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P/2008 A2 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5 T 2008 June 12.0371 TT MPC q 1.305407 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1726653 Peri. 233.1683 -0.9574592 +0.1743537 a 3.193984 Node 315.5219 -0.0051126 -0.8069556 e 0.591292 Incl. 19.1588 -0.2885234 -0.5642903 P 5.71 From 146 observations 2008 Jan. 13-Mar. 6, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 A2 (LINEAR) Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 T 2008 June 12.0362 TT MPC q 1.305407 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1726566 Peri. 233.1676 -0.9574613 +0.1743420 a 3.194091 Node 315.5218 -0.0051027 -0.8069557 e 0.591306 Incl. 19.1588 -0.2885164 -0.5642937 P 5.71An 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 06 47.30 +20 10.3 1.325 1.468 76.8 41.7 17.8 2008 04 19 06 58.24 +18 49.7 1.337 1.444 74.6 42.1 17.7 2008 04 24 07 09.64 +17 26.6 1.347 1.421 72.6 42.5 17.7 2008 04 29 07 21.48 +16 00.6 1.357 1.400 70.8 42.8 17.6 2008 05 04 07 33.72 +14 31.3 1.366 1.380 69.2 43.1 17.6 2008 05 09 07 46.34 +12 58.7 1.375 1.363 67.7 43.3 17.5 2008 05 14 07 59.32 +11 22.4 1.383 1.348 66.4 43.4 17.5 2008 05 19 08 12.62 +09 42.4 1.390 1.335 65.3 43.5 17.5 2008 05 24 08 26.23 +07 58.9 1.397 1.324 64.3 43.6 17.4 2008 05 29 08 40.14 +06 11.9 1.405 1.315 63.5 43.6 17.4 2008 06 03 08 54.33 +04 21.6 1.413 1.310 62.8 43.6 17.4 2008 06 08 09 08.82 +02 28.2 1.421 1.306 62.3 43.5 17.4 2008 06 13 09 23.58 +00 32.3 1.430 1.305 61.8 43.3 17.4 2008 06 18 09 38.60 -01 25.8 1.440 1.307 61.5 43.1 17.5 2008 06 23 09 53.88 -03 25.3 1.452 1.312 61.2 42.8 17.5 2008 06 28 10 09.43 -05 25.6 1.466 1.318 61.0 42.4 17.5 2008 07 03 10 25.23 -07 26.1 1.481 1.328 60.9 42.0 17.6 2008 07 08 10 41.29 -09 26.0 1.499 1.339 60.8 41.5 17.6 2008 07 13 10 57.58 -11 24.5 1.519 1.353 60.7 40.9 17.7 2008 07 18 11 14.09 -13 20.7 1.542 1.369 60.7 40.3 17.8 2008 07 23 11 30.81 -15 13.7 1.568 1.387 60.6 39.6 17.9 2008 07 28 11 47.72 -17 02.8 1.596 1.407 60.5 38.9 18.0 2008 08 02 12 04.78 -18 47.3 1.628 1.429 60.3 38.1 18.1 2008 08 07 12 21.99 -20 26.6 1.663 1.453 60.0 37.2 18.2 2008 08 12 12 39.29 -22 00.1 1.702 1.478 59.7 36.3 18.4 2008 08 17 12 56.65 -23 27.2 1.743 1.504 59.3 35.4 18.5 2008 08 22 13 14.04 -24 47.7 1.788 1.532 58.8 34.4 18.6 2008 08 27 13 31.41 -26 01.2 1.835 1.560 58.2 33.4 18.8 2008 09 01 13 48.73 -27 07.7 1.886 1.590 57.5 32.4 18.9 2008 09 06 14 05.95 -28 07.2 1.939 1.621 56.6 31.3 19.0 2008 09 11 14 23.05 -28 59.6 1.995 1.652 55.7 30.2 19.2 2008 09 16 14 39.97 -29 45.1 2.053 1.684 54.6 29.1 19.3 2008 09 21 14 56.68 -30 23.9 2.113 1.717 53.4 28.0 19.5 2008 09 26 15 13.17 -30 56.2 2.176 1.750 52.2 26.9 19.6 2008 10 01 15 29.40 -31 22.3 2.239 1.784 50.8 25.8 19.8 2008 10 06 15 45.34 -31 42.6 2.305 1.818 49.3 24.6 19.9 2008 10 11 16 00.99 -31 57.3 2.371 1.852 47.7 23.5 20.1 2008 10 16 16 16.32 -32 06.8 2.438 1.887 46.0 22.3 20.2 2008 10 21 16 31.32 -32 11.4 2.506 1.922 44.2 21.2 20.3 2008 10 26 16 45.98 -32 11.4 2.574 1.957 42.3 20.0 20.5 2008 10 31 17 00.31 -32 07.2 2.642 1.992 40.3 18.8 20.6 2008 11 05 17 14.29 -31 59.0 2.710 2.027 38.3 17.6 20.7 2008 11 10 17 27.93 -31 47.1 2.777 2.062 36.2 16.5 20.9 2008 11 15 17 41.22 -31 31.9 2.844 2.098 34.0 15.3 21.0 2008 11 20 17 54.16 -31 13.6 2.909 2.133 31.7 14.1 21.1 2008 11 25 18 06.78 -30 52.3 2.973 2.168 29.4 12.9 21.2 2008 11 30 18 19.06 -30 28.4 3.036 2.203 27.0 11.7 21.3 2008 12 05 18 31.01 -30 02.1 3.097 2.238 24.6 10.5 21.5 2008 12 10 18 42.64 -29 33.6 3.156 2.273 22.1 9.4 21.6 2008 12 15 18 53.95 -29 03.1 3.212 2.308 19.5 8.2 21.7 2008 12 20 19 04.96 -28 30.7 3.266 2.343 17.0 7.0 21.8 2008 12 25 19 15.66 -27 56.7 3.317 2.377 14.4 5.9 21.9 2008 12 30 19 26.06 -27 21.2 3.366 2.412 11.8 4.8 22.0 2009 01 04 19 36.18 -26 44.3 3.411 2.446 9.3 3.7 22.0 2009 01 09 19 46.00 -26 06.3 3.453 2.480 6.9 2.7 22.1 2009 01 14 19 55.54 -25 27.2 3.492 2.514 5.0 2.0 22.2 2009 01 19 20 04.81 -24 47.2 3.527 2.548 4.4 1.7 22.3 2009 01 24 20 13.81 -24 06.4 3.559 2.581 5.5 2.1 22.4 2009 01 29 20 22.55 -23 25.0 3.587 2.614 7.7 2.9 22.4 2009 02 03 20 31.02 -22 43.0 3.611 2.647 10.4 3.8 22.5 2009 02 08 20 39.22 -22 00.7 3.631 2.680 13.2 4.8 22.6 2009 02 13 20 47.17 -21 18.1 3.647 2.712 16.2 5.8 22.6 2009 02 18 20 54.86 -20 35.3 3.659 2.745 19.2 6.8 22.7 2009 02 23 21 02.30 -19 52.4 3.667 2.777 22.3 7.8 22.8 2009 02 28 21 09.48 -19 09.6 3.671 2.809 25.5 8.7 22.8 2009 03 05 21 16.40 -18 26.9 3.670 2.840 28.7 9.6 22.9 2009 03 10 21 23.06 -17 44.5 3.666 2.872 31.9 10.5 22.9 2009 03 15 21 29.47 -17 02.5 3.658 2.903 35.2 11.4 22.9 2009 03 20 21 35.60 -16 20.9 3.646 2.934 38.6 12.2 23.0 2009 03 25 21 41.48 -15 39.8 3.630 2.964 41.9 13.0 23.0 2009 03 30 21 47.07 -14 59.4 3.610 2.994 45.4 13.7 23.1 2009 04 04 21 52.38 -14 19.9 3.587 3.025 48.9 14.4 23.1 2009 04 09 21 57.41 -13 41.2 3.560 3.054 52.4 15.1 23.1 2009 04 14 22 02.13 -13 03.4 3.530 3.084 56.0 15.6 23.1 2009 04 19 22 06.55 -12 26.7 3.497 3.113 59.7 16.2 23.2 2009 04 24 22 10.66 -11 51.2 3.461 3.142 63.4 16.6 23.2 2009 04 29 22 14.43 -11 17.0 3.422 3.171 67.2 17.0 23.2 2009 05 04 22 17.85 -10 44.2 3.381 3.200 71.1 17.3 23.2 2009 05 09 22 20.91 -10 13.0 3.338 3.228 75.1 17.6 23.2 2009 05 14 22 23.60 -09 43.3 3.293 3.256 79.1 17.7 23.2 2009 05 19 22 25.90 -09 15.4 3.246 3.284 83.2 17.8 23.2This 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.
