P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)
Orbital Elements
The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65645:P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5 T 2006 July 9.4596 TT MPC q 5.436743 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0640942 Peri. 82.6721 -0.4359186 -0.8964090 a 6.183822 Node 33.5414 +0.7578612 -0.4136597 e 0.120812 Incl. 8.3418 +0.4854085 -0.1591746 P 15.4 From 50 observations 2008 Feb. 8-2009 Mar. 30, mean residual 0".5.Elements are also available for the current standard epoch:
P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon) Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 T 2006 June 23.3354 TT MPC q 5.425919 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0644118 Peri. 81.4037 -0.4145625 -0.9064905 a 6.163479 Node 33.4527 +0.7673249 -0.3955097 e 0.119666 Incl. 8.3530 +0.4892345 -0.1478075 P 15.3An 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 13 45.18 -10 02.2 7.095 6.105 4.6 0.8 20.1 2009 10 31 13 48.80 -10 25.0 7.089 6.109 8.6 1.4 20.1 2009 11 05 13 52.42 -10 47.6 7.077 6.113 12.6 2.0 20.1 2009 11 10 13 56.01 -11 09.8 7.060 6.118 16.7 2.7 20.1 2009 11 15 13 59.56 -11 31.5 7.037 6.122 20.8 3.3 20.1 2009 11 20 14 03.06 -11 52.8 7.008 6.126 24.9 3.9 20.1 2009 11 25 14 06.51 -12 13.5 6.974 6.130 29.0 4.5 20.1 2009 11 30 14 09.88 -12 33.6 6.936 6.134 33.2 5.1 20.1 2009 12 05 14 13.17 -12 53.1 6.892 6.138 37.4 5.6 20.1 2009 12 10 14 16.37 -13 11.9 6.843 6.143 41.7 6.1 20.1 2009 12 15 14 19.45 -13 30.0 6.791 6.147 45.9 6.6 20.0 2009 12 20 14 22.42 -13 47.3 6.733 6.151 50.2 7.1 20.0 2009 12 25 14 25.25 -14 03.8 6.672 6.155 54.6 7.5 20.0 2009 12 30 14 27.92 -14 19.4 6.608 6.159 59.0 7.9 20.0 2010 01 04 14 30.44 -14 34.2 6.540 6.163 63.4 8.2 20.0 2010 01 09 14 32.77 -14 48.0 6.470 6.167 67.9 8.5 20.0 2010 01 14 14 34.92 -15 00.9 6.397 6.172 72.5 8.7 19.9 2010 01 19 14 36.86 -15 12.8 6.322 6.176 77.0 8.9 19.9 2010 01 24 14 38.58 -15 23.6 6.245 6.180 81.7 9.1 19.9 2010 01 29 14 40.08 -15 33.4 6.168 6.184 86.4 9.1 19.9 2010 02 03 14 41.33 -15 42.1 6.090 6.188 91.1 9.2 19.8 2010 02 08 14 42.33 -15 49.7 6.013 6.192 95.9 9.1 19.8 2010 02 13 14 43.07 -15 56.1 5.936 6.196 100.8 9.0 19.8 2010 02 18 14 43.54 -16 01.4 5.860 6.201 105.7 8.8 19.8 2010 02 23 14 43.74 -16 05.6 5.786 6.205 110.7 8.6 19.7 2010 02 28 14 43.66 -16 08.5 5.715 6.209 115.7 8.3 19.7 2010 03 05 14 43.31 -16 10.3 5.647 6.213 120.8 7.9 19.7 2010 03 10 14 42.69 -16 11.0 5.582 6.217 125.9 7.4 19.7 2010 03 15 14 41.80 -16 10.4 5.522 6.221 131.1 6.9 19.6 2010 03 20 14 40.66 -16 08.8 5.467 6.225 136.4 6.3 19.6 2010 03 25 14 39.29 -16 06.1 5.416 6.229 141.6 5.7 19.6 2010 03 30 14 37.70 -16 02.3 5.372 6.233 147.0 5.0 19.6 2010 04 04 14 35.92 -15 57.6 5.334 6.237 152.3 4.3 19.6 2010 04 09 14 33.97 -15 52.1 5.303 6.241 157.7 3.5 19.6 2010 04 14 14 31.89 -15 45.8 5.279 6.246 163.1 2.7 19.6 2010 04 19 14 29.69 -15 38.9 5.262 6.250 168.6 1.8 19.6 2010 04 24 14 27.44 -15 31.5 5.253 6.254 174.0 1.0 19.6 2010 04 29 14 25.15 -15 23.8 5.251 6.258 178.9 0.2 19.6 2010 05 04 14 22.86 -15 15.9 5.257 6.262 175.0 0.8 19.6 2010 05 09 14 20.61 -15 08.0 5.270 6.266 169.7 1.7 19.6 2010 05 14 14 18.43 -15 00.2 5.291 6.270 164.3 2.5 19.6 2010 05 19 14 16.36 -14 52.8 5.319 6.274 159.0 3.3 19.6 2010 05 24 14 14.43 -14 45.9 5.354 6.278 153.7 4.1 19.6 2010 05 29 14 12.66 -14 39.6 5.396 6.282 148.5 4.8 19.6 2010 06 03 14 11.08 -14 34.1 5.443 6.286 143.3 5.5 19.7 2010 06 08 14 09.70 -14 29.4 5.497 6.290 138.2 6.2 19.7 2010 06 13 14 08.54 -14 25.8 5.556 6.294 133.1 6.8 19.7 2010 06 18 14 07.62 -14 23.2 5.620 6.298 128.1 7.3 19.7 2010 06 23 14 06.94 -14 21.7 5.688 6.302 123.2 7.8 19.8 2010 06 28 14 06.51 -14 21.5 5.760 6.306 118.3 8.2 19.8 2010 07 03 14 06.33 -14 22.4 5.835 6.310 113.5 8.5 19.8 2010 07 08 14 06.40 -14 24.6 5.913 6.314 108.8 8.8 19.9 2010 07 13 14 06.72 -14 27.9 5.993 6.318 104.1 9.0 19.9 2010 07 18 14 07.29 -14 32.5 6.074 6.322 99.5 9.1 19.9 2010 07 23 14 08.10 -14 38.3 6.157 6.326 94.9 9.2 20.0 2010 07 28 14 09.14 -14 45.2 6.240 6.330 90.4 9.2 20.0 2010 08 02 14 10.40 -14 53.2 6.323 6.334 86.0 9.2 20.0 2010 08 07 14 11.89 -15 02.3 6.406 6.337 81.6 9.1 20.1 2010 08 12 14 13.58 -15 12.3 6.488 6.341 77.2 9.0 20.1 2010 08 17 14 15.47 -15 23.3 6.568 6.345 72.9 8.8 20.1 2010 08 22 14 17.56 -15 35.2 6.647 6.349 68.7 8.5 20.1 2010 08 27 14 19.82 -15 47.9 6.723 6.353 64.4 8.2 20.2 2010 09 01 14 22.24 -16 01.3 6.798 6.357 60.2 7.9 20.2 2010 09 06 14 24.83 -16 15.4 6.869 6.361 56.1 7.6 20.2 2010 09 11 14 27.57 -16 30.2 6.936 6.365 51.9 7.2 20.2 2010 09 16 14 30.45 -16 45.4 7.001 6.369 47.8 6.7 20.3 2010 09 21 14 33.46 -17 01.2 7.061 6.372 43.7 6.2 20.3 2010 09 26 14 36.58 -17 17.3 7.117 6.376 39.6 5.7 20.3 2010 10 01 14 39.81 -17 33.8 7.169 6.380 35.5 5.2 20.3 2010 10 06 14 43.15 -17 50.5 7.216 6.384 31.4 4.7 20.3 2010 10 11 14 46.57 -18 07.5 7.258 6.388 27.4 4.1 20.4 2010 10 16 14 50.07 -18 24.7 7.295 6.392 23.3 3.5 20.4 2010 10 21 14 53.64 -18 42.0 7.327 6.395 19.2 2.9 20.4 2010 10 26 14 57.26 -18 59.3 7.353 6.399 15.2 2.3 20.4 2010 10 31 15 00.94 -19 16.5 7.374 6.403 11.2 1.7 20.4 2010 11 05 15 04.65 -19 33.8 7.389 6.407 7.2 1.1 20.4 2010 11 10 15 08.39 -19 50.9 7.399 6.410 3.5 0.5 20.4 2010 11 15 15 12.15 -20 07.9 7.402 6.414 2.5 0.4 20.4 2010 11 20 15 15.91 -20 24.7 7.400 6.418 5.8 0.9 20.4 2010 11 25 15 19.66 -20 41.2 7.392 6.422 9.8 1.5 20.4 2010 11 30 15 23.40 -20 57.5 7.379 6.425 13.9 2.1 20.4This 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.
