52.2 2.775 3.763 175.0 1.3 20.0 2009 03 05 10 59.35 +06 23.3 2.793 3.784 179.2 0.2 20.0 2009 03 10 10 56.50 +06 53.9 2.817 3.806 173.3 1.7 20.1 2009 03 15 10 53.76 +07 23.3 2.850 3.827 167.5 3.2 20.1 2009 03 20 10 51.20 +07 51.3 2.890 3.848 161.8 4.6 20.2 2009 03 25 10 48.87 +08 17.2 2.937 3.870 156.1 6.0 20.2 2009 03 30 10 46.83 +08 40.9 2.990 3.891 150.5 7.3 20.3 2009 04 04 10 45.11 +09 02.0 3.050 3.912 145.1 8.4 20.3 2009 04 09 10 43.74 +09 20.4 3.116 3.934 139.7 9.5 20.4 2009 04 14 10 42.74 +09 36.0 3.187 3.955 134.5 10.4 20.5 2009 04 19 10 42.12 +09 48.7 3.263 3.977 129.4 11.3 20.6 2009 04 24 10 41.88 +09 58.6 3.343 3.998 124.4 12.0 20.6 2009 04 29 10 42.03 +10 05.6 3.427 4.020 119.5 12.6 20.7 2009 05 04 10 42.56 +10 09.9 3.514 4.041 114.7 13.1 20.8 2009 05 09 10 43.44 +10 11.6 3.604 4.063 110.1 13.5 20.9 2009 05 14 10 44.67 +10 10.8 3.695 4.084 105.6 13.8 20.9 2009 05 19 10 46.23 +10 07.6 3.789 4.106 101.1 14.0 21.0This 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.
