C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 63599:
C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5
T 2008 June 24.8848 TT MPC
q 0.849681 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.000031 Peri. 306.5513 +0.1972023 +0.9775754
Node 334.5222 -0.8356367 +0.1282070
e 1.000027 Incl. 9.8889 -0.5126623 +0.1670606
From 1102 observations 2007 Nov. 20-2008 Aug. 18, mean residual 0".8.
Nongravitational parameters A1 = +3.85, A2 = -0.9414.
Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5
T 2008 June 24.8060 TT MPC
q 0.850607 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.000051 Peri. 306.5755 +0.1974822 +0.9775174
Node 334.5144 -0.8356078 +0.1284375
e 0.999957 Incl. 9.8888 -0.5126016 +0.1672232
An 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 m2WARNING! 2009 10 26 03 47.59 +31 42.9 5.212 6.085 148.9 4.8 20.9 2009 10 31 03 44.34 +31 37.6 5.222 6.130 154.0 4.1 21.0 2009 11 05 03 40.98 +31 30.6 5.240 6.176 159.0 3.3 21.0 2009 11 10 03 37.57 +31 22.2 5.266 6.221 163.4 2.6 21.0 2009 11 15 03 34.14 +31 12.3 5.299 6.266 166.9 2.1 21.1 2009 11 20 03 30.76 +31 01.1 5.341 6.312 168.4 1.8 21.1 2009 11 25 03 27.46 +30 48.9 5.390 6.357 167.2 2.0 21.2 2009 11 30 03 24.29 +30 35.8 5.448 6.401 163.9 2.4 21.2 2009 12 05 03 21.30 +30 22.1 5.514 6.446 159.5 3.1 21.3 2009 12 10 03 18.52 +30 07.9 5.587 6.491 154.6 3.7 21.4 2009 12 15 03 15.97 +29 53.7 5.668 6.535 149.5 4.4 21.4 2009 12 20 03 13.68 +29 39.4 5.755 6.579 144.3 5.0 21.5 2009 12 25 03 11.68 +29 25.5 5.850 6.624 139.0 5.6 21.5 2009 12 30 03 09.97 +29 12.1 5.950 6.668 133.7 6.1 21.6 2010 01 04 03 08.57 +28 59.3 6.055 6.712 128.5 6.6 21.7 2010 01 09 03 07.46 +28 47.4 6.166 6.755 123.3 7.0 21.7 2010 01 14 03 06.67 +28 36.4 6.280 6.799 118.1 7.3 21.8 2010 01 19 03 06.17 +28 26.4 6.398 6.843 113.0 7.6 21.9 2010 01 24 03 05.97 +28 17.5 6.520 6.886 107.9 7.8 22.0 2010 01 29 03 06.05 +28 09.8 6.643 6.929 102.9 8.0 22.0 2010 02 03 03 06.41 +28 03.3 6.768 6.973 98.0 8.0 22.1 2010 02 08 03 07.02 +27 57.9 6.893 7.016 93.1 8.1 22.2 2010 02 13 03 07.89 +27 53.8 7.019 7.059 88.3 8.0 22.2 2010 02 18 03 08.98 +27 50.7 7.145 7.101 83.5 7.9 22.3 2010 02 23 03 10.29 +27 48.8 7.270 7.144 78.8 7.8 22.3 2010 02 28 03 11.81 +27 47.9 7.394 7.187 74.2 7.6 22.4 2010 03 05 03 13.51 +27 48.0 7.516 7.229 69.6 7.4 22.5 2010 03 10 03 15.38 +27 49.1 7.635 7.272 65.0 7.1 22.5 2010 03 15 03 17.41 +27 51.1 7.751 7.314 60.6 6.8 22.6 2010 03 20 03 19.58 +27 53.8 7.864 7.356 56.1 6.5 22.6 2010 03 25 03 21.88 +27 57.4 7.974 7.399 51.8 6.1 22.7 2010 03 30 03 24.30 +28 01.6 8.079 7.441 47.5 5.7 22.8 2010 04 04 03 26.81 +28 06.5 8.180 7.482 43.2 5.2 22.8 2010 04 09 03 29.42 +28 11.9 8.276 7.524 39.0 4.8 22.9 2010 04 14 03 32.10 +28 17.8 8.368 7.566 34.8 4.3 22.9 2010 04 19 03 34.85 +28 24.2 8.454 7.608 30.7 3.9 22.9 2010 04 24 03 37.64 +28 31.0 8.534 7.649 26.7 3.4 23.0 2010 04 29 03 40.48 +28 38.1 8.609 7.690 22.7 2.9 23.0 2010 05 04 03 43.35 +28 45.6 8.678 7.732 18.9 2.4 23.1 2010 05 09 03 46.23 +28 53.2 8.742 7.773 15.3 2.0 23.1 2010 05 14 03 49.12 +29 01.1 8.799 7.814 12.2 1.6 23.2 2010 05 19 03 52.01 +29 09.2 8.850 7.855 9.8 1.2 23.2 2010 05 24 03 54.88 +29 17.4 8.895 7.896 8.8 1.1 23.2 2010 05 29 03 57.72 +29 25.7 8.934 7.937 9.6 1.2 23.3 2010 06 03 04 00.53 +29 34.1 8.967 7.978 12.0 1.5 23.3 2010 06 08 04 03.30 +29 42.6 8.994 8.018 15.1 1.9 23.3 2010 06 13 04 06.00 +29 51.1 9.014 8.059 18.7 2.3 23.3 2010 06 18 04 08.64 +29 59.6 9.029 8.099 22.4 2.7 23.4 2010 06 23 04 11.20 +30 08.1 9.038 8.140 26.3 3.2 23.4 2010 06 28 04 13.67 +30 16.6 9.041 8.180 30.3 3.6 23.4 2010 07 03 04 16.05 +30 25.0 9.039 8.220 34.4 4.0 23.4 2010 07 08 04 18.31 +30 33.3 9.032 8.260 38.5 4.4 23.4 2010 07 13 04 20.46 +30 41.6 9.019 8.300 42.7 4.8 23.5 2010 07 18 04 22.47 +30 49.8 9.002 8.340 46.9 5.1 23.5 2010 07 23 04 24.34 +30 57.9 8.980 8.380 51.1 5.4 23.5 2010 07 28 04 26.07 +31 05.9 8.954 8.420 55.4 5.7 23.5 2010 08 02 04 27.63 +31 13.7 8.925 8.460 59.8 6.0 23.5 2010 08 07 04 29.02 +31 21.4 8.891 8.499 64.2 6.2 23.5 2010 08 12 04 30.23 +31 28.9 8.855 8.539 68.6 6.3 23.5 2010 08 17 04 31.25 +31 36.2 8.817 8.578 73.1 6.5 23.6 2010 08 22 04 32.07 +31 43.2 8.776 8.618 77.7 6.6 23.6 2010 08 27 04 32.68 +31 50.0 8.734 8.657 82.3 6.6 23.6 2010 09 01 04 33.08 +31 56.5 8.691 8.696 87.0 6.7 23.6 2010 09 06 04 33.26 +32 02.7 8.647 8.735 91.7 6.6 23.6 2010 09 11 04 33.22 +32 08.4 8.604 8.774 96.5 6.5 23.6 2010 09 16 04 32.95 +32 13.8 8.561 8.813 101.3 6.4 23.6 2010 09 21 04 32.46 +32 18.6 8.520 8.852 106.2 6.3 23.6 2010 09 26 04 31.74 +32 22.9 8.480 8.891 111.1 6.0 23.6 2010 10 01 04 30.80 +32 26.6 8.444 8.930 116.1 5.8 23.6 2010 10 06 04 29.64 +32 29.6 8.410 8.968 121.1 5.5 23.7 2010 10 11 04 28.27 +32 32.0 8.381 9.007 126.2 5.1 23.7 2010 10 16 04 26.70 +32 33.5 8.356 9.045 131.3 4.7 23.7 2010 10 21 04 24.96 +32 34.3 8.336 9.084 136.5 4.3 23.7 2010 10 26 04 23.05 +32 34.2 8.322 9.122 141.6 3.9 23.7 2010 10 31 04 21.00 +32 33.2 8.314 9.161 146.7 3.4 23.7 2010 11 05 04 18.83 +32 31.3 8.313 9.199 151.8 2.9 23.7 2010 11 10 04 16.56 +32 28.5 8.319 9.237 156.7 2.4 23.8 2010 11 15 04 14.22 +32 24.8 8.332 9.275 161.4 2.0 23.8 2010 11 20 04 11.84 +32 20.2 8.353 9.313 165.4 1.5 23.8 2010 11 25 04 09.45 +32 14.9 8.382 9.351 168.3 1.2 23.8 2010 11 30 04 07.07 +32 08.8 8.419 9.389 168.8 1.2 23.9This 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.
